A chorus of voices that included Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other top national security officials was not enough to convince the Senate to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 during a second vote on the controversial legislation on Sept. 14.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Nov 15, 2012
Virtual states are increasing in size and numbers in cyberspace, with their participants now present in almost every region of the globe.
- By Kevin Coleman
- Nov 15, 2012
As cyberattacks mounted in 2012, the Defense Department and other government agencies began striking back.
- By John Edwards
- Nov 15, 2012
President Barack Obama has signed a directive that allows the military to take specific offensive and defensive actions necessary to nullify cyberattacks on the nation's government and private-sector computer networks.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Nov 15, 2012
The Army intends to award Lockheed Martin a five-year, $80 million contract to continue providing hardware and software support for National Cyber Range operations.
- By William Welsh
- Nov 13, 2012
Lockheed Martin officials reported on Nov. 12 that the company is experiencing a dramatic increase in the number and sophistication of international cyberattacks on its networks and that it was contacting its suppliers to have them increase their security,
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Nov 13, 2012
The two presidential candidates would likely take different approaches to cybersecurity on key matters such as which federal agency has primary cyber responsibilities, how the private sector protects critical infrastructure and how aggressively the nation conducts military operations in cyberspace.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Nov 05, 2012
As U.S. military cyber units mull how to carry out successful counterattacks in cyberspace, an interesting case has developed a half world away where the country of Georgia has turned the tables on a Russia-based hacker.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Oct 31, 2012
The Defense Department released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) appropriated top line budget for fiscal 2012, and the figure has declined for the second year in a row.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Oct 30, 2012
The Army is ramping up its cyber operations capabilities with training exercises, hardened cybersecurity, cyber weapons development and new policies.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Oct 29, 2012