Vice Adm. Heidi Berg warned that the military's cyber magazine can be exhausted rapidly during peer conflicts, mirroring physical munitions shortages. Speaking at HammerCon, the Fleet Cyber Command commander highlighted the difficulty of regenerating bespoke exploits and access after operations in Ukraine, Venezuela, and the Middle East. Unlike traditional weapons, digital capabilities cannot be replenished rapidly through industrial manufacturing once vulnerabilities are patched or burned.
Lieutenant General Christopher Eubank noted that Army Cyber Command has faced unrelenting combat operations since Operation Epic Fury began on February 28. Former officials emphasized that unique digital accesses are quickly expended and slow to reproduce. US Cyber Command recently requested an additional $229 million in unfunded priorities for fiscal year 2027 to scale operational capacity and cyber munitions development, addressing gaps in generating rapid effects.
Zero-day vulnerabilities and custom exploit payloads degrade rapidly once deployed against peer adversaries capable of rapidly patching software architectures. Unlike conventional ordnance manufacture, scaling digital fires requires scarce technical talent and sustained reconnaissance rather than industrial assembly lines.
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