Cyber Security

Sequestration

Cybersecurity and Sequestration It seems unlikely that cybersecurity programs will suffer much under sequestration — but Congress’s new way of budgeting may already be doing some damage.

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When sequestration hit on March 1, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time for federal employees charged with protecting the nation’s public and private networks – in fact, events …

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Cybersecurity Strategy Keeps Networks Viable Halting botnet activity rides on detection technique advances

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Rapid technological progress, collaborative processes, and tools in today’s global networking environment make trust, visibility, and resilience vital imperatives. Each wave of computing advances places emphasis on cybersecurity to exploit …

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Petite cyber drone packs a punch

Petite Cyber Drone Packs Punch

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Two experienced network security experts are startling the U.S. cyberspace community. Functioning as airborne hackers, they are clearly demonstrating penetration of wireless lines of communication.

Operating a surplus Army target …

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Military Security Issues of Social Media: Navy

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While all military services and government agencies now have written handbooks and guidelines on dealing with social media, including command-level offices dedicated to social media oversight, the U.S. Navy is …

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An RDECOM iPhone app is only one indicator of the spread of social media.

Military Security Issues of Social Media: Army

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When a U.S. soldier was captured by insurgents in Afghanistan, the Army quickly realized his personal Facebook page contained information his captors could use in psychological torture. When apprised of …

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The Military Security Issues of Social Media

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For most of its history, the U.S. military was a leader in technology development and adapting new commercial capabilities to combat and combat support applications. In the past two decades, …

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The new U.S. Cyber Command logo. The command joins individual service cybersecurity efforts in a unified, coordinated defense.

A State of Permanent Warfare?

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Mankind has been developing new weapons of mass destruction (WMD) almost from the beginning of armed conflict. In modern history, WMD typically has referred to nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological …

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Experts Say U.S. Unprepared for Cyber Attacks

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At a time when defense contractors have increased their acquisitions of cyber security firms, a new poll shows experts in the field overwhelmingly believe critical U.S. commercial and government computer …

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Intel Corp. Tackles Cybersecurity With McAfee Purchase

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Intel Corp.’s recent $7.7 billion purchase of McAfee Inc. rapidly moves the world’s largest semiconductor company into a federal business considered nearly immune from Obama administration defense budget cuts: cybersecurity.…

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