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Mattis establishes Pentagon task force to protect critical technology from cyber threats

By Rick Weber / November 1, 2018

Defense Secretary James Mattis has signed a memorandum establishing a task force that will draw from the Pentagon's military and civilian leadership to counter cyber threats to critical data and operations, with an aggressive timeline for specific actions within 30 days and three months.

“Working with our partners in the defense industry and research enterprise, we must ensure the integrity and security of our classified information, controlled unclassified information, and key data,” Mattis writes in the memo dated Oct....


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