Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses sprang to life washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
2. On all these IPs suddenly going live, it looks to me like our folks are just showing our adversaries a supply of rocks out just in case there's a rock fight.
From the article: "The change is the handiwork of an elite Pentagon unit known as the Defense Digital Service, which
From the article: "The change is the handiwork of an elite Pentagon unit known as the Defense Digital Service, which
3. reports directly to the secretary of defense. The DDS bills itself as a “SWAT team of nerds” tasked with solving emergency problems for the department and conducting experimental work to make big technological leaps for the military.
4. Created in 2015, the DDS operates a Silicon Valley-like office within the Pentagon. It has carried out a range of special projects in recent years, from developing a biometric app to help service members identify friendly and enemy forces on the battlefield
5. to ensuring the encryption of emails Pentagon staff were exchanging about coronavirus vaccines with external parties.
6. Brett Goldstein, the DDS’s director, said in a statement that his unit had authorized a “pilot effort” publicizing the IP space owned by the Pentagon.
6. Brett Goldstein, the DDS’s director, said in a statement that his unit had authorized a “pilot effort” publicizing the IP space owned by the Pentagon.
7. “This pilot will assess, evaluate and prevent unauthorized use of DoD IP address space,” Goldstein said. “Additionally, this pilot may identify potential vulnerabilities.”" @RRalstonAgile
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