Pentagon calls off new medal for drone, cyber warriors
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DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled a new combat medal for US troops who launch drone strikes or cyber attacks after a torrent of criticism from veterans and lawmakers. Hagel opted to scrap the new “Distinguished Warfare Medal” for a pin or device that could be added to existing medals to recognize service members […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-calls-off-new-medal-for-drone-cyber-warriors-47504/
Raytheon awarded DTRA border security contract
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DefenceTalkRaytheon was awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) border security contract valued at $35.9 million. Under the nearly three-year base contract, Raytheon will design, develop and implement an integrated surveillance system along parts of the Jordanian border. Also, the contract requires Raytheon to provide training, maintenance and repair, as well as equipment. “Raytheon’s global […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-awarded-dtra-border-security-contract-47466/
Army assures commercial mobile devices are secure
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DefenceTalkThe Army agrees with the recently released DOD Inspector General report that found two Army organizations did not follow policies for tracking and configuring commercial mobile devices using the Android, Apple iOS, and Windows operating systems between October 2010 and May 2012. Both the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-assures-commercial-mobile-devices-are-secure-47443/
Probe says North Korea behind cyber attack: Seoul
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DefenceTalkAn official investigation into a major cyber attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters last month has determined North Korea’s military intelligence agency was responsible, officials said Wednesday. The probe into access records and the malicious codes used in the attack pointed to the North’s military Reconnaissance General Bureau as the source, the Korea Internet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/probe-says-north-korea-behind-cyber-attack-seoul-47427/
USAF Cyberspace Science and Technology Vision 2012 – 2025
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DefenceTalkA recently released year-long study on cyberspace highlighted that missions are at risk from “malicious insiders, insecure supply chains and increasingly sophisticated adversaries as well as growing systems interdependencies.” The study, led by Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark T. Maybury, combined an Air Force-wide team of experts from major commands, the Air Force Research […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-cyberspace-science-and-technology-vision-2012-2025-47293/
‘Combat-ready’ North Korea threatens US mainland, Hawaii
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s military has put rocket units on a war footing with a fresh threat to strike US targets as well as South Korea, as Washington said it was ready to respond to “any contingency”. The move came as South Korea on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the sinking of its naval vessel “Cheonan” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/combat-ready-north-korea-threatens-us-mainland-hawaii-47279/
Carter Visits Asia to Discuss Common Security Challenges
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DefenceTalkDeputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter is traveling to Asia to meet with U.S. allies and partners and continue defense consultations on a range of common security challenges. Carter will visit defense and government officials in Yokota, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Manila, the Philippines; and Jakarta, Indonesia. In Jakarta he will hold bilateral meetings, attend a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/carter-visits-asia-to-discuss-common-security-challenges-47185/
US urges China to probe, halt cyber spying
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DefenceTalkBeijing must take steps to investigate and halt cybercrime, a top US official said Monday, warning the international community cannot tolerate the widespread hacking coming from China. “This is not solely a national security concern or a concern of the US government,” National Security Advisor Tom Donilon told The Asia Society. “Increasingly, US businesses are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-urges-china-to-probe-halt-cyber-spying-47120/
Cyber Effort Under Way to Safeguard Infrastructure, DoD
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DefenceTalkThe Defense Department continues to work toward transformation into a joint information environment with defense industry and interagency partners, a senior DOD official said here today. Robert J. Carey, the Defense Department’s principal deputy chief information officer, discussed the government’s information technology efforts to protect the nation’s cyberspace during a panel at the 12th annual […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-effort-under-way-to-safeguard-infrastructure-dod-47009/
China’s PLA controls hackers: US IT security firm
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DefenceTalkChina’s army controls hundreds if not thousands of virulent and cutting-edge hackers, according to a report Tuesday by a US Internet security firm that traced a host of cyberattacks to an anonymous building in Shanghai. Mandiant said its hundreds of investigations showed that groups hacking into US newspapers, government agencies, and companies “are based primarily […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-pla-controls-hackers-us-it-security-firm-46887/