Defense Systems

US remains vulnerable to serious cyberattack

The United States isn’t ready for a serious cyberattack, warns Cyber Command chief Gen. Keith Alexander.

Defense Systems

Army GEN Chiarelli (ret.) takes a board-of-directors position

Army GEN Peter Chiarelli (ret.), who retired as vice chief of staff on January 31, has joined the board of directors of Adapx.

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Navy to install data gateway on ships

The Office of Naval Research has created a “network bridging system” designed to move data between combat system that controls weapons and sensors and the command and control network on Navy ships.

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As a global command, NETCOM makes itself the network proving ground

MG Jennifer Napper, commanding general of Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, discusses the major challenges facing military networks.

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10 factors that contribute to 'cyber insecurity'

People can have profoundly different mental models of the cyber domain based on their experiences.

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Cyber warfare rules for military still pending

The Defense Department is still struggling with how to write the rules of cyber warfare, particularly the offensive portion involving when and how to respond to a major cyberattack, senior military leaders told Congress July 25.

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Private sector still in denial about cyber threat, says former FBI official

Attempts to penetrate the networks of several natural gas pipeline operators should be a wake-up call for the private sector.

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CECOM deploys SharePoint portal to boost collaboration

CECOM is using a portal to centralize its data, streamline applications and connect its more than 13,000 employees worldwide.

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DOD CIO sets direction for cloud that partners closely with industry

DOD Deputy CIO Dave DeVries on the military cloud.

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DARPA looking for a few good imagers

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has put out a call seeking imagery researchers in the areas of visual and geospatial data analysis.

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GEOINT foundation accepting nominations for excellence awards

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation is accepting nominations for its annual awards program.

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Mission command-on-the-move system going to US infantry division in South Korea

Under a rapid equipping force contract, ITT Excelis will provide command-on-the-move systems to the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea.

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Comms payload passes on-orbit tests on MUOS satellite

The legacy communications payload onboard the Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System satellite has passed all on-orbit tests.

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White House offers belated support for cybersecurity bill

The White House is making what appears to be an all-out push to get CISPA passed. Why is there such a sense of urgency now?

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Air Force consolidates cyber/IT operations to improve performance

Maj. Gen. Craig Olson, PEO, Air Force Business and Enterprise Systems, on transition of the BES portfolio to his successor, and his new position as head of the Air Force's Command, Control and Communications Information and Networks program executive office.

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Network Operations Center opens to handle satellite bandwidth

Artel recently opened a network operations center (NOC) to handle the massive amount of voice, full motion video and ISR data the company is responsible for transporting across the Global Information Grid for DoD and federal government customers.

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What can Syria's Iranian-made drones do (and not do)?

The Iranian made drones that Syria is using to spy on the Free Syria Army have limited capabilities.

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Bomb-disposal robots now patrolling hospitals

iRobot has introduced a mobile robot system for hospital use.

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Industry highlights Capability Set 13 hardware

Industry representatives have been quick to highlight the performance of their systems at the recently concluded Network Integration Evaluation 12.2, and how they will field as part of the Capability Set 13 (CS 13) architecture beginning in October.

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Changes Afoot

Many wheels were set in motion this summer, s a number of key leaders in military cyber and defense IT were set to begin transitions to new posts, while at the same time the Air Force began a reorganization with major implications for the future direction of the service's cyber policies and actions.