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France moves to boost cyber warfare skills among officer corps
As part of an effort to strengthen cyber defense and cyber warfare skills among young army officers graduating from France's Saint-Cyr Coëtquida, the institution's new chairmen of cyberdefense has identified three key objectives and four teaching themes to catapult skills beyond their present level.
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Cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure skyrocketing
The number of cybersecurity incidents involving potential attacks on critical infrastructure increased by more than 2,000 percent between 2009 and 2011, according to a new report from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team.
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Panetta stays on point about evils of sequestration
On June 29, the first anniversary of his tenure as defense secretary, Leon Panetta met with the Pentagon press corps to continue voicing his objections to the concept of sequestration.
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DISA's networks withstood continuity test in storm
DISA experienced power failures at an Ohio data center and its Maryland headquarters in the wake of a fast-moving thunderstorm complex that left a broad path of destruction from Chicago to Washington on June 29, but backup systems quickly stepped in to deliver uninterrupted service.
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Simple spoofing technology can turn our own UAVs against us
A research team from the University of Texas at Austin's Radionavigation Laboratory recently demonstrated to federal officials that anyone with $1,000 and technological know-how can take over a drone for nefarious purposes, potentially leading to the United States facing attacks from its own drones.
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Army's long-endurance airship days away from flight testing
The Army is preparing a massive airship outfitted with enough surveillance gear to do the work of a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles for service in Afghanistan.
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AF extends airborne comms relay program in Afghanistan
The Air Force on June 27 awarded a $782 million sole-source contract to Northrop Grumman to continue supporting a key airborne communications relay system in Afghanistan through September 2015.
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No winner emerges in DARPA's do-it-yourself drone contest
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has declared no winners in its do-it-yourself drone contest known as UAVForge launched in 2011 that sought to create miniature drones that could fit inside a warfighter's backpack.
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Joint Staff’s new initiatives in cyber and defense IT will have DOD-wide impact
MG Mark Bowman, C4 Director and Joint Staff CIO, on the rationale behind the re-establishment of the Joint Staff's J6 directorate and new initiatives related to enterprise architecture and IT efficiency.
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Here’s what they’re saying about WIN-T Inc 2’s just-completed IOT&E
COL Edward Swanson discusses the results of the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of on-the-move communications at the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 12.2.
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DOD, Lockheed to partner on intel system upgrade
The Pentagon is undertaking an upgrade to a critical intelligence information sharing system that benefits U.S. military services and coalition partners.
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Despite shortcomings, MQ-1C Grey Eagle is 'game-changer'
While the reliability rate of the Army's MQ-1C Grey Eagle is not where it should be at this point in time, it is offering greater capabilities to the warfighters that it supports on the battlefield.
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Stuxnet's kill switch seen as unusual feature
On June 24, local time, the replication routines in Stuxnet malware turned themselves off, effectively halting the spread of the sophisticated cyber weapon.
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What's the answer to better geospatial intelligence?
The military has grown so good at collecting data that it risks suffocating in its own success.
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Attack on control systems may be on the horizon
A new cyberattack that targets schematics and blueprints might presage a cyberattack on control systems.
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Summer camp gives cyber savvy chance to get career skills
A cyber summer camp kicked off earlier the week of June 25 in Northern Virginia that will give 50 individuals a chance to learn skills that will prepare them for careers in cybersecurity.
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GeoEye shares drop with latest Enhanced View twist
Earlier this week, GeoEye shares fell 22 percent because the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) said it wasn't guaranteeing $119 million in earth-imaging contracts extending through August 2013.
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Army on cusp of rolling out comms network to frontline units
The Army is trying to more closely align network and vehicle modernization goals.
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DARPA, Invincea partner on secure Android smart phones
DARPA and the Army Research Laboratory have awarded Invincea a contract to enhance security for Android smart-phone and tablet platforms for use at the tactical edge of the battlefield.
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