Category: NATOSource

Georgian cyber counterattack exposes Russian hacker seeking NATO document

By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

From Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service:  In an unprecedented move, the country of Georgia — irritated by persistent cyber-spying attacks — has published two photos of a Russia-based hacker

Turkey to request Patriot deployment from NATO

By Serkan Demirtaş, Hurriyet Daily News

From Serkan Demirtaş, Hurriyet Daily News:  Turkey plans to officially request NATO deploy a Patriot missile defense system in its territories as a security precaution against a potential large-scale military offensive from Syria

CIA refutes Benghazi scandal by acknowledging covert operation in Libya

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Security officers from the C.I.A. played a pivotal role in combating militants who attacked the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11

Panetta: US ‘certainly had forces in place’ that could have reached Americans under attack in Benghazi

By Leon Panetta, Department of Defense

From Leon Panetta, Department of Defense:  Excerpt from a Pentagon press conference by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey.

CIA timeline of the assault on U.S. facilities in Benghazi

By David Ignatius, Washington Post

From David Ignatius, Washington Post:  A detailed CIA timeline of the assault on U.S. facilities in Benghazi:

Inside one of U.S. Cyber Command’s offensive units

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  Ever wonder how long it takes to get one of the U.S. Army’s best cyber operators trained and ready to conduct high-end offensive operations? About five years, according to the Army’s top intelligence official.

Military chief: EU becoming ‘marginal’ in Asia-centric world

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

Clinton reveals change in Syrian policy: ‘SNC can no longer be viewed as the visible leader of the opposition’

By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State

From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State:  [W]e are working very hard with many different elements from the opposition – yes, inside Syria as well as outside Syria.

EU considers sending 200 troops to train Mali army

By Sebastian Moffett, Reuters