U.S. Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, 60th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, speaks at the International Conference on Cyber Conflict U.S., Nov. 14, 2018, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, District of Columbia. Williams opened the annual conference with stating that today, you can't talk about either readiness or modernization without addressing cyber and space. This year's theme was Cyber Conflict during Competition. During competition, U.S. and Allied forces actively campaign to advance and defend national interests in an environment that is short of armed conflict.

The first ever cyber competition between Army and Air Force cadets took place Nov 2, 2018. The Capture the Flag competition lasted approximately six hours where both teams were scored on their defensive, offensive, and overall cyber performance.

Congratulations to the West Point - The U.S. Military Academy cyber policy team! They placed 2nd in the Cyber 9/12 competition at Columbia University in the City of New York. With 28 teams total, they were the only undergrad team left in the remaining top four during the final round.

School's out for the summer but not for these U.S. Army ROTC cadets who have come to West Point to intern with the Army Cyber Institute! Each will collaborate with an ACI research fellow on cyber projects to enhance future Army readiness. Outside-the-classroom experiences like this are part of ACI's Cyber Leader Development Program. All our future Army leaders must understand the cyber domain.

West Point cadets and their Naval Academy peers meet with USMC Commandant Gen. Robert Neller during CyCon 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia, May 30, 2018. Put on by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, this top-tier cyber research gathering allows our future U.S. Army and U.S. Navy cyber leaders to learn from the best.

The 7th issue of The Cyber Defense Review features outstanding research articles and commentaries from BG Kenneth Hubbard, Keith Tresh, Maxim Kovalsky, David Col. Wallace, Lt. Col. Mark Visger, Andy Cohen, Lt. Col. Karen Dill, Dr. Catherine Lotrionte, Cpt. Martin Span III, Lt. Col. Logan O. Mailloux, and Dr. Michael Grimaila. The CDR is now part of the JSTOR Security Studies collection reaching 8,000 institutions in 160 countries.