Pentagon’s cyberwarriors aren’t ‘keeping pace’ with adversaries

By Rudy Takala

Published December 17, 2015 5:02pm ET

Pentagon’s cyberwarriors aren’t ‘keeping pace’ with adversaries — According to a memo, the Pentagon employs approximately 50 "red team" operators to test military systems and weapons, about one-third of the number it needs. (AP file photo/Brennan Linsley) | Brennan Linsley

Cybersecurity operators at the Defense Department are “not keeping pace” with their adversaries around the globe, according to a Pentagon memo.

“This trend must be reversed if the DOD is to retain the ability to effectively assess DOD systems and train service members against realistic cyberthreats,” Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway, a spokesman for the department’s operational test and evaluation office, told the Daily Beast.