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The U.S. Navy wants tools for analyzing ship traffic data in real time and giving naval officers alerts when necessary, NextGov reports. Current radar systems can observe and track ship traffic, but do not provide tools to analyze and spot enemy tactics, the Navy said in request for proposal documents. Analytical software and tools would [...]
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Experts told House lawmakers this week that they believe Iran is a bigger threat than China or Russia, having passed developmental stages for offensive capabilities and moved onto defensive efforts in cyberspace, GCN reports. Ilan Berman, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, told attendees of a joint House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee meeting that [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a group of chipmakers want to partner with organizations to research and develop nanotechnology that imitates human sensing functions, NextGov reports. DARPA’s Focus Research Program issued a solicitation on FedBizOpps Monday, seeking ideas from U.S. universities for computing systems and architectures that could intelligently adapt to interact with [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants communication capabilities for soldiers in areas where troops are usually unable to stay connected, NextGov reports. Whether in a dense forest or a harsh natural environment, the agency wants soldiers to be able to connect wirelessly to critical data, according to a solicitation. DARPA wants to choose an [...]
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Reports surfaced Monday that Iran’s main oil terminal and the oil ministry suffered a cyber attack by a virus similar to the Stuxnet worm, Reuters reports. The virus was detected inside the control systems of Kharg Island, which handles Iran’s crude oil exports, the report said. The state oil company company reported that the terminal [...]
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Not all security controls the National Institute of Standards and Technology provides are completely mandatory, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber division. The division issued fiscal 2012 guidance to auditors that the NIST control special publication 800-53 document insists flexibility, Fierce Government IT reports. The division said there is considerable flexibility in applying controls [...]
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We no longer live in a time where disconnecting critical infrastructure components from the Internet is a viable options, a top security officer from In-Q-Tel told Boston Source conference attendees Wednesday. Disconnecting the power grid and water utilities from the Internet for security is good in theory but is is unrealistic in practice, said IQT Chief [...]
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The National Security Agency held a cyber competition last week to test service academy students’ skills in defending computer networks from simulated threats, Bloomberg reports. Students from the Army, Navy, Merchant Marine and Coast Guard academies participated in the event held at Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Hanover, Md. facility. During the three-day competition, military service members and [...]
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Cybersecurity efforts should focus on hunting down the network intruder instead of trying to defend the network from an attack, says Shawn Henry, the FBI’s former top cyber official. Henry retired from the bureau last month and has moved to startup company CrowdStrike, which provides malware and incident response services. The .gov space is effectively [...]
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The Air Force’s cyber command operates with the same mission-focus as any other command of the force, Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot said this week, according to an Air Force release. Vautrinot serves as head of the 24th Air Force and the branch’s cyber air component to cyber command. The 24th Air Force is responsible for [...]
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