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DOD cyber official cites 'critical gap' in network defense
An incomplete understanding of the military’s networks hurts the ability to detect and respond to attacks, Cyber Command’s chief of operations says.
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NRL looks to make surveillance radar more motion-sensitive
The Navy is working with General Atomics to add inverse synthetic aperture radar to MQ-9 Reaper and Predator XP UAS.
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Navy's CANES installation ahead of schedule
One official said that, depending on ship availability, the Navy could complete installation of its consolidated enterprise systems as much as two years early.
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Services still adapting to the job of weaponizing the network
As cyber operations begin to fold more frequently into daily activities, the services are still discovering some growing pains.
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Army tests prepare for all-domain warfare
Recent simulations incorporated joint forces operating against hybrid threats operating in all domains, including cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Guardsman conduct large-scale cyber training
Guard units from around the country wrapped up Cyber Shield 2016, which coupled training courses with live scenarios to prepare in the case of a cyber incident at the state level.
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Cyber researchers are becoming a top hacker target
A new threat report finds researchers seeking to blunt DDoS attacks have themselves come into the crosshairs.
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DISA goes commercial for milCloud 2.0
The agency says the next version of its cloud computing service will be operated by a commercial provider, though on DOD property and strictly for DOD users.
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Cyber operations come out of the shadows
As the U.S. embarks on its first openly declared “cyber war,” how will offensive capabilities be applied in future conflicts against an array of enemies?
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DOD's Third Offset Strategy: what man and machine can do together
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work provides some context to the plan to make use of autonomy and artificial intelligence.
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Pentagon research chief: AI is powerful but has critical limitations
DARPA director Arati Prabhakar cautioned against artificial intelligence as a panacea to problems that still need a human element.
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Army's Cyber Blitz takes aim at cyber/EW convergence
In a recent two-week exercise, the Army tried to more seamlessly integrate cyber and electromagnetic spectrum operations, which is seen as a necessary response to emerging threats.
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Military services look to promote 'intrepreneurs'
With the Athena Project and other efforts, DOD is looking to adopt innovation concepts perfected in Silicon Valley to speed deployment of new technologies.
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Program for faster, lighter ground vehicles shifts into the next gear
DARPA awards contracts to eight companies for next-generation vehicles that improve protection and functionality without adding armor.
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Army tests networked air defense system
The integrated system combines defensive weapons for use against UAS, cruise missiles and other threats.
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Why firewalls don’t cut it when protecting critical infrastructure
SCADA enablers and unidirectional gateways offer a predictive advantage against targeted persistent attacks, Waterfall Security’s Andrew Ginter says.
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Internet of Things poses (manageable) cyber problems
Despite the vulnerabilities of increasingly connected devices, national security experts outlined manageable ways to curb these concerns.
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ARL looks west to spur innovation
The Army Research Lab is following the lead of the Defense Department and establishing an office on the West Coast to link up with the tech sector.
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Despite advanced threats, DOD still banking on drones
While unmanned aerial systems could be rendered ineffective against more advanced adversaries, Defense Secretary Carter told Congress that the department will continue to invest in these platforms, which will play a role in deterring nations like Russia.
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