Sens. McCain, Levin: DoD Leaves Cyber Questions Unanswered

Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged the Defense Department to clarify the military’s cyber role in a letter sent yesterday to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

The letter states the DoD has failed to fully define DoD’s plan-of-action should a threat to national security arise,…

Hayden: Cyberspace is ‘Lawless’

Cyberspace has become a lawless environment without any natural technical barriers to protect information, requiring every user to assume a personal responsibility for firewalls, said Gen. Michael V. Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency and of the CIA.

In an interview with PBS, Hayden spoke about the cyber threat and his reluctance to…

British Ministry of Defense at Risk for Cyber Attack

The British Ministry of Defense is vulnerable to cyber attacks because of data loss and week information infrastructure, according to the MoD’s accounting officer.

In a report submitted to Parliament, Bill Jeffrey says while the department is making headway on cybersecurity, the risks from attacks in cyberspace are still a problem.

“In addition to the risks posed by data…

Cyberspace Levels Playing Field According to Harvard Study

The low cost of entry allows cyberspace to level the playing field, writes Harvard professor Joseph Nye in his recently published a study “Cyber Power.”

“Power depends upon context, and the rapid growth of cyber space is an important new context in world politics,” he writes. “The low price of entry, anonymity, and asymmetries in vulnerability means that smaller actors have more capacity to exercise hard and…

Lynn: Cyber Attacks Would Harm US, Canada Ties

The United States and Canada already cooperate on a number of military and national security initiatives, including the war in Afghanistan. The two countries are now looking to extend that cooperation into the cyber arena.

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III was in Canada yesterday to discuss increased cooperation in cyberspace between the United States and Canada….

Lynn: Cyber Command Stand-up a Milestone

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III called the stand-up of U.S. Cyber Command a milestone in the ability of the United States to conduct operations in cyberspace. During the ceremony on Friday, Gen. Alexander received his fourth star, now that he has been confirmed as the head of CYBERCOM.

CYBERCOM is the latest in the growing…

Service Academies Battle in Cyberspace

As attention continues to grow regarding the variety of threats from cyberspace, the U.S. government and private industry are on the hunt for the next generation of cyber professionals. The five service academies are currently working to build up the next generation of military officers as skilled cyber professionals by adding cybersecurity courses to the curriculum and encouraging students…

Staying Anonymous in a Time of Surveillance

From Googling to emailing to social networking, every day millions of Americans unknowingly leave behind digital breadcrumbs while surfing the web, sometimes at the risk of compromising their anonymity. But while there is technology available to stay anonymous in a time of surveillance, experts say policies and legislation won’t protect web users from privacy invasion or from being attacked in cyberspace.

As…

‘We must change the cyber dialogue,’ says Gen. Dale Meyerrose

During the recent Global Cybersecurity Policy conference, Gen. Dale Meyerrose of Harris Corporation, called on the technical community to become more involved in educating the general public about security issues in cyberspace. Despite the increasing use of cyberspace in our daily functions, how we think about security in cyberspace has not…

Buckle in for the Cyber ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’

Within the European Union and NATO, security professionals have been circulating dire warnings to colleagues regarding the growing cyber espionage threat from China. In recent months, the Chinese have appeared to more aggressively target NATO, EU and U.S. networks in an effort to steal intelligence secrets.

Within the EU, cybersecurity is left up to individual member states and is not…