Littoral Ship’s Cyberdefenses Need to Improve, U.S. Navy Says

The U.S. Navy is “taking definitive steps” to improve the cybersecurity of systems that manage operations and logistics on its new Littoral Combat Ship, a service official said.

The Navy’s weapons buyers and commanders “are absolutely taking seriously the need to close any gaps” that “would put us at risk,” Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command said yesterday in an interview. She’s the Navy’s top uniformed cyberdefense official.