The Pentagon has a new cyber strategy, outlined by Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III in the September/October edition of Foreign Affairs. “Although cyberspace is a man-made domain, it has become just as critical to military operations as land, sea,... (Continue reading)
A senior defense official has confirmed that the breach of U.S. military networks as a result of an infected USB drive, which was placed into a military laptop in the Middle East in 2008. In an article published today in Foreign... (Continue reading)
Earlier this week, the Department of Defense submitted its annual report to Congress on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.” The report, designed to discuss current and future military-tech developments by the Chinese military, has openly... (Continue reading)
Spammers are notorious for latching on to the most recent trend in an effort to increase click rates. Recently, a spam campaign containing Zeus malware utilized recent concerns over terrorism to send messages which appeared to be sent by the... (Continue reading)
The Internet provides great opportunities and “tremendous vulnerabilities,” according to Gen. Keith Alexander, who spoke last week at an event in Washington, DC. “Our data must be protected,” Alexander, who was recently confirmed as the head of U.S. Cyber Command, said... (Continue reading)
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn announced plans to facilitate the faster procurement of IT products for the Department of Defense. During the U.S. Strategic Command Cyberspace Symposium, Lynn announced the formation of a task force to speed... (Continue reading)
Protecting the digital infrastructure is a shared responsibility of governments and private sector participants. Although some may argue that government must take charge, achieving success here will require action from all, including partnerships between governments, within the private sector, and... (Continue reading)
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)