The Defense Department's top cybersecurity official said the WannaCry ransomware attack earlier this year highlighted the military's dependence on third-party suppliers which creates cyber risks that are being dealt with through acquisition rules going into effect later this year. The WannaCry attack demonstrated how the Pentagon is "intertwined with its commercial partners" affected by the global denial-of-service incident event, even while DOD efforts were "adequate for keeping WannaCry off its systems," according to DOD's principal adviser for cybersecurity strategy Mitchell...
