Category Encryption
The U.S. Needs A Cyber Force More Than A Space Force
Excerpts: The U.S. Needs a Cyber Force More Than a Space Force By James Stavridis, www.bloomberg.comView OriginalAugust 14th, 2018 Up and away.Photo by: Photographer: Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images Sadly, the proposal for a new U.S. Space Force is has become a punchline on late-night TV. It is being battered as a needless new bureaucracy, a competitor for the […]
The Chinese Threat That An Aircraft Carrier Can’t Stop
David Maxwell’s contact info is at the bottom of this page. David Maxwell wrote: “It will be hard for us to displace China from the AI “high ground” if companies like Google do not want to support DOD with AI research because it might support kinetic targeting (yet they are willing to help China develop […]
Ten Biggest National Security Threats Facing U.S.
Axios AM Axios · by Mike Allen For the past month, Axios has been interviewing people who have been trusted with the nation’s most sensitive secrets. The group includes seven former directors or deputy directors of the CIA, two former U.S. intelligence chiefs, a former Secretary of Homeland Security, two White House homeland security advisers, and a former Director […]
Russian Hackers Reach U.S. Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say
David Maxwell Comment: “It is only a matter of time before there is a catastrophic attack (and of course such an attack could be conducted not only by the Russians but the Chinese, the north Koreans, and the Iranians).” Russian Hackers Reach U.S. Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say Blackouts could have been […]
Stolen U.S. Military Drone Documents Found For Sale On Dark Web, Researchers Say
Stolen U.S. Military Drone Documents Found for Sale on Dark Web, Researchers Say Discovery comes amid heightened concern about how U.S. military secrets may be insufficiently protected from hackers https://www.wsj.com/articles/stolen-u-s-military-drone-documents-found-for-sale-on-dark-web-researchers-say-1531301401?mod=e2tw An MQ-9 Reaper drone in flight at Creech Air Force Base on Oct. 17, 2015, in Indian Springs, Nev. PHOTO: SRA CORY PAYNE/ZUMA PRESS By Dustin Volz […]
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Created Under DoD CIO
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Created Under DoD CIO By Sydney J. Freedberg, breakingdefense.com View Original June 29th, 2018 WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has created a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) that will have oversight over almost all service and defense agency AI efforts. The JAIC will report to Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy, the establishing memo by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul […]
Why Hackers Aren’t Afraid Of Us
Excerpts: Yet out of a reflexive secrecy about cyberoperations — motivated by an unwillingness to acknowledge both our vulnerabilities and our detection abilities — the United States never called out the Russians for what they were doing. Nor did we exact any punishment. That proved to be a huge mistake. If Mr. Putin thought there […]
Former NATO Commander Envisions New Cyber Branch of Military
Excerpt: Cyberattacks carried out by nation states such as Russia and North Korea increasingly are sophisticated and brash, said Mr. Stavridis, the current dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A dedicated cybersecurity unit would help critical infrastructure operators, for example, prevent and respond to attacks that could cause widespread […]
Blockchain All The Rage — But, It Comes With Numerous Risks
rp-blockchain-security-risks Blockchain All The Rage — But, It Comes With Numerous Risks http://www.frotunascorner.com The title above is from Kelly Sheridan’s June 13, 2018 article she posted on the security and technology website, DarkReading.com. And, she’s right, as being associated with blockchain has become a cottage industry on Wall Street. “If you haven’t jumped into the […]
Update To: ‘It’s Only A Matter Of Time’ Before Cyber Terrorists HACK An Aircraft And Bring It Down — According To A New Study By The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
The comment below is from a major/experienced commercial airline pilot. I am not a pilot and defer to his expertise — though the observation that “this could never happen,” often seems to surprise us in nasty ways we did not envision or anticipate. With that said……. “This could never happen….even if they hijacked the entertainment […]
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