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http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151837-1.htmlBy Jason MillerFCW.comMarch 4, 2008Defense Department officials are making their second annual push for more authority and funding for cyberwarfare. This time, they seem to be expressing their needs more forcefully.Last week, two DOD officials told the House Armed Services Committee that adversaries recognize the U.S. governments reliance on cyberspace and constantly seek a competitive advantage.Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England told the audie read more »
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http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/the-pentagon-wa.htmlBy Sharon Weinberger Danger RoomWired.comMay 01, 2008The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, was created 50 years ago, in response to the Soviets' launch of Sputnik. In less than a year, Darpa put together the infrastructure that guided the American space effort for decades to come. Now, Darpa has been given new marching orders: to help America fight and win battles online.Under a directive signed by the President -- and OK'd by Cong read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 516 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:04:26 -0500 (CDT)http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=96670&categ_id=17By The Daily StarOctober 11, 2008EditorialSaudi-owned Al-Arabiya television seems to have been the target in a Shiite riposte for damage recently inflicted by Sunni hackers on hundreds of sites connected to the Iranian government and Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric. Attacks and counter-attacks of this sort are not a surprise anymore read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:22:19 -0600 (CST)http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/news-articles/5134-cyber-warfare-comes-mauritaniaBy MOHAMMED SALEMMENASSATNovember 12, 2008 NOUAKCHOTT – The Sahara Media news agency, considered the first news site in Mauritania, was the latest victim in a series of deliberate attacks on the country's websites.After two previous failed attempts, the latest attacks were enough to disrupt the website for two days at least, which forced the m read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:07:36 -0600 (CST)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154763-1.htmlBy Ben BainFCW.comDecember 29, 2008A commission established by Congress to monitor issues important to the United States’ relationship with China is looking for a contractor to analyze the capabilities of the Chinese government and its affiliates to conduct cyberwarfare and exploit computer networks.The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) issued a request read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 328 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:19:33 -0500 (CDT)http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/11/writing_the_scariest_article_about_cyberwarfare_in_10_easy_stepsBy Evgeny MorozovForeign Policy04/11/20091. You need a catchy title. It pays to cannibalize on some recent tragic eventfrom the real world; adding "cyber" to its name would usually trigger all theright associations. Studies show that references to "digital PearlHarbor","cyber-Katrin read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 266 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:09:27 -0500 (CDT)http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/06/military_cyber_warfare_061609w/By Rick Maze Staff writerJune 16, 2009The House Armed Services Committee moved Tuesday to escalate U.S. cyberwarfare efforts with a five-part defensive plan for protecting critical military information systems.Short- and long-term initiatives were approved by the committee as part of its version of the 2010 defense authorization bill.One immediate requi read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:21:00 -0500 (CDT)http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/02/us-takes-aim-at-cyberwarfare/By Shaun Waterman THE WASHINGTON TIMES July 2, 2009The Pentagon's decision last week to establish a unified cybercommand to defend the military's computer networks and attack those of U.S. enemies raises at least as many questions as it answers, analysts and experts in the field say."How does it fit into the strategic goals of defending our read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 139 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:15:21 -0500 (CDT)http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/CYBER102109.xmlBy David A. Fulghum Aviation WeekOct 21, 2009Although today's rudimentary non-kinetic weaponry can incapacitate a surface-to-air missile, radar, or even a tank, cyberwarriors still lack the tools necessary to determine right away if an attack has been effective."There's no smoking hole," says a National Security read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:03:41 -0600 (CST)http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/19/inside-the-ring-37209361/By Bill Gertz INSIDE THE RINGNovember 19, 2009[...]Chinese, Russian cyberwarfareThe Pentagon's National Defense University recently published a groundbreaking book that is one of the few U.S. government documents to highlight the cyberwarfare capabilities of both China and Russia.The book "Cyberpower and National Security" contains a chapt read more »
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M*A*S*H with hackers instead of medicsSouth Korea has launched a cyberwarfare command centre designed to fight against possible hacking attacks blamed on North Korea and China.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work read more »
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