Pentagon cyber spies seek better tools to sort intelligence data

An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, June 15, 2005.

Pentagon spies trying to get ahead of mounting cyberthreats from North Korea to Russia are seeking new technologies to help winnow down the flood of data they receive, according to a senior Defence Department intelligence official. 

With an exponential increase in data flows, there’s been a significant shift in the type of intelligence top Pentagon officials demand, said Ron Carback, defence intelligence officer for cyber at the Defence Intelligence Agency. Three years ago, officials would have asked for “every indicator or compromise and every report that comes out” about cyberthreats, said Carback.