U.S. Marine Corps cyber security experts to defend amphibious assault ship networks from malicious code

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa – Defensive cyber operators with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, deployed for the first time with the amphibious assault ship USS America in the Pacific. Fifth Domain reports. Continue reading original article

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21 April 2020 -- The Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures (DCO-IDM) with 31st MEU will ensure that the Marine Corps and Navy networks are integrated securely and defended against enemy probing and malicious activity. Future teams will fully support all ships while forward-deployed.

Defensive operators will search the network for unusual trends and malicious solicitations, and focus on defending the strike group’s network, instead of taking a reactionary approach in which operators monitored event logs.

The 31st MEU DCO-IDM deployment follows the team’s participation in the Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in Thailand, where the team supported a Cyber Field Training Exercise at the Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters.

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