As soon as he took office, U.S. President Obama authorized increasingly sophisticated attacks against Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities, expanding on efforts begun in the Bush administration to check that country's nuclear efforts.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jun 01, 2012
The Pentagon's research arm is reaching out to the private sector, universities and computer game makers for assistance developing technologies to boost its offensive cyber capabilities.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 31, 2012
The data-mining virus Flame appears to have dug its way into the computers of top Iranian officials in what is likely the most formidable cyber intrusion into Iranian computer systems since the crippling Stuxnet virus attack two years ago.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 31, 2012
The Senate's defense bill is $3 billion more than the president's request and doesn't account for the budget cuts of sequestration.
- By Amber Corrin
- May 29, 2012
The new Joint Cyber Center includes members from the intelligence, operations, and command and control divisions, and a team from the U.S. Cyber Command.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- May 22, 2012
Several military and intelligence agencies are using an anti-hacking software application that delivers voice encryption to block call interceptions on smart phones.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 21, 2012
China continues to develop cyber weapons that it is using to carry out computer network intrusions and data theft activities around the globe, according to an annual DOD report.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 21, 2012
The United States must find a way to display its arsenal of operational hacking weapons to deter domestic and international cyber threats, says the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 18, 2012
COTS solutions are the mainstay of military security, but they bring their own issues.
- By John Edwards
- May 18, 2012
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt plans to step down at the end of May after serving as the Obama administration's point person for efforts to develop a national and international cybersecurity strategies designed to protect vulnerable computer networks.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 17, 2012