Cybersecurity

Pentagon expanding international partnerships to address “global cyber arms race”

By Cheryl Pellerin, Armed Forces Press Service

Pentagon to fast-track cyberweapons acquisition

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post:  The Pentagon is planning to dramatically speed up the development of new cyberweapons, giving it the ability in some cases to field weapons against specific targets in a matter of days, according to a new Pentagon report to Congress.

The Government’s Three Cyber Silences

By Jason Healey

The threat of Chinese espionage is so critical that the commander of our military cyber defenses has called it the “the biggest transfer of wealth through theft and piracy in the history of mankind.”

Russian intelligence chief accuses West over cyber security

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Western special services are trying to compromise Russia’s cyber security, Army Gen. Sergei Smirnov, first deputy director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), said on Tuesday.

A Private Dinner Discussion on Resilience in Cyberspace with DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute

By Adrienne Chuck

On Thursday, March 29 the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a private dinner discussion on resilience in cyberspace with Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Mark Weatherford, and key architect of the Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future, Kim Johnson, all of the Department of Homeland Security.

EU announces new cyber crime center

By the European Commission

From the European Commission:  [W]orldwide, more than one million people become victims of cybercrime every day. The cost of cybercrime could reach an overall total of USD 388 billion worldwide. Today, the European Commission proposed to establish a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and businesses against these mounting cyber-threats. The centre will […]