Dossier
Eligible Receiver 97
Coverage of Eligible Receiver 97 in the Nexus archive.
- America 250: US military’s decades-long cybersecurity push started with wake-up calls
The U.S. military's cybersecurity efforts began over 50 years ago, with early recognition in 1972 that computers could be targeted. A 1997 exercise, Eligible Receiver 97, exposed critical vulnerabilities, prompting major strategic changes and shaping the creation of U.S. Cyber Command.