Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the US is losing the cyber espionage battle against China, Russia, and other countries, AOL Defense reports. Rogers said in an Intelligence and National Security Alliance‘s conference that the country is “running out of time” on finding a way to protect its intellectual property online. [...]
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Northrop Grumman has released an iPhone app intended to support defense logistics by quickly calculating transportation requirements for large quantities of operational rations. The company released the app for supply chain planners and defense logisticians to help determine the number of containers, pallets and other transports required for user-specified ration amounts. ”The basic logistical problem is not [...]
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State Department’s Harold Koh Says Cyberattacks Are Subject to International Law
September 20, 2012 No CommentState Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh said since cyberattacks are subject to international law, they are a justifiable cause for war, Fierce Government IT reports. Koh added that since it is clear that international law applies to cyberspace, new treaties for cybersecurity aren’t necessary. Speaking at an event hosted by the Cyber Command, Koh said [...]
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Moscow-based antivirus company Kaspersky Lab found that the developers of the Flame malware have also developed at least four viruses in total, NextGov reports. Although the purpose of the others are still unknown, Kasperksy said one of the other malwares directs infected computers “out to a sinkhole.” Kaspersky Lab also found “further clues of the [...]
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Rockwell Collins to Develop UAV Cyber Security Solutions for DARPA; John Borghese Comments
September 17, 2012 No CommentRockwell Collins reports that it obtained a prime contract today, from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop unmanned air vehicle cyber security solutions. The contract, which has a four-year and six months performance period, was awarded to the Cedar Rapids, IA-based contractor as part of DARPA’s High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems program. Rockwell Collins said [...]
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