Panetta: ‘We Have to Continue to Focus on the Threat of Cyber Attacks’

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke to service members about national cybersecurity concerns during a visit last week to U.S. Strategic Command headquarters in Nebraska.

In his address, he discussed key security threats, achievements in the war against terrorism and the future of the defense budget. He warned the soldiers that the largest…

Missile Defense, Cybersecurity among Stratcom’s Priorities

Missile defense and cybersecurity are among the top priorities for U.S. Stratcom’s, a division within the Defense Department. Its top priority is deterring a nuclear attack on the United States, said the organization’s top official.

Newly appointed head of the organization Gen. C. Robert Kehler testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee and…

Integral Systems Picks Up Cyber Command Deal

Integral Systems, Inc., has announced its services organization, Integral Systems Service Solutions, has been awarded a contract by the United States Strategic Command to provide worldwide interference geolocation services.

Also called IS3, the organization will provide U.S. Cyber Command, a sub-unified command subordinate to USSTRATCOM, with commercial satellite geolocation services.

“The USSTRATCOM and USCYBERCOM…

Bob Brammer Leads Panel Discussion on Cyber R&D Collaboration

During the Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) STRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium, Dr. Bob Brammer, Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector vice president and chief technology officer, led a panel that called for increased collaboration in cybersecurity research.

The panel also included Dr. Tom Knight, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Dr. …

Congress Slams Brakes on CYBERCOM

The Senate Armed Services Committee is delaying the implementation of Cyber Command, according to an article in the Washington Times. A spokesman with U.S. STRATCOM said the Committee “has raised a number of detailed questions regarding the department’s plans for U.S. Cybercom, including its  relationship , and indicated that it would…

DoD Thumb Drive Ban Lifted (Sort Of)

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 STRATCOM (US Strategic Command) has rescinded its previous ban on portable data storage units that has been in effect since November 2008.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 virus managed to spread through the DoD networks following what may have been the use of a corrupted…

Lt. Gen. Elder: There’s a Tendency to Depend Too Much on Security

The U.S. military depends upon its networks to carry out day-to-day operations throughout the world. The Air Force has perhaps the greatest need, as its forces need to remain connected over vast distances. Lt. Gen. Bob Elder headed the U.S. Air Force’s development of its cyberspace mission from 2006 till…