Work Begins on $1.2 Billion NSA Spy Center

Officials have marked the start of construction on a $1.2 billion National Security Agency cybersecurity center at a Utah National Guard camp near Salt Lake City, according to The Associated Press.

The building will be built on 200 acres at Camp Williams, south of Salt Lake City, and will…

Navy Intel Chief: Next Decade Will See Focus on Nonkinetic Info Capabilities

“Information as warfare” demands operational commanders to employ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to dominate the information realm even as they direct combat actions, according to the Navy’s senior intelligence officer.

Vice Adm. David J. “Jack” Dorsett, the director of naval intelligence and deputy chief of naval operations…

Juniper’s Bob Dix: The Cyber Epidemic Needs to be Addressed

When it comes to good cyber hygiene, the U.S. government should take the same approach in educating the public as it did with the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009, involving both private and public sectors to raise awareness of the hazard, according to a cybersecurity expert.

“Now, it’s a cyber epidemic,” said

CYBERCOM Chief: America Must Secure the Internet, Safeguard Citizens’ Privacy Online

As 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…

Novelist Claims NSA Hacked Wife’s Laptop

Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, has accused the National Security Agency of hacking his wife’s computer in an effort to steal copy he was writing for the Daily Express in West Africa.

Forsyth made the claim during a recent interview the BBC program Hardtalk. The author claims the hack happened when he was having a phone conversation regarding his story. He also…

U.S. Looks to Develop Early Warning System for Cyber Attacks Targeting Companies

The federal government is looking to begin a program to detect cyber attacks targeting the private sector and government agencies operating critical infrastructure, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The program, called “Perfect Citizen,” would be run by the National Security Agency and would use sensors on computer networks used by critical infrastructure to detect activity which may indicate a…

Thousand Cyber Jobs Head to Fort Meade

Last month, Gen. Keith Alexander was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the head of Cyber Command, which will be headquartered at Fort Meade, Md. According to the Department of Defense, approximately 1,000 personnel will head to Fort Meade as part of the new Command.

“It will be the place where the Department of Homeland Security will come to on…

Cyber Command’s New Head: Gen. Keith Alexander

Last week, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, was confirmed by the Senate to head the new U.S. Cyber Command.

CYBERCOM was created by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates back in June 2009 and the command will be responsible for securing the “dot-mil” domain, bringing the cybersecurity responsibilities for the military under…

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…

NSA Chief to Appear Before Senate Committee

Today, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, the current director of the National Security Agency, will go before the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss his appointment to head the U.S. Cyber Command. For close to six months, Alexander’s appointment has been delayed due to concerns over the role of the NSA and the military in providing…