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Protecting weapons systems against cyber attack: It's all about resilience

Federal News Radio: The Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems (CROWS) has what appears to be a very daunting mission: Assess how the Air Force fields and sustains its weapons systems, and analyze any vulnerabilities that might exist. Ultimately, they must root out potential problems such as intrusions, malicious malware or any cyber threat to its arsenal.

The goal, as with the other military services, is to not only “bake-in” cybersecurity in its developing weapons systems and mitigate critical vulnerabilities in already fielded weapons, but to ensure that cyber resilience is a major part of the DNA of all airmen and service members.

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