CYBERCOM to Facilitate Defensive Enhancement Project With International Partners

The US Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) is conducting a project to improve the internal defensive capabilities of the service and its allies this October.

The International Coordinated Cyber Security Activity (INCCA) will incorporate drills to boost the command’s global security posture, readiness, interoperability, and support for Joint Force Commanders.

Alongside US military leaders, CYBERCOM will collaborate with interagency and international partners on the event.

CYBERCOM wrote that INCCA will provide "defensive cyber teams with enhanced readiness, processes, and coordination" with “broader unified action partners” of the US.

The command is currently responsible for the US Department of Defense’s digital landscape, with several cyber professionals deployed globally to localize, prevent, and publicly share known malicious malware and associated threats targeting the agency’s infrastructure.

"Cyberspace is an increasingly dynamic environment where malicious cyber actors attempt to exploit networks, data, and critical infrastructure the Joint Force relies upon," CYBERCOM Operations Director US Army Maj, Gen. Ryan Janovic explained.

“INCCA will further enhance cyberspace collaboration and improve information and insight sharing – ultimately improving the security and stability of our national networks, systems, and actions when countering malicious cyber activities.

Once completed, INCCA is expected to fortify CYBERCOM’s readiness, cooperation, and tradecraft with all partners.

“By synchronizing and sharing the activities occurring during INCCA, we help further our collective defense, enhance our capacity, and strengthen internal defensive measures with a community of partners,” Janovic stated.

“This will ultimately improve our unity of effort to defend against foreign malicious cyber threats.”