CYBERCOM targets malware in latest global defensive operation

By Briana Reilly / October 20, 2022 at 10:44 AM
U.S. Cyber Command has completed a global defensive cyberspace operation that sought to boost partner interoperability while targeting malware, officials announced this week . The undertaking, conducted in tandem with half a dozen combatant commands, the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard and others, spanned Oct. 3-14 and focused on internal Defense Department networks. Touted as one of CYBERCOM’s first global defensive cyber operations, the event prioritized the search, identification and mitigation of “publicly known malware and associated variations...

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