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Jan 31, 2013

NATO will be able to deploy cyber Rapid Reaction Teams by autumn 2013

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  NATO has continued to implement its new cyber defence policy through a comprehensive and ambitious action plan launched in October 2011.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2013

Descent into Hell: The Demise of Amerian Politics

By Harlan Ullman

The Irish bon vivant Oscar Wilde naughtily observed that the reason the politics of academic life were so sharp was because the stakes were so small. In the United States today, politics are growing even sharper and nastier because the stakes are so huge.

National Security
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 29, 2013

Cyber Command Expanding Five Fold

By Jason Healey

Cyber Command will find great opportunities but face significant challenges as it expands from 900 cyber warriors to nearly 5000. Its predecessor started with just 25 people in 1998. So in one sense, this increase represents continuity, just another in a series of expansions. But the size of the increase, and the addition of a new mission, […]

Cybersecurity
National Security

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2013

Putin orders Russia’s intelligence service to expand cyber protection

By Andrei Soldatov, Moscow Times

From Andrei Soldatov, Moscow Times:  President Vladimir Putin recently ordered the Federal Security Service to create a system to allow the state to detect, prevent and disable cyberattacks in Russia and at diplomatic stations abroad.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 28, 2013

NATO Demise Redux?

By Stephen M. Saideman

Harlan Ullman’s “NATO RIP” seemed like a bit of déjà vu, as people have been predicting the Alliance’s demise pretty much as long as it has been around. This obviously increased after the Soviet Union collapsed and with it NATO’s raison d’etre. However, the reality is that institutions are sticky, including international ones, and disappear […]

NATO
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2013

Pentagon increasing its cybersecurity forces fivefold

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over the next several years, increasing its size more than fivefold to bolster the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries, according to U.S. officials.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2013

All-Volunteer Military a Ticking Time Bomb

By Arnold Punaro

The all-in cost of the all-volunteer force is a ticking time bomb that could explode our defense capabilities if not dealt with responsibly. Unfortunately, the Pentagon does not track the real cost of personnel decisions, making smart reform difficult.

Security & Defense
United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 24, 2013

Australia’s new Cyber Security Center will be ‘fully operational by late 2013’

By Julia Gillard, Office of the Prime Minister

From Julia Gillard, Office of the Prime Minister:  A new Australian Cyber Security Centre will be established in Canberra to boost the country’s ability to protect against cyber-attacks.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 24, 2013

Finland releases its Cyber Security Strategy

By Secretariat of the Security and Defence Committee

From Secretariat of the Security and Defence Committee: Threats against the cyber domain have increasingly serious repercussions for individuals, businesses and society in general.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 24, 2013

NATO RIP

By Harlan Ullman

A recent half-day conference at a major Washington think tank on “the budget and U.S. defense strategy” was most telling for what was dramatically omitted from a wide-ranging discussion. Not until the final question had NATO been once mentioned.

NATO
Security & Defense

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