Pentagon’s 2022 Proposed Budget Cuts Cyber Offense And Increases Cyber Defenses

Breaking Defense: DoD Budget Appears To Cut Cyber Offense, Beef Up Defenses 

The single biggest reduction in proposed year-over-year cyber funding appears to be in overseas "hunt-forward" cyber operations, with a $284.4 million cut to $147.2 million in 2022 versus a requested $431.6 million last year. 

WASHINGTON: The Defense Department’s 2022 proposed budget appears to signal a shift toward funding more defensive cybersecurity measures at the cost of some offensive cyber operations. Comparing the 2022 request to the 2021 request reveals a few notable funding shifts: 

* A new line item for implementing zero-trust architectures. 

* Increases for zero-trust security enabling technologies, including cryptology, identity and access control management (ICAM), and automated continuous endpoint monitoring (ACEM). 

* A decrease in funding for overseas “hunt-forward” cyber operations. 

* An increase in Cyber Mission Force teams by four. 

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WNU Editor: And I thought the best defense was having a good offense.