Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for C4ISRNET, covering information warfare and cyberspace.


  • Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump
    Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump

    DoD confirmed to C4ISRNET that it was responsible for lethal drone strikes in Yemen over the weekend.

  • Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy
    Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy

    In a step above other regional commands, Army Central (ARCENT) has taken the Army’s cyberspace strategy and run with it, creating its own follow on strategy called the FY 17/18 USARCENT Cyberspace Strategy. Directly nested with the Army Cyberspace Strategy for unified land operations in 2025, the ARCENT strategy encompasses all three mission sets of…

  • Air Force CISO: Adversaries Are Watching You
    Air Force CISO: Adversaries Are Watching You

    The new era of enduring cyber conflict has led some within government to remain on guard and lose trust with anyone and everyone interacting with them from behind a keyboard. “Cyber threats are real. We need to increase the awareness across our entire internal Air Force and across [the Defense Department] to avoid exploitation and…

  • Marines stand up rapid capabilities office
    Marines stand up rapid capabilities office

    The Marine Corps has joined the Army and Air Force to stand up a rapid capabilities office.

  • Preliminary results indicate Hack the Army was a success
    Preliminary results indicate Hack the Army was a success

    Preliminary results from the Army’s bug bounty program are considered a success.

  • Preliminary Results Indicate ‘Hack the Army’ a Success
    Preliminary Results Indicate ‘Hack the Army’ a Success

    One of the main firms associated with the Hack the Army effort released the results of the service’s first bug bounty program. In a blog post published Jan. 19, HackerOne said from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21: 371 eligible participants registered. 416 total reports were received. 118 total valid reports were received It took five…

  • The Air Force is investing in deceptive cyber technology
    The Air Force is investing in deceptive cyber technology

    The Air Force has issued several proposals surrounding deceptive cyber technologies.

  • Fate of Third Offset Under President Trump
    Fate of Third Offset Under President Trump

    Outgoing director of national intelligence James Clapper said last year that in half a century in the intelligence business, he “cannot recall a more diverse array of challenges and crises that we confront as we do today.” Furthermore, Outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in March: “Today’s security environment is dramatically different from the last…

  • Air Force Investing in Deceptive Cyber Technology
    Air Force Investing in Deceptive Cyber Technology

    Once an adversary successfully enters a network, the name of the game is damage mitigation. And this is why the Air Force is interested in deceptive cyber tools. The Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York, recently awarded a $750,000 grant to Galois to develop advanced network cyber deception technology. “This topic seeks to…

  • Researcher IDs author of massive Mirai botnet code
    Researcher IDs author of massive Mirai botnet code

    Security research Brian Krebs, in a lengthy blog post, documented how he identified the author of the Mirai code.

  • Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump
    Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump

    DoD confirmed to C4ISRNET that it was responsible for lethal drone strikes in Yemen over the weekend.

  • Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy
    Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy

    In a step above other regional commands, Army Central (ARCENT) has taken the Army’s cyberspace strategy and run with it, creating its own follow on strategy called the FY 17/18 USARCENT Cyberspace Strategy. Directly nested with the Army Cyberspace Strategy for unified land operations in 2025, the ARCENT strategy encompasses all three mission sets of…

  • Air Force CISO: Adversaries Are Watching You
    Air Force CISO: Adversaries Are Watching You

    The new era of enduring cyber conflict has led some within government to remain on guard and lose trust with anyone and everyone interacting with them from behind a keyboard. “Cyber threats are real. We need to increase the awareness across our entire internal Air Force and across [the Defense Department] to avoid exploitation and…

  • Marines stand up rapid capabilities office
    Marines stand up rapid capabilities office

    The Marine Corps has joined the Army and Air Force to stand up a rapid capabilities office.

  • Preliminary results indicate Hack the Army was a success
    Preliminary results indicate Hack the Army was a success

    Preliminary results from the Army’s bug bounty program are considered a success.

  • Preliminary Results Indicate ‘Hack the Army’ a Success
    Preliminary Results Indicate ‘Hack the Army’ a Success

    One of the main firms associated with the Hack the Army effort released the results of the service’s first bug bounty program. In a blog post published Jan. 19, HackerOne said from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21: 371 eligible participants registered. 416 total reports were received. 118 total valid reports were received It took five…

  • The Air Force is investing in deceptive cyber technology
    The Air Force is investing in deceptive cyber technology

    The Air Force has issued several proposals surrounding deceptive cyber technologies.

  • Fate of Third Offset Under President Trump
    Fate of Third Offset Under President Trump

    Outgoing director of national intelligence James Clapper said last year that in half a century in the intelligence business, he “cannot recall a more diverse array of challenges and crises that we confront as we do today.” Furthermore, Outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in March: “Today’s security environment is dramatically different from the last…

  • Air Force Investing in Deceptive Cyber Technology
    Air Force Investing in Deceptive Cyber Technology

    Once an adversary successfully enters a network, the name of the game is damage mitigation. And this is why the Air Force is interested in deceptive cyber tools. The Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York, recently awarded a $750,000 grant to Galois to develop advanced network cyber deception technology. “This topic seeks to…

  • Researcher IDs author of massive Mirai botnet code
    Researcher IDs author of massive Mirai botnet code

    Security research Brian Krebs, in a lengthy blog post, documented how he identified the author of the Mirai code.

  • Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump
    Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump

    DoD confirmed to C4ISRNET that it was responsible for lethal drone strikes in Yemen over the weekend.

  • Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy
    Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy

    In a step above other regional commands, Army Central (ARCENT) has taken the Army’s cyberspace strategy and run with it, creating its own follow on strategy called the FY 17/18 USARCENT Cyberspace Strategy. Directly nested with the Army Cyberspace Strategy for unified land operations in 2025, the ARCENT strategy encompasses all three mission sets of…

  • Air Force CISO: Adversaries Are Watching You
    Air Force CISO: Adversaries Are Watching You

    The new era of enduring cyber conflict has led some within government to remain on guard and lose trust with anyone and everyone interacting with them from behind a keyboard. “Cyber threats are real. We need to increase the awareness across our entire internal Air Force and across [the Defense Department] to avoid exploitation and…

  • Marines stand up rapid capabilities office
    Marines stand up rapid capabilities office

    The Marine Corps has joined the Army and Air Force to stand up a rapid capabilities office.

  • Preliminary results indicate Hack the Army was a success
    Preliminary results indicate Hack the Army was a success

    Preliminary results from the Army’s bug bounty program are considered a success.

  • Preliminary Results Indicate ‘Hack the Army’ a Success
    Preliminary Results Indicate ‘Hack the Army’ a Success

    One of the main firms associated with the Hack the Army effort released the results of the service’s first bug bounty program. In a blog post published Jan. 19, HackerOne said from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21: 371 eligible participants registered. 416 total reports were received. 118 total valid reports were received It took five…

  • The Air Force is investing in deceptive cyber technology
    The Air Force is investing in deceptive cyber technology

    The Air Force has issued several proposals surrounding deceptive cyber technologies.

  • Fate of Third Offset Under President Trump
    Fate of Third Offset Under President Trump

    Outgoing director of national intelligence James Clapper said last year that in half a century in the intelligence business, he “cannot recall a more diverse array of challenges and crises that we confront as we do today.” Furthermore, Outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in March: “Today’s security environment is dramatically different from the last…

  • Air Force Investing in Deceptive Cyber Technology
    Air Force Investing in Deceptive Cyber Technology

    Once an adversary successfully enters a network, the name of the game is damage mitigation. And this is why the Air Force is interested in deceptive cyber tools. The Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York, recently awarded a $750,000 grant to Galois to develop advanced network cyber deception technology. “This topic seeks to…

  • Researcher IDs author of massive Mirai botnet code
    Researcher IDs author of massive Mirai botnet code

    Security research Brian Krebs, in a lengthy blog post, documented how he identified the author of the Mirai code.