#operational technology

Pentagon Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Lead Randy Resnick is retiring from public service to become Field CTO at IGEL. His departure marks a crucial transition for defense leaders advancing toward the Pentagon's 2027 zero-trust implementation mandate.

The National Security Agency released cybersecurity guidance urging defense and national security operators to implement Zero Trust Architecture across operational technology and industrial control systems to protect critical infrastructure from adversarial threats.

The XVIII Airborne Corps evaluated emerging counter-drone operational technologies alongside commercial industry partners during Exercise Scarlet Dragon, refining sensor-to-shooter integration and threat defeat capabilities for high-intensity multi-domain battlefields.

The U.S. Army executed Focused Excursion 26-3 to evaluate resilient, interconnected battlefield sensing networks designed to maintain situational awareness and targeting data streams within highly contested operational environments.

NASA has completed major digital and mechanical upgrades to the Vertical Motion Simulator at Ames Research Center, cutting configuration changeover times in half and enhancing visual fidelity to support defense aviation, advanced air mobility, and lunar lander development.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent advisory regarding escalating cyber threats against Programmable Logic Controllers in the Water and Wastewater Systems sector. Threat actors are modifying PLC configurations, driving operational disruptions and forcing manual facility overrides.