Bailey Bickley from the NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center emphasized that a significant majority, 80%, of Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies are small businesses. These companies, like the one shown in her presentation, often feature unconventional workspaces with minimal technology and varied decor. Despite producing critical radio frequency solutions for the Department of Defense, their IT environments are not what one might expect. This creates vulnerabilities as defense firms are attractive targets for hackers, particularly since many hold sensitive data that could compromise military and intelligence operations.
Bailey Bickley highlighted that most Defense Industrial Base providers, about 80%, are small businesses, which often operate in less than ideal IT environments.
Defense firms, often holding sensitive data, face significant threats from nation-state hackers, which may exploit small contractors as entry points.
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