Majority of Americans Aware of Cyber Threats to National Security
According to a recent poll, more than half of Americans believe the United States should authorize cyber attacks against other countries when necessary. 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair questioned 1,045 Americans for their August poll and found not only was the majority aware of the current extent of cyber warfare, but it also supported the [...]
If there is anything cyber experts, media and Congress all struggle with when discussing cyberspace, it is the definitions of key concepts in that realm. Now, a U.S.-Russian initiative is proposing common definitions to help establish standards and clear up some of the widespread confusion. The EastWest Institute and the Information Security Institute of Moscow [...]
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Cyber Commander: US Has No Manpower, Authority to Fight Cyber Attack on Homeland, Allies
March 17, 2011 No CommentThe U.S. military lacks educated cyber warriors and the legal authorities it needs to respond to a cyber attack on the nation or its allies, and a crisis would quickly deplete the force the U.S. does have, the chief of Cyber Command said yesterday. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is dual hatted in his roles as [...]
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James Clapper: China’s Cyber Warfare Capabilities ‘Formidable Concern’ to US
March 11, 2011 No CommentChina’s growing capabilities in cyber warfare and intelligence gathering are a “formidable concern” to the United States, the intelligence director told a Senate panel yesterday. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said the Chinese have invested significantly in cyber warfare capabilities and “this is just another way in [...]
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Kelly Collins of Fortify Software: Possible Creation of Cyber Weapon ‘Significant Concern’
February 24, 2011 No CommentPresident of Fortify Software Public Sector, an HP company, Kelly Collins has a mantra for software security: Find, fix and (from the title of her firm) fortify. For too long, software security assurance has slipped under the radar. But now, Collins said the government is beginning to move to patch up “gaping holes in security [...]
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The Air Force’s top officer is a proponent of taking an offensive stance and attacking foreign-based computer systems if the strikes support the overall cyber mission. Air Force Times reported that in a speech last week, Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz spoke to the defense industry about the question of what legal authority the [...]
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CACI’s Dr. Jack London on WikiLeaks, the Insider Threat and Defining Cyber War
February 11, 2011 No CommentIn the wake of the WikiLeaks disclosures that tarnished American diplomatic relations and highlighted the issue of the insider threat, many wondered whether leaks can ever be stopped. CACI International Inc‘s Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board Dr. Jack London, who previously called the world a “dangerous place,” talked to The New New Internet [...]
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Detecting cyber threats against the Defense Department networks and deleting them from military systems remains problematic because program managers cannot acquire tools and infrastructure fast enough, says a program manager at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. “The adversary reacts in days and hours. Today, we react in years,” Kevin P. McNally told reporters [...]
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Although military cyber weaponry will become customary this century, it will unlikely prevent attacks by hacktivists and criminal gangs, and could easily be used for state-sponsored cyber attacks instead, according to study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The British authors of the study, which was released Monday, also warns that “lurid language” [...]
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More than half of Americans have said the president should be able to shut down portions of the Internet in the event of a cyber attack, according to research conducted by Unisys Corporation. The survey also found that while Americans are taking proactive steps to protect themselves against cyber crime and identity theft, only a [...]
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