America's Next Military Contractors Could Be Hackers

America's Next Military Contractors Could Be Hackers Washington may soon outsource part of its cyberwarfare operations to private companies, according to a new report from Bloomberg.  Language tucked into the Senate’s 2027 defense bill would create a pilot program allowing the Pentagon to hire outside cybersecurity firms to penetrate computer networks chosen by the US military. Contractors would operate under US Cyber Command and Pentagon supervision. Bloomberg writes that the authority would initially be relatively narrow. Private operators could establish access to targeted networks, but the Senate language stops short of authorizing...