Defense. (USA) Military cyber software developers fix weaknesses, create mission tools faster (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

The services say in-house coders allow them to be more flexible during missions, rather than relying solely on contractor support to build cyber tools. (Maj. Darin Overstreet/U.S. Air National Guard)

The military has relied heavily on contractors for highly technical work to develop software for cyber operators. But the Army, Navy and Marine Corps have found that in-house engineers and tool developers can quickly create mission capabilities to improve threat response times and mission outcomes.

While industry software specialists continue to complement the military’s internal efforts, each of the service cyber components that feed up to U.S. Cyber Command has organized teams of coders, engineers and tool developers. They build rapid prototypes and new solutions, extend existing platforms, conduct vulnerability research and malware analysis, and test and evaluate software.

Military cyber software developers fix weaknesses, create mission tools faster (defensenews.com)