Cyber News

  • Cyber Gladiator battles community need

    One of the 960th Cyber Operations Group's Cyber Gladiators is battling community need by going above and beyond as an avid volunteer.Maj. Brett Bonin, a Cyber Command & Control Mission System senior duty officer, assigned to the 854th Combat Operations Squadron here, is a three-time awardee of the

  • Cybersecurity program shapes mission assurance for AF core missions

    Task Force Cyber Secure has made progress in addressing mission assurance and cybersecurity challenges for Air Force core missions, according to Air Force leaders.The initiative, originally enacted by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, aims to synchronize cybersecurity efforts across

  • Cybersecurity, OPSEC vital to mission success

     Every day, Air Force organizations and personnel are reminded of the importance of operations security and cybersecurity, and how integrating them into day-to-day operations helps protect proprietary and sensitive information from disclosure, espionage and exploitation.Virtually every mission

  • National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2015

    We now live in a world that is more connected than ever before. The Internet touches almost all aspects of everyone's daily lives. We shop, bank, connect with loved ones, pay our bills, and manage our medical records all online. Our increased connectivity brings extraordinary benefits but also

  • Combat Communications Airmen Repair Honduran Hospital's Network

    Combat communications Airmen with the U.S. Air Force's 35th Combat Communication Squadron out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., restored Internet connectivity to a local hospital in Trujillo, Honduras.The Airmen restored Internet connectivity to 19 offices and 24 workstations allowing 30 users to

  • Citizen Airman, Cyber Gladiator

    As a civilian, he protects the computers that run the Texas power grid. As a military member, he protects the computers that run the Air Force. As a Citizen Airman, he's proud to serve his country.In the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Senior Master Sgt. Michael Weeks serves as the superintendent of

  • AFRC Commander visits cyber Airmen

    Lieutenant General James F. Jackson, Air Force Reserve Command commander, visited and toured the only Reserve cyberspace organization here April 10.The 960th Cyberspace Operations Group, activated in 2013, is the first cyberspace group in the Air Force and has administrative control over 10 Reserve

  • Reserve cyberspace operations group hosts commander’s forum

    More than 40 cyber Reservists joined forces March 5 to 8, 2015 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for a commander's forum hosted by Col. Lloyd Terry Jr., 960th Cyberspace Operations Group commander. Commanders, superintendents and senior ARTs gathered to discuss the state of combat

  • Cyber Reservist squeezes out confidence during JUICE

    In a deployed environment, cyber systems operators have a two-fold mission. That is, to establish and maintain secure communications systems for all personnel and conduct reconnaissance against vulnerabilities that could benefit potential adversaries. Cyber reservists from the 42nd Combat

  • 960th Cyberspace Operations Group adds squadron

    The Air Force Reserve Command deactivated the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group - Detachment 1 and re-designated the unit the 854th Combat Operations Squadron in a ceremony April 5 at the Kelly Fitness Center here.The squadron, formerly one of two detachments designed to house cyber defense Citizen

  • 960th Cyber Group activates new squadron

    The Air Force Reserve Command deactivated the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group - Detachment 2 and re-designated the unit the 426th Network Warfare Squadron in a ceremony March 8 at the Bob Hope Theater here.The squadron, formerly two detachments designed to house cyber defense Airmen and build to