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Dec 14, 2011

The Five Futures of Cyber Conflict and Cooperation

By Jason Healey

The word cyberspace is nearly thirty years old and during that time, academics, theorists, and strategists have been considering how conflict will unfold in this new domain. As yet, though, little has been published on what kinds of different futures may await us. To address this gap, Jason Healey in a new Atlantic Council issue brief […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Dec 13, 2011

Pakistan blockage of NATO convoys ‘may last weeks’

By the BBC

From the BBC:  Pakistan may continue its blocking of Nato convoys into Afghanistan for several weeks, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has told the BBC.

Drones Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

Dec 12, 2011

The New US “Blueprint” for National Cyber Security

By Jason Healey

Two and a half years since President Obama announced that “America’s economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is finally launching their new cybersecurity strategy.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Cyber 9/12 Project

Dec 8, 2011

The Cyber 9/12 Project

On December 8, the Atlantic Council and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) hosted an all-day, scenario-driven, interactive conference to discuss the day-after response to a transatlantic cyber incident held at the International Spy Museum. During off-the-record panel sessions, representatives from various sectors, including US and foreign governments, and information and communication technology companies, discussed the […]

Cybersecurity

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2011

Can NATO Adapt to Cyber Warfare?

By Robin Tim Weis, FrumForum

From Robin Tim Weis, FrumForum:  What is the likelihood that NATO would invoke Article Five–NATO’s collective defense clause–in response to a cyber attack? The possibility first entered media discourse back in October 2010 when the German Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on an internal memo in which NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the use of Article […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2011

Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28

By Shams Momand, Reuters

From Shams Momand, Reuters:  NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2011

Norway hit by major data-theft attack

By the AP

From the AP:  Data from Norway’s oil and defense industries may have been stolen in what is feared to be one of the most extensive data espionage cases in the country’s history, security officials said Thursday.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2011

Pentagon warns of cyber and kinetic retaliation to significant cyber attack against the US

By Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring

From Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring:  The president is ready to approve military cyberattacks or "kinetic" bombing raids in response to major cyberattacks on the United States, according to a Pentagon report to Congress.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 16, 2011

U.S. joining NATO’s fight against cyber threats

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

From John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes:  The United States will join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence during a formal ceremony scheduled for Thursday at the center’s headquarters in Estonia, a country that experienced a massive cyber attack that disabled websites of numerous government institutions in 2007.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2011

Fleet of U.S. drones now based in Turkey

By Greg Jaffe, Checkpoint Washington

From Greg Jaffe, Checkpoint Washington:  The U.S. military has begun flying unarmed Predator drones out of a Turkish air base as part of a joint Turkish-American counterterrorism operation in northern Iraq, according to a senior defense official.

Drones Technology & Innovation
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