By Justin Katz
Mar 10, 2021
The Pentagon has ordered its agencies and commands to take actions "in line" with the emergency directive recently issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in response to vulnerabilities found in Microsoft's Exchange software.
"Joint Force Headquarters - DODIN coordinated with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and then issued a Cyber Tasking Order in line with CISA's emergency directive to all DOD agencies and commands directing them to take actions necessary to protect DoD networks and IT systems," Russell Goemaere, a Pentagon spokesman, told FCW Tuesday.
Goemaere added the Defense Department is also coordinating with the National Security Agency on further steps to protect its networks.