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China Is Watching the FBI-Apple Battle Very Closely

Even if the U.S. government abandons its insistence on a backdoored iPhone, Beijing may not.

Ideas

Here's How Easily a Wanted War Criminal Can Travel the Globe

Sudan's pledges of support against enemies of the West and Saudi Arabia have greased the skids for alleged war criminal and President Omar al-Bashir's 21-country world tour.

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Russian Subs Are Reheating a Cold War Chokepoint

As the GIUK gap returns to importance, NATO must look to regenerate its anti-submarine forces.

Defense Systems

Cloud shift, data security driving encryption use

An industry survey forecasts broad use of crypto technologies as more enterprises shift sensitive data to the cloud.

Defense Systems

DOD's long path to creating a cyber warrior workforce

The U.S. Cyber Command is gearing up for the initial operating capacity of its Cyber Mission Force, despite some setbacks, and looking to groom the next generation of cyber warriors in the pipeline.

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How NATO Can Disrupt Russia's New Way of War

Here are a few things the West can do against Moscow’s potent combo of special forces and electronic warfare.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Launches First-of-Its-Kind Bug Bounty Program

The idea is to find and fix vulnerabilities before the bad guys do. Certain restrictions apply.

Defense Systems

Pentagon to welcome hackers with open arms

In a new initiative called Hack the Pentagon, DOD is inviting vetted hackers to explore potential vulnerabilities in systems as part of the government’s first bug bounty program.

Defense Systems

Army giving cyber capabilities to tactical units

A recent exercise expands on work to take cyber tools into the battlefield.

Defense Systems

Survey: Nation-states overtake insiders as DOD's top cyber threats

A new survey of DOD IT pros by SolarWinds finds that foreign governments are now seen as the greatest source of IT security threats.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Googles 'Innovation,' Taps Eric Schmidt

Alphabet's executive chairman will lead new advisory board that aims to help DoD be more like Silicon Valley.

Defense Systems

Experts: Cyber adversaries becoming more brazen

During a recent Congressional hearing, experts provided insight on the merging tactics of countries such as Russia and Iran.

Defense Systems

Officials: The time is now for battlefield 3D printing

Leaders are optimistic about the capabilities 3D printing can afford, saying it should be leveraged today.

Defense Systems

Reaper's retrofits extend its range and endurance

General Atomics said the unmanned aircraft's longer wings and greater fuel capacity take its flight endurance from 27 to 40 hours.

Defense Systems

BAE to demonstrate next-gen EW detection for the Navy

ONR wants the company to show continued proof-of-concept development in electromagnetic spectrum emitter detection and situational awareness.

Ideas

The US Needs to Whip Its Disaster-Response Plans Into Shape

It's time to digest the lessons of Haiti and Ebola and get ready for the mega disasters ahead.