Science & Tech

Hillary Clinton Accuses China of Hacking 'Everything That Doesn't Move'

The former Secretary of State's criticisms come following a devastating breach at the Office of Personnel Management.

Ideas

What Fiction Can Tell You About a Future War With China

Strategists Peter Singer and August Cole’s new novel offers a glimpse into startling real-life U.S. military vulnerabilities.

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Pentagon, OPM Shut Down Background Check Systems

Two critical systems linking information from the DOD to OPM are being shuttered while vulnerabilities are fixed.

Science & Tech

After Historic Hack, OPM Chief's 15-Point Plan May Be Too Little, Too Late

In the wake of a major hack, agency director Katherine Archuleta outlined a series of steps to counter future breaches.

Threats

Video Chat Could Put US Advisors In ISIS Fight — Virtually

US troops confined to Iraqi bases may soon use FaceTime-like apps to help Iraqi soldiers on the battlefield.

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Cyber War Puts Democracies on the Defensive

Free countries must band together to fight off authoritarian states that can be more institutionally flexible, opaque, unaccountable, and corrupt.

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China Is the Leading Suspect in OPM Hack, US Says

The intelligence community thinks they know who stole the data. That doesn’t change much.

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Why Putin’s ICBM Announcement Does Not Signal a New Nuclear Arms Race

The Russian President’s announcement was entirely in line with previous expectations, and won’t add new capabilities to Moscow's arsenal.

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NSA Chief: Don’t Assume China Hacked OPM

Attribution, which came so quickly when North Korea hacked Sony, is proving trickier when China stands accused.

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The US Army Is Getting Futuristic Hoverbikes

A British company is bringing hover bikes stateside for commercial use—but not before the US Army gets their own version first.

Business

Pentagon Rushing to Open Space-War Center To Counter China, Russia

Prepping for war in orbit, the military is honing tactics and building a new center to coordinate defense and development.

Science & Tech

Robots Won't Be Taking These Military Jobs Anytime Soon

A chief Air Force scientist says that there’s no way to automate drone-based intelligence collection without a major technological breakthrough.

Threats

Pentagon Building Cruise Missile Shield To Defend US Cities From Russia

The military moves to set up an expensive sensor-and-shooter network, but is the threat real?

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What the OPM Hack Means for the Future of Warfare

It's not the first time the U.S. government's systems have been breached, and it won't be the last time either.

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White House Orders Agencies To Beef Up Cyber Defenses 'Immediately'

In the wake of a devastating hack on OPM, the Obama administration is directing agencies to lock down government systems.

Threats

OPM Breach Just Put America’s Spies ‘At High Risk’

Hackers may now have detailed biographical information and a virtual phonebook of every United States intelligence asset.

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Second OPM Hack Exposed Information About Military, Intelligence Workers

Officials confirmed Friday they had detected a second intrusion that may be far more damaging than the one reported last week.

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How Wi-Fi Will Power Tomorrow's Battle Gear

Cords and batteries are a burden on the battlefield. Will future devices be powered by radio waves…from space?

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How OPM Can Find Its Missing Data on the Dark Web

The best way to recover from breaches is to assume that they’re inevitable — and start looking for your data before you know it’s gone.