George Seffers

3 weeks ago | afcea.org | George Seffers

Gen. Timothy Haugh, who commands U.S. Cyber Command and directs the National Security Agency, told SIGNAL Media in an exclusive phone interview March 28, Cyber Command’s review known as Cyber Command (CyberCom) 2.0 will soon be delivered to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and recommends the creation of a new Cyber Innovation Warfare Center.

3 weeks ago | afcea.org | George Seffers

After years of development, metal foam that is lighter and stronger than steel and, according to its inventor, useful for anything made of metal—cars, planes, space shuttles, robots or surgical equipment—is ready for purchase orders. Afsaneh Rabiei, founder and CEO, Advanced Materials Manufacturing (AMM), and professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, has spent 20 years developing composite metal foam technology at the university.

3 weeks ago | afcea.org | George Seffers

Researchers at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are developing an array of nature-mimicking drones that could ultimately be used for a range of missions, including border surveillance, planet exploration and climate monitoring. Last year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the institute a grant to create a “swarm of tiny, lightweight sensors” inspired by dandelion seeds.

3 weeks ago | afcea.org | George Seffers

Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton, USA, who took over in October as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and commander of Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), told SIGNAL Media in an exclusive interview that his priorities for both organizations include readiness, campaigning, continuous modernization and establishing lethality in the cyber arena as a means of deterring attacks. He listed readiness as priority number one.

1 month ago | afcea.org | George Seffers

The U.S. maritime industry is vulnerable to potential cyber attacks, according to a panel of experts at the AFCEA Atlanta Chapter’s Homeland Security Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, February 26-27. The panel included moderator Daniel Turissini, a cybersecurity specialist with a Merchant Marine background, Rick Siebenaler, CEO of the nonprofit Maritime Cybersecurity Institute, and Rear Adm. John Mauger, USCG (Ret.).