US, China earn low cyber defense ranking
By Michael Hoffman on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 ![]()
Sweeden, Finland and Israel each field stronger cyber defense networks than U.S. and China in recent report.
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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.
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Will government and industry officials heed the drumbeat of warnings about U.S. cyber-unpreparedness?
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DoD’s network security officials want service members and workers to use the latest devices — but very carefully.
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A top computer security provider hopes it has the answer to the next big wave of cyber-security threats. Will it work?
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A report says China may have inadvertently offered proof of its cyber-aggressiveness even as it tried to cast blame elsewhere.
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The Pentagon’s number 2 leader announced a “cyber-pilot” program in which DoD, other government agencies and contractors will joint forces on cyber-defense.
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A report from Beijing says China endured nearly half a million cyber-attacks last year, but most of them apparently didn’t originate where you might think.
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DoD has acknowledged its cyber-woes, but says it doesn’t think it was a main target of the ongoing cyber attack announced this week.
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The Pentagon wants to get all its cyber-matters into one convenient place online, but its focus still is exclusively on defense, with nary a peep about its own offensive or snooping capabilities.
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With more rounds of defense spending cuts looming, the Pentagon must choose which roles and missions are a top priority and which ones aren’t important as it drafts future budgets; a move that will no doubt entail risk and the usual round of ‘painful choices,’ a pair of think tankers advised lawmakers and their staff today on Capitol Hill.
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Should the U.S. and China pursue a cyber-accord before their explorations of each other’s networks get out of hand?