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NATO mulls cyber alliance proposal

Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III discussed a five-pillar strategy in late September with NATO leaders in Europe in efforts to promote joint cybersecurity initiatives

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Cyber incident responders lack a shared playbook

Three existing systems fail to identify the roles, structures or processes needed for cyber incident response, writes Kevin Coleman of Technolytics Institute.

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Stuxnet worm deemed 'best malware ever'

The highly sophisticated malware known as the Stuxnet worm operated undetected for nearly six months while carrying out its stealth attack on utility infrastructure around the globe. Read about how it was brought to bay.

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Satellites could come under cyber siege

The government's aging fleet of satellites has become a prime target for cyberattacks, writes Kevin Coleman of the Technolytics Institute.

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How to gain strategic advantage over cyber threats

We need to leap-frog the global state of the security industry and create the next generation of security products to achieve strategic cyber advantage, writes Kevin Coleman of the Technolytics Institute.

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Cyber Command moves into uncharted territory

The cyberspace challenge has forced militaries around the world to pursue cross-military collaboration with input from the private sector, writes Kevin Coleman of the Technolytics Institute.

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Protecting our critical infrastructure

The protection of critical infrastructure assets has important ramifications for the military, which relies heavily on that infrastructure, writes Kevin Coleman.

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Cyber threats worsen every second

Stronger measures necessary to address more frequent and sophisticated cyber attacks, writes Kevin Coleman.

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Effective cyber responses depend on creative collaboration

Cross-functional teams can decipher the most appropriate offensive and defensive measures in response to a cyberattack, writes Kevin Coleman, an adviser on cyber warfare and security.

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The new P2P initiative

A common shared cyber intelligence repository that allows both sides to contribute must be constructed to facilitate a tightly coupled pairing of the private and public sectors.

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Encryption: Fixed or still broken?

Senior Defense Department officials played down the security concerns about drones' unencrypted video feeds after the Wall Street Journal broke the story. What remains unclear is whether this problem has been addressed or is still an issue.

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Commentary: Browser Exposure

Researchers have identified a critical Zero-Day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) 6 and IE 7 that hints at a larger problem.

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Know your vendor

Introduction of unauthorized or compromised computer hardware, networking equipment or electronic components could wreak havoc on any system.

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Coding errors open thousands of new security holes each year

Research money is needed to develop the new tools and techniques to counter the threat posed by programming errors in software that create vulnerabilities that criminals, terrorists and the militaries of rogue nation states can exploit.