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Digital Conflict: Bin Laden raid nets largest intell cache ever
The computer data seized in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan will take months to process, according to defense and intelligence insiders.
Digital Government
Digital Conflict: Bin Laden raid nets largest intell cache ever
The computer data seized in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan will take months to process, according to defense and intelligence insiders.
Digital Government
Citizen soldiers: Users must defend cyber front line
Computer users need regular training and instruction to raise their awareness of how to identify and counter cyber threats.
Digital Government
Citizen soldiers: Users must defend cyber front line
Computer users need regular training and instruction to raise their awareness of how to identify and counter cyber threats.
Digital Government
Leadership training needed for cyber warfare
Educational institutions throughout the military are trying to define the set of skills and knowledge that their leaders will need to prevail on the cyber battlefield of the 21st century.
Digital Government
Leadership training needed for cyber warfare
Educational institutions throughout the military are trying to define the set of skills and knowledge that their leaders will need to prevail on the cyber battlefield of the 21st century.
Digital Government
Tracking the cyber underground
Unlike the underground in World War II that helped the Allies defeat the totalitarian regimes they were fighting against, the underground that exists in the realm of cyber conflict is not on our side.
Digital Government
Tracking the cyber underground
Unlike the underground in World War II that helped the Allies defeat the totalitarian regimes they were fighting against, the underground that exists in the realm of cyber conflict is not on our side.
Digital Government
Cyber dominance requires strong leadership
With Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen leaving soon, the Defense Department must find replacements capable of providing the leadership necessary to navigate the new hybrid environment of cyber warfare.
Digital Government
Cyber dominance requires strong leadership
With Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen leaving soon, the Defense Department must find replacements capable of providing the leadership necessary to navigate the new hybrid environment of cyber warfare.
Digital Government
Dire cyber scenarios may await U.S. infrastructure
New disruptive cyberattacks on the horizon and the proliferation of advanced cyber weapons pose increase danger to U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Digital Government
Dire cyber scenarios may await U.S. infrastructure
New disruptive cyberattacks on the horizon and the proliferation of advanced cyber weapons pose increase danger to U.S. critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
How do you react quickly to cyber aggression?
Although observers praised the remarkable speed with which the United Nations and western military powers established a no-fly zone in Libya, the speed with which it was accomplished is completely inadequate for an event of such magnitude in cyberspace.
Digital Government
How do you react quickly to cyber aggression?
Although observers praised the remarkable speed with which the United Nations and western military powers established a no-fly zone in Libya, the speed with which it was accomplished is completely inadequate for an event of such magnitude in cyberspace.
Digital Government
Assess your defense before a cyberattack
Those emergency services organizations that still have not planned, reviewed and implemented a cyber defense strategy must do so before they suffer a serious cyberattack.
Digital Government
Stuxnet retaliation: What if Iran isn’t bluffing?
In the wake of last year's Stuxnet attack on its infrastructure, Iranian officials have threatened a retaliatory attack and also spoken about a recruitment program designed to increase the ranks of its cyber soldiers. The Islamic Republic is committed "to fight our enemies with abundant power in cyberspace and Internet warfare," said Brig. Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, who leads Iran's Passive Defense Organization. Although some question the quality of the country’s cyber cadre, do we really want to take a chance that Iran is bluffing?
Digital Government
Stuxnet retaliation: What if Iran isn’t bluffing?
In the wake of last year's Stuxnet attack on its infrastructure, Iranian officials have threatened a retaliatory attack and also spoken about a recruitment program designed to increase the ranks of its cyber soldiers. The Islamic Republic is committed "to fight our enemies with abundant power in cyberspace and Internet warfare," said Brig. Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, who leads Iran's Passive Defense Organization. Although some question the quality of the country’s cyber cadre, do we really want to take a chance that Iran is bluffing?
Digital Government
More action needed around cyber defense
Acts of cyber aggression are advancing in frequency and complexity at a pace that is far outstripping advances in defense and intelligence.
Digital Government
Are we moving fast enough to secure our networks?
A recurring topic of conversation in government circles remains the threat that cyberattacks pose to our nation’s critical infrastructure.
Digital Government