Major cyberattack on US 'inevitable,' experts tell Congress
Without government mandates to secure critical infrastructure, a damaging cyberattack on the nation will happen, experts tell a House panel.
Should US adopt the Godfather cyber defense doctrine?
Vito Corleone had an elegant solution to identifying the source of clandestine attacks.
DISA to roll out defense-wide mobility plan
DISA is gearing up to launch a DOD-wide mobility strategy that will include setting up an enterprise app store and establishing standards for software developers.
Light at the end of the continuous-monitoring tunnel
Moving to a risk-management model of cybersecurity with continuous monitoring of systems can be difficult on a tight budget, but the savings can make it all worth the work.
LulzSec Reborn? Military dating data dump may be work of reformed group
A band of hackers calling themselves "LulzSec Reborn" exposed the usernames and passwords of more than 170,000 subscribers to an online military dating service March 25. Or has it?
Army Cyber Command to streamline cyber defense process
The Army Cyber Command is changing its information assurance accreditation methods by increasing automation and training additional compliance teams.
DOD's 3 challenges in protecting cyber infrastructure
House and Senate budget hearings focused on defining DOD's role in defending a largely civilian cyberspace, and on the challenge of recruiting and retaining the workforce it needs.
DOD wants in on protecting civilian infrastructure
Defense Deputy Secretary Ashton B. Carter calls for support of greater info sharing between government and the private sector at the 2012 RSA Conference.
Which is the bigger threat, missiles or hackers?
In a study on cybersecurity attitudes, one-third of security officials rated computer security higher than missile defense.
Could you continue to operate under cyberattack?
In the cybersecurity world, the military model of mitigating damage when operating in degraded conditions is increasingly applicable.
Cybersecurity research gets boost in 2013 budget request
Cybersecurity is identified as a priority for basic research in the president's budget request for fiscal 2013, with large investments proposed for DOD, DHS and NSF.
US energy systems have disaster written all over them
Bringing new, localized sources of energy online in a smart grid would help to create a resilient, independent energy system and could foil potential cyberattacks to boot.
New Sykipot variant can steal PINs from DOD smart cards
A new strain of Sykipot, which has been traced to China before, uses a keylogger to steal CAC login credentials and access sensitive information, according to researchers at Alienvault Labs.
DOD still wrestling with scalability, security for wireless networks
DOD experts discuss the challenges involved in issuing mobile devices to military and civilian personnel.
Fragmented efforts hurt cybersecurity workforce development
Incomplete and overlapping efforts to identify, track and retain workers have kept some departments from filling the positions, GAO says.
Navy devising battle plan for satellite attacks
The U.S. Navy is considering how it will handle future operations where it might have little or no satellite communications or navigation, something that may be standard as cyber warfare continues to escalate.
DARPA's new cyber tack: Think, act like a hacker
The Defense Department's research arm has unveiled new, fast-moving programs that focus on cyberspace, from warfare to authentication and verification.
Cyberspace: A battlefield where the old rules don't apply
Concepts such as deterrence, overwhelming force, even diplomacy don't work against anonymous, asymmetric attacks, experts say.
An IT leader on both the traditional and cyber battlefields
As the Air Force's IT leader, Lt. Gen. William Lord faces new terrain in supporting warfighters who must switch seamlessly from the traditional battlefield to the cyber domain.
US drone fleet infected by virus
Keylogging software hasn't stopped flights, but security crew can't get rid of it.
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