The internet of things, or IoT, refers to sensors with an extremely wide range of capabilities, network requirements, and power needs.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Sensors and Platforms Technology Center (SP-TC) says early warning systems and sensor technology has applications in the private sector.
The innovative world of Internet of Things (IoT) means industry and government can build things better, stronger faster. They can gather more information, and quickly integrate it. However, there is a price to moving that much data around at that speed. It also means keeping pace with the security concerns in a sophisticated, quickly-evolving environment.
Today, when system components are now IT components, the risk if greater but interconnectivity can also have preventative measures with cost benefits.
The rewiring is underway. The question now is whether industry — and the government itself — will rise to meet it.
It’s not clear how DoD will use new AI tools, but officials said the effort will enable capabilities across warfighting, intelligence and enterprise operations.
Justin Fanelli, the Navy’s chief technology officer, said training and outcome based metrics are trying to remove friction around AI implementation.
The Pentagon seeks to expand cyber interagency transfer authority and shorten the probationary period for workers serving in cyber excepted service positions.
The U.S. has reached an inflection point. Space power is now a core element of deterrence, resilience and readiness.
CISA staff departures, especially in the Stakeholder Engagement Division, have kneecapped the cyber agency’s ability to coordinate with the private sector.
The organizations that get the most from agentic AI will be those that understand the threat model clearly enough to design against it.
“It’s a vital function, top to bottom, that oversight accountability controls are part of that system,” said Seto Bagdoyan.
