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• Shaun Waterman
A senior Defense Department official says the Pentagon and its contractors must embrace autonomous cyber defenses on orbit to keep U.S. military space capabilities functioning during enemy cyberattacks. The warning, delivered at CyberSat, cites the growing threat of AI-powered hacking.
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A senior Defense Department official says the Pentagon and its contractors must embrace autonomous cyber defenses on orbit to keep U.S. military space capabilities functioning during enemy cyberattacks. The warning, delivered at CyberSat, cites the growing threat of AI-powered hacking.
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