Cyber Command, CISA unveil secret joint operations

A little-known partnership between the country's military cyber forces and homeland defenders has stymied the impact of two state-linked attacks, senior officials disclosed at the RSA Conference.

Why it matters: With so many cyber-related agencies in the U.S., it's often difficult for anyone outside of the government to understand which office is responsible for what during an attack.

These disclosures are some of the first clear examples of how the Pentagon-based Cyber Command and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) cooperate during an active event.

Driving the news: Eric Goldstein, CISA's executive assistant director for cybersecurity, and Maj. Gen. William Hartman, chief of the command's Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), detailed two previously unknown incidents involving the agencies during a panel talk Monday.