DefenceTalkPeterson Air Force Base: A major milestone was achieved on 7 January 2016 when the Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System became the first cyberspace weapon system to reach FOC status. Achieving FOC means the AFINC weapon system is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive boundary and entry point for all network […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-says-first-cyberspace-weapon-system-fully-operational-66525/

DefenceTalkLiterature critics may know a writer by his style, in the same way a chunk of computer code is identified through a machine learning algorithm according to its writer’s nuances. Writing style extends beyond prose, so that even in computer languages you could attribute work to its author in minutes with near perfect accuracy – […]https://www.defencetalk.com/malicious-coders-will-lose-anonymity-as-identity-finding-research-matures-66394/

DefenceTalkTop US and Chinese officials were set to join “candid” talks Tuesday on the “complicated but consequential” ties between the world’s two leading economies, with maritime disputes and cyber hacking high on the agenda. About 400 Chinese officials have converged on Washington for the high-level annual talks being hosted by Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-china-hold-frank-talks-on-hacking-maritime-row-64625/

DefenceTalkCompanies are spending increasing amounts on cybersecurity tools, but aren’t convinced their data is truly secure and many chief information security officers believe that attackers are gaining on their defenses, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Charting the future of cybersecurity is difficult because so much is shrouded in secrecy, no one is entirely […]https://www.defencetalk.com/companies-are-making-cybersecurity-a-greater-priority-64559/

DefenceTalkHackers and cyber-terrorists present an ever-evolving threat to airlines, with experts constantly testing for new vulnerabilities — including the fear that drones could be used to throw a plane off course. Most agree hacking a plane would be a near-impossible feat, but some professional hackers have claimed airline computer systems are riddled with weaknesses that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-ever-evolving-cyber-threat-to-planes-64527/

DefenceTalkThe US government on Thursday admitted hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees, in a vast cyber-attack suspected to have originated in China. “As a result of the incident,” uncovered in April, the Office of Personnel Management said it “will send notifications to approximately four million individuals.” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-data-on-four-million-government-staff-hacked-64411/

DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Ash Carter today unveiled the Defense Department’s second cyber strategy to guide the development of DoD’s cyber forces and to strengthen its cyber defenses and its posture on cyber deterrence. Carter discussed the new strategy — an update to the original strategy released in 2011 — before an audience at Stanford University on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/carter-unveils-new-dod-cyber-strategy-in-silicon-valley-63989/

DefenceTalkRussian hackers were able to access an unclassified Pentagon computer network earlier this year, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday. “We quickly identified the compromise and had a team of incident responders hunting down the intruders within 24 hours,” Carter said during a speech on technology and cybersecurity at Stanford University in California. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-hackers-infiltrated-pentagon-network-us-63976/

DefenceTalkThe US military is well equipped to defend the country against cyberattacks but is not yet ready to wage digital warfare, a senior defense official told lawmakers on Tuesday. The military’s cyber command, created in 2009, lacks the means to lead an offensive campaign in a fast-moving digital conflict, said Eric Rosenbach, the Pentagon’s principal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-not-ready-to-wage-digital-attack-official-63864/

DefenceTalkSingapore Telecom (Singtel) said Wednesday it will buy almost all of US cybersecurity firm Trustwave for $810 million, saying it was looking to become “a global player” in the sector. Southeast Asia’s biggest telecom firm by revenue said it will acquire a 98 percent equity interest in Trustwave under an agreement it signed with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/singapore-telecom-to-buy-us-cybersecurity-firm-for-810-mn-63779/