DOD wants to integrate cyber in all operations, and integrate security into AI

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is prioritizing the integration of cyber operations into all military activities and ensuring security is embedded in artificial intelligence (AI) systems from their development. Defense officials emphasized the need to move away from treating cyber as a siloed function, instead blending it with kinetic operations and other non-kinetic effects to address evolving battlefield dynamics. Katherine Sutton and Brandon Pugh, key cyber policy officials, highlighted the importance of proactive security measures for AI to prevent adversarial exploitation.