Category: NATOSource

Of ‘Honeypots’ and NATO Cybersecurity

By Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Defense News

From Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Defense News:  The new NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) will be designed around a defense scheme that may well include such components as traps for attackers known as honeypots, among other proactive defense tools

NATO: Nation states greater immediate cyber threat than terrorist groups

By Tom Brewster, TechWeekEurope

From Tom Brewster, TechWeekEurope:  Cyber terrorism is not a real threat yet, especially when compared to what nation states can do, according to a NATO official. Ambassador Gábor Iklódy, assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at NATO, said the “capability to do harm is still mainly with nation states”, rather than with cyber terrorist […]

Russia, Kazakhstan to Combine Air Defense

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia hopes to complete talks soon with Kazakhstan on establishing a joint air defense network by 2013, Deputy Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Pavel Kurachenko said on Wednesday.

Taliban commander: we cannot win war and al-Qaida is a ‘plague’

By Julian Borger, the Guardian

From Julian Borger, the Guardian:  One of the Taliban’s most senior commanders has admitted the insurgents cannot win the war in Afghanistan and that capturing Kabul is "a very distant prospect"

Only handful of NATO trucks cross Pakistani border, a week after Afghan supply lines reopened

By the AP

From the AP:  Bureaucratic delays have largely held up shipments to troops in Afghanistan via its eastern neighbor, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, a week after the country reopened U.S. and NATO supply lines.

NATO leaders and partners visit KFOR

By NATO

Russia Sends Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria

By Andrew E. Kramer, Reuters

From Andrew E. Kramer, Reuters:  Russia, which seems intent on positioning itself as an increasingly decisive broker in the Syrian crisis, announced on Tuesday that a flotilla of navy vessels had sailed to the Mediterranean Sea and some would dock in the Syrian port of Tartus.

Putin says the West is on the decline

By Thomas Grove, Reuters

From Thomas Grove, Reuters:  President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the West’s influence was waning as its economy declines but warned Russian diplomats to be on their guard against a backlash from Moscow’s former Cold War enemies.

Ukraine grateful to NATO for its contribution to security during EURO 2012

By National Radio Company of Ukraine

From National Radio Company of Ukraine:  Ukraine is grateful to partners from NATO for their contribution to ensuring security during the EURO 2012 European Football Championship.

Wartime PM Jibril takes early lead in Libya vote

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Ali Shuaib, Reuters

From Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Ali Shuaib, Reuters:  Wartime rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril took an early lead in Libya’s national assembly election, according to partial tallies released on Monday