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STRATCOM Seeking Aid From Industry to Protect Next NC3 System From Cyber Threats

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

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STRATCOM Seeking Aid From Industry to Protect Next NC3 System From Cyber Threats

The leader of U.S. Strategic Command is seeking collaboration with industry to ensure the U.S. military’s next nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise is properly hardened against cyber attacks. Air Force Gen. John Hyten has spent the last six months investigating the issue and visiting industry partners and federally funded research development corporations to develop ways to keep channels open and defend against adversarial activities, he told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) during a Feb. 27 hearing. One…

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