In the wake of a wide-ranging hack involving SolarWinds IT management software and other commercial products, the White House is planning executive action to address cybersecurity gaps.
By Defense Systems Staff
Feb 24, 2021
The Marine Corps Logistics Command in Albany, Ga., is gearing up for a 5G-enabled smart warehouse that will feature robotics, barcode scanning and holographic, augmented and virtual reality applications to help manage storage and maintenance of vehicles, materiel and supplies.
A Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)-enabled private 5G wireless network is being installed as part of a multi-year initiative to create a 5G smart warehouse reference design. The framework will help the Marines increase the efficiency and dependability of warehouse operations, including improvements to receipt, storage, issuance, inventory control and auditability, according to a press statement from Federated Wireless, the project’s prime contractor.
By Justin Katz
Feb 24, 2021
Einstein, a core component of the government s National Cybersecurity Protection System, was unable to stop the Solarwinds compromise because it focuses on attacks coming from outside the network, according to the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA is exploring ways to monitor internal anomalous activities, such as a network management system communicating through an encrypted channel to an entity outside the network, Brandon Wales, acting CISA chief, said at a Feb. 18 event hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding. There are things that clearly need to be done to enhance our ability to stop attacks like this in the future. One that we are working on is better insights and visibility into the end points, he said.
As the Defense Department looks to buy more services, it s going to need to come up with action plans to better account for spending in future years, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.