BALTIMORE, Maryland—Gen. Timothy Haugh, head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, warned that China and Russia are targeting the U.S. defense industrial base, which consists of over 160,000 companies employing 9% of the U.S. workforce. Haugh highlighted China’s cyber threat, particularly the Volt Typhoon campaign on U.S. infrastructure.
NSA and Cyber Command are focusing on AI-enabled cyber attacks and plan to establish an AI cybersecurity center in 2023. Additionally, the Under Advisement program was expanded to facilitate information sharing on threats and vulnerabilities within the defense industrial base.
In the Defense Department, efforts to enhance cyber defense are underway, with 75% of cybersecurity actions potentially automatable. By implementing zero-trust architecture, AI-enabled cyber defense is expected to improve by the end of 2025. Streamlining data and creating a common data lake are vital steps in defending against future AI-enabled attacks. Tools are being connected in a data lake architecture to improve threat detection and response capabilities.
