Air Force Space Command not Spending on Cyber Defense of Weapons Systems

Posted: 12/31/2015 | Leave a Comment

Of the $3 billion the Air Force Space Command spent last fiscal year on cybersecurity, not a single penny went to defending software vulnerabilities in weapons systems that Pentagon officials have said are at great risk.

https://fcw.com/articles/2015/12/02/lyngaas-space-command-cyber-defense.aspx

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