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STRATCOM commander: DOD network operators need to train to ‘fight through attacks’
If you look at cyberspace as just another domain in which to defend and fight — just like land, sea, air and space — then the whole task to developing the doctrine and tools to make the enterprise a strategic advantage for the U.S. military forces is not as daunting as it might seem.
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JTRS, WIN-T related products on display on LandWarNet expo floor
LandWarNet attendees who wandered onto the expo floor today were able to see a demonstration of voice, streaming video and situational awareness data transmitted over a radio network using the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), showing off the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) compatibility of Harris' Falcon III AN/PRC-117G.
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CECOM’s move to Aberdeen a ‘once in a generation opportunity,’ says Via
“We’re looking at BRAC as a catalyst for change … a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild,” said Maj. Gen. Dennis Via, commanding general of CECOM “But you can’t just pick up a command and move it. This is a significant and emotional event for our employees.”
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Defense in depth’ strategy key to fight cyber threats, says Army NOSC deputy
One of the concepts that network security administrators have at their disposal is similar to the traditional Army’s “defend in depth” strategy, which is a defense designed to withstand repeated enemy incursions, versus forward defense, which is a single line of defenders that can be more easily pierced by an overwhelming force.
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NETCOM commander highlights network security concerns
The modern-day Army has a variety of vulnerabilities that it didn’t necessarily have to deal with just a decade ago. At the top of the list is network and data security.
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Industry experts: Information assurance key to vision of a joint enterprise
If the future of LandWarNet is part of a collective enterprise, and that enterprise is all about providing data to the people who need it to make decisions, then few elements of the chain are more important than that of information assurance.
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Acting DISA Director: It's about the connected enterprise, not the 'Hooah'
Our information-sharing enterprise is not about control, it is about partnership.
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AKO to add blogging, wikis and Facebook-like features as it approaches its billionth user served
In a session on the "State of the Union" of Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online, AKO/DKO project manager Col. Earl Nobel said that additional Web 2.0 capabilities, including blogging, wikis and a social networking function similar to Facebook, will be added.
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"BlackBerry-like" services for the soldier — Lt. Gen. Sorenson says it’s possible
The Holy Grail of interactivity is the ability to use a BlackBerry like device with a single phone number and single email address that stays with soldiers and lets them access the data they need to prosecute their missions.
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Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson gives opening address at the LandWarNet 2008 Conference
Organizing a Network Service Center construct is critical to the future of LandWarNet, particularly if the Army is to deploy modular, expeditionary forces with connectivity from fort to foxhole.
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Global Satellite introduces pocket-sized satellite tracker
Global Satellite USA launched a stand-alone, pocket-sized Iridium satellite tracker at the 2008 LandWarNet Conference
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Expand Networks demonstrates WAN optimization over low-bandwidth, high-latency links
The company’s optimization technology, the Accelerator Operating System, enables ground, air and maritime forces to achieve better bandwidth throughput, accelerated network performance, comprehensive network management and significant cost savings.
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Army CIO Sorenson acknowledges concern over cyberwarfare,
Not that Army information technology officers needed a wake-up call about the need to secure their networks, but the recent cyberattacks against Georgian networks that originated in Russia certainly served as reinforcement of that need.
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Chief Casey to LandWarNet 2008: “I want to see a squad leader with a hand-held device from which he can draw the knowledge of the Army”
A 21st Century Army will have to evolve to meet six trends head on: globalization, resource competition, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, climate change, failed and failing states, and demographic trends.
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iDirect launches rugged satellite hub to support mobile networks
The satellite hub that allows warfighters to implement and manage a mobile satellite network in the field.
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LandWarNet to Feature Interoperability Program
The growing importance of IT to military operations, particularly those conducted by the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, is evident by the record number of exhibitors and registrants signed up for this year’s LandWarNet Conference.
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Director View | Framework formed by best practices
The Defense-wide Information Assurance Program (DIAP) is leading a holistic approach to IA risk management that includes codifying best practices from across the Defense Department and developing a compliance and enforcement plan.
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FCS robot gets ready for battlefield
iRobot, is on track to be one of the first efforts from the Defense Department’s Future Combat Systems project to bear fruit.
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