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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston prepares for Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment June 3-14
April 30, 2024 — From June 3-14, the Defense Information Systems Agency, or DISA, will conduct a Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and its ancillary sites... MORE

JBSA-Lackland prepares for command cyber readiness inspection
February 22, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, or CCRI, as an inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency will conduct a thorough evaluation of all network systems from Feb. 28 to March 11... MORE

Defense against electromagnetic pulse priority for SA-EMD
October 1, 2020 — Imagine waking up one morning with no electricity, no cell service, and no chance of them returning for months. That is the potential nightmare of an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, whether naturally occurring or man-made... MORE

Michael Lovell, executive director of the Joint Base San Antonio-Electromagnetic Defense Initiative and 5G program executive, speaks to attendees of the San Antonio-Electromagnetic Defense quarterly meeting held virtually Sept. 29, 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

DISA renews antivirus software license agreement helping teleworkers keep machines safe at home
March 26, 2020 — The DOD Antivirus Software License Agreement with McAfee allows active Department of Defense employees to utilize the antivirus software for home use... MORE

DOD agency keeps file swaps safe
August 20, 2019 — The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken over an online resource that allows Defense Department personnel to swap files too large to be sent by email. Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications... MORE

The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken over an online resource that allows Defense Department personnel to swap files too large to be sent by email. Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston prepares for Command Cyber Readiness Inspection
October 11, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, or CCRI, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2. An inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency, or DISA, will conduct a thorough evaluation of all network systems for the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston area of responsibility... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, or CCRI, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2. An inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency, or DISA, will conduct a thorough evaluation of all network systems for the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston area of responsibility.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston prepares for Command Cyber Readiness Inspection
January 25, 2018 — From Feb. 26 to March 9, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, an inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency, or (DISA), will conduct a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, or CCRI, of all network systems for the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston area of responsibility... MORE

The main focus of the inspection will be on the Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network, known as the NIPRNet, and the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet, and supporting traditional security practices