The Defense Department has developed an "entire generation" of weapon systems without adequately considering the cybersecurity of those platforms, according to congressional auditors. The Pentagon has only until recently neglected how software and IT systems, which have revolutionized how weapon systems work, could also present new risks to those platforms due to their cyber vulnerabilities, according to a Government Accountability Office report released today. "We and others have warned of these risks for decades," the report states. "Nevertheless, until recently,...
