Pentagon deploys offensive cyber ops to target criminal orgs, bolster southern border security

The Department of Defense is using offensive cyber capabilities to bolster security at the southern border and disrupt the “illicit” behavior of transnational criminal organizations, the Defense Secretary’s chief cyber advisor said today. 

Ashley Manning said the DoD has seen an uptick in the use of cyberspace by transnational criminal organizations to conduct drug trafficking, human smuggling, money laundering and more. The DoD’s solution: Disrupt their networks. 

“The Department of Defense remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting American interests at home and abroad,” Manning said during her keynote address here in Baltimore at the TechNet Cyber conference. 

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