With the standup of the U.S. Cyber Command in May and last week’s agreement between the departments of defense and homeland security to collaborate to boost cybersecurity, DoD is ready to add cyberspace to sea, land, air and space as the latest domain of warfare, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn, III said. “Information technology [...]
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Any large, future clash will “almost certainly” include aspects of cyber warfare–a threat that reaches far beyond military operations and into the core of the U.S. economy, said Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City last week. “Any major future conflict will almost certainly include [...]
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In an effort to fight cyber terrorism in Brazil, Panda Security has signed an agreement to support the training of the Brazilian Army’s operational agents engaged in the battle against Internet-based crime and strategic intervention for cyber warfare. Panda Security will also provide endpoint protection to 37,500 computers belonging to the Army’s Military Commands to [...]
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Let the Cyber-War Games Begin: DHS Kicks Off Cyber Storm III to Test Internet Preparedness
September 28, 2010 1 CommentDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday announced the launch of Cyber Storm III—a three-day long, DHS-sponsored drill that aims to examine the nation’s response capabilities in the event of a cyber attack. “Securing America’s cyber infrastructure requires close coordination with our federal, state, international and private-sector partners,” Napolitano said. “Exercises like Cyber Storm [...]
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CYBERCOM Chief: America Must Secure the Internet, Safeguard Citizens’ Privacy Online
September 8, 2010 1 CommentAs the federal government ups the ante against cyber adversaries, the civilian and military officials leading those efforts are committed to adopting meaningful measures to protect citizens’ privacy, National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander said on Tuesday. Speaking at the O’Reilly Media Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, D.C., Alexander addressed the issue that [...]
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With the rising need for cybersecurity comes the increasing need for cyber professionals to protect the nation’s smart grid from adversaries. But how to become one? There are several options, from traditional four-year degrees to shorter programs. “We are all increasingly vulnerable,” said Gary Cluff, manager of corporate recruiting for MITRE Corporation. He added that [...]
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International cyberwar would be “worse than a tsunami” and should be avoided by a global cybersecurity peace treaty, said the head of the International Telecommunications Union Hamadoun Touré. Touré, who serves as secretary-general of the U.N. agency, has targeted cybersecurity issues in his electoral pledges. Speaking in London yesterday, he said he had proposed such [...]
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Pakistan currently has no law to combat cyber terrorism as the Prevention of Electronic Crime Ordinance introduced in February 2009 is no more functional after completing its constitutional life, according to a senior official at the Pakistani government. The official who serves at the Federal Law Enforcement Agency said the Ministry of Interior repeatedly drew [...]
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Roger Anderson of Applied Signal Technology: Current Security Appliances Not Much Defense against Nation-State Hackers
July 16, 2010 1 CommentRoger Anderson has been involved in intelligence-related activities his entire career. In the 1980s, he worked on Department of Defense TIARA programs while at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He then joined the CIA and spent 15 years there, working on all of the NFIP programs with the primary focus on SIGINT and technical collection [...]
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The Naval Academy is planning on building a $100 million cyber-warfare education center in Annapolis, Md., to give midshipmen full training in cyber warfare, top officials said yesterday. Navy Times reports although academy leaders have yet to formally pitch the idea to top Navy leadership in the Pentagon, they said if the fleet wants better [...]
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