Technology & Innovation

General Alexander: ‘The DoD network is not defensible, per se’

By Henry Kenyon and Wyatt Kash, AOL Defense

From Henry Kenyon and Wyatt Kash, AOL Defense:  [Chief of Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency Gen. Keith] Alexander noted the difficulties the Defense Department has in protecting its own networks.

When is a cyberattack an act of war?

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  On the night of Oct. 11, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stood inside the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, housed in a former aircraft carrier moored at a New York City pier, and let an audience of business executives in on one of the most important conversations inside the U.S. […]

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

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.

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.

Boeing conducts first flight test of cyber missile

By Boeing

What the US Risks by Relying on Drones

By Kurt Volker

 As documented in the recent Post series “The Permanent War,” the United States increasingly relies on drone strikes as a principal and permanent component in fighting global terrorism. This is effective at killing terrorist leadership and is relatively painless politically at home, as it does not require massive military engagements or put U.S. soldiers or […]

What the U.S. risks by relying on drones

By Kurt Volker, Washington Post

From Kurt Volker, Washington Post:  [A]s necessary as some drone strikes have been — and will be in the future — over-reliance on drones raises problems.

Canada and the U.S. Announce Joint Cybersecurity Action Plan

By Canada's Department of Public Safety

From Canada’s Department of Public Safety:  Canada and the United States announced the Cybersecurity Action Plan Between Public Safety Canada and the Department of Homeland Security, a key commitment under the Beyond the Border Action Plan for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness.