Last week, the Department of Defense released its long awaited revisited policy on the use of social media throughout the DoD community. Price B. Floyd, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, has heavily promoted the use... (Continue reading)
The Department of Defense has released its new policy on the safe and effective use of Internet technologies, including social networking and other Web 2.0 technology. The outline of the policy is in recognition of the integral role that “Internet-based... (Continue reading)
The US military has lifted its ban on portable thumb drives, according to media reports. STRATCOM (US Strategic Command) has rescinded its previous ban on portable data storage units that has been in effect since November 2008. In 2008, the Agent.btz... (Continue reading)
Cybersecurity is becoming a more central portion of the US national lexicon, particularly in Washington. Recently, the House passed the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which has gone to the Senate for approval, and a variety of recent attacks on private organizations... (Continue reading)
The US has experienced a widespread cyber attack, infecting telecommunications and other IT structures throughout the US infrastructure. The attacks have left the US telecom and IT infrastructure virtually disabled throughout the country. While this is fortunately just a war game,... (Continue reading)
The Department of Defense has issued new policy changes to ensure cyber security when working with companies in the defense industrial base (ie government contractors). The policy does three things: 1) Increases situational awareness among DoD and government contractors to the... (Continue reading)
The alliance between the US and Australia has lasted from 1908 to the present day, against a variety of threats from the Kaiser to Bin Laden. During a roundtable with with Australian civic and business people, Deputy Defense Secretary William... (Continue reading)
US government networks are consistently probed for vulnerabilities by hackers and foreign intelligence agencies. The difficulty of attribution combined with the ease of access and decreased physical risk makes cyber espionage a favorite tool of more advanced intelligence services. Foreign governments... (Continue reading)
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, speaking at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy, discussed the evolution of the threat landscape, in which adversaries use methods like cyber warfare and improvised explosive devices to... (Continue reading)
A recent study conducted by CDW-G has found that the number of threats against Federal civilian and DoD networks has increased or remained the same in the past year. Close to a third of federal organizations experience at least one... (Continue reading)