Ideas
Cybersecurity’s Human Side: How Can We Solve Our People Problem?
First, stop undermining our own efforts to fill crucial jobs. Second, cast a wide net for useful lessons.
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US Army to Test Powerful New Truck-Mounted Laser ‘Within Months’
New solid-state lasers plus ever-more-powerful mobile generators brings directed energy weapons a big step closer to reality.
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Yahoo, Erectile Dysfunction Meds, and the Sloppy Future of Russian Spying
Two hackers hired by FSB agents started running side scams. Now Moscow has account data on half a billion Yahoo users.
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WikiLeaks Dump Shines Light on Government's Shadowy Zero-Day Policy
The documents shed little light on how many unknown vulnerabilities the intelligence agency retains and how well it vets the damage they might cause.
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As Missile Defense Technology Improves, So Do Odds of an Arms Race in the Pacific
Next year, the U.S. plans to deploy a shipboard interceptor to help protect Japan. China and Russia will not be amused.
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CIA Claims No Wrongdoing As Wikileaks Claims to Publish Thousands of Agency Files
The group says the 8,000-plus files detail the existence and function of key hacking tools.
Threats
Iraq Agreed to Share More Information With US to Avoid Travel Ban
Other countries will have a harder time pulling the same trick.
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The Government’s Intelligence Wiki Might Be a Lockbox for Russian-Hacking Secrets
Analysts reportedly tucked classified information about Russian election meddling inside Intellipedia for safekeeping.
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Air Force Wants to Test a Laser on an Attack Plane Within A Year
But the U.S. Special Operations Command still needs money for the test and policymakers need to figure out the rules of engagement.
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DARPA Tests Dirty-Bomb Hunting Ambulances
You may not have known it, but some D.C. ambulances were searching for radiation while they drove.
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Pentagon Advisers Want Cyber ‘Tiger Teams,’ More Authorities for Cyber Command
Pentagon advisers: We need more infrastructure cybersecurity. Congress: We want more election-hacking security.
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Counter-Terror Chief: Expect Terrorist Drone Swarms 'Soon'
An upcoming competition will spotlight systems for downing enemy UAVs attacking solo or in groups.
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US Air Force to Send F-35 to Fight ISIS … In a Few Years
The plane’s rotation schedule has the JSF making deployments to Europe and the Pacific before heading to the Middle East, a top Air Force general says.
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How Trump’s Immigrant Dragnet Might Catch Your Personal Data, Too
A DHS rule change aimed at undocumented immigrants could invade the personal privacy of fare more people than the ones they’re targeting.
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The Man who led the Syrian Train-and-Equip Effort Wants A Cultural Translation App
The complex, delicate missions of today and tomorrow need a better way to bring fused intelligence to operators.
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US Military Is Looking to Add AI to Its Cyber Defense
The Pentagon's outgoing chief information officer said the Pentagon has already looked into IBM’s Watson platform.
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For the US Army, 'Cyber War' Is Quickly Becoming Just 'War'
Combat brigades will soon head into firefights with cyber specialists…and possibly IT lawyers.
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Military-Grade Spy Gear Is Flooding into Local Police Departments
Major U.S. cities are spending millions of dollars on tools that track and extract data from people’s cellphones — but almost nothing on rules to guide their use.
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Did Russia’s Election Meddling Break International Law? Experts Can’t Agree
Right now, that’s a gray area — and it’s hindering the U.S. response to influence operations.
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