US Air Force discusses cybersecurity threats at conference in Montgomery [Video]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The U.S. Department of the Air Force is hosting a cybersecurity conference in Montgomery to discuss threats to national defense.

The department’s Information Technology and Cyberpower Event (DAFITC) is taking place at the Renaissance Hotel. Over 4,000 airmen, women and guardians as well as military leaders are attending the three-day conference, which ends Wednesday.

“I just really want everybody to understand how much time we spend inside the military and really the national leadership, to focus on defending and securing so we can continue to live in a free democracy,” Col. Joshua H. Rockhill said.

Col. Rockhill is the commander of the 688th Cyberspace Wing, a unit of the Air Force described as the first of its kind.

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“The reason we’re here is to bring those ideas together and decide how …