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Pentagon Will Reassign 1K+ Enlisted Personnel to US Space Force Cybersecurity Team, Air Force General Says

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, October 8th, 2020

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Pentagon Will Reassign 1K+ Enlisted Personnel to US Space Force Cybersecurity Team, Air Force General Says

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider, chief technology and innovation officer. Photo: USSF

As cyber warfare becomes the weapon of choice for adversaries, and the global economy becomes ever more dependent on space systems, space is a critical domain for cybersecurity, according to U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider, chief technology and innovation officer. “Space systems will become the next front of the cyber conflict,” Crider said Thursday at the CyberSatGov virtual event. Crider spoke of the ways the Space Force is addressing cyber threats, as it nears its first birthday in…

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