Technology & Innovation

Surge of Cyberattacks from the Middle East Against US Corporations

By David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, New York Times

From David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  A new wave of cyberattacks is striking American corporations, prompting warnings from federal officials, including a vague one issued last week by the Department of Homeland Security.

Germany Cancels ‘Euro Hawk’ Drone Program

By AFP

From AFP:  Germany has cancelled a planned ‘Euro Hawk’ drone programme fearing European authorities will not certify them, a defence ministry source said Tuesday after reported European safety concerns.

France’s White Book: Both Good and the Bad for the US and NATO

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

France’s new White Book on defense and national security offers no radical thinking on the future posture and structure of France’s military and national security establishment, maintaining previous strategic ambitions and positions even in the face of a faltering economy. This is both good news and bad news for Washington and other major French allies. […]

Admiral’s suggestions to new SACEUR

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

U.S. directly blames China’s military for cyberattacks

By David E. Sanger, New York Times

From David E. Sanger, New York Times:  The Obama administration on Monday explicitly accused China’s military of mounting attacks on American government computer systems and defense contractors, saying one motive could be to map “military capabilities that could be exploited during a crisis.”

NATO Secretary General receives prestigious US Atlantic Council award

By NATO

From NATO:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen received a Distinguished International Leadership Award from the Atlantic Council of the United States for his service both as NATO Secretary General and as Prime Minister of Denmark

Hillary Clinton: We cannot afford to let NATO ‘slide into military irrelevance’

By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Atlantic Council

From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Atlantic Council:  [T]he Obama administration continues to update America’s ballistic missile defense systems to protect both Europe and the United States against threats from outside the continent.

U.S. military academies groom new officers for war in cyberspace

By AP

From AP:  The US service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation’s military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system.

Pro-Assad Syrian hackers launching cyber-attacks on western media

By   Nick Hopkins and Luke Harding, Guardian

France releases Defense White Paper: Hollande to cut 24,000 military jobs

By Greg Keller, AP

From Greg Keller, AP:  France said Monday it will cut another 24,000 military jobs by 2019 as it attempts to maintain a force ready to deal with global threats at the time when the bill for France’s decades of deficit spending is due.