DARPA Outlines Plans To Develop Cyber Weapons
By Matthew Cox on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 ![]()
DARPA director explains plan to upgrade the research agency’s framework and focus on future equipment that includes offensive cyber weapons.

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DARPA director explains plan to upgrade the research agency’s framework and focus on future equipment that includes offensive cyber weapons.
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Pentagon spending on cyber operations would jump 21 percent to $4.7 billion in 2014.
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U.S. National Security Adviser goes public with the White House’s concerns about the number of cyber attacks hitting the U.S. from China shores.
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The Air Force sends its first class of cyber weapons instructors out into the force.
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An industry advocate warns the Pentagon could start a “race to the bottom” in cyber with potentially grievous consequences.
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The Pentagon expands a cyber-security pilot program to more companies in its industrial base.
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The cyber-horse could be out of the cyber-barn, and now government and industry must figure out what comes next.
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The Air Force’s cyber boss has to try to think of the move after the move after next in the never-ending cyber arms race.
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Officials want to block out who’ll do what when in cyber operations, but as ever, the picture is fuzzy.
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Panetta tells lawmakers the fear of a massive, unexpected cyber-attack is one thing that keeps him awake at night.
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Sweeden, Finland and Israel each field stronger cyber defense networks than U.S. and China in recent report.
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The Pentagon must continue to tweak its weapons mix if it wants to meet the military challenges of this century, a study concludes.
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A computer virus is targeting even DoD and government computers protected by Common Access Cards.
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The Pentagon says in a new report that it’s ready to launch cyber-attacks, but only if so ordered by the president.
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Another House lawmaker is calling for an official Pentagon investigation into GE’s partnership with China’s state-owned aviation company.
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Senate lawmakers warned that thousands of fake Chinese-made components could be putting U.S. troops in danger.
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Another report details the efforts of foreign hackers to try to steal secrets from U.S. defense contractors.
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President Obama wants Americans to devote October to learning about and discussing cyber-security.
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After months of stories about enduring cyber-intrusions, the government could be making progress.
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Even Twitter has become a venue for battles, of a sort, in today’s unconventional, asymmetrical high-tech conflicts.