US goals for cyberspace a new frontier
14 years, 9 months ago

US goals for cyberspace a new frontier

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 The United States' move to gain military supremacy in cyber space may trigger a new arms race, observers said. One week ago, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced the inception of the world's first comprehensive, multi-service military cyber operation, called US Cyber Command. As early as 2005, the Pentagon recognized that cyber space was as important as land, ocean, air and outer space in the US National Defense Strategy, considering challenges in cyber space a "disruptive challenge", and saying they could "seriously endanger" US national security. States other than the US have already been planning mechanisms to guard national cyber security, including Britain, France, Russia, the Republic of Korea and Israel, which already has a military cyber force.

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US Defense Secretary orders suspension of Pentagon's offensive cyber operations against Russia
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US Defense Secretary orders suspension of Pentagon's offensive cyber operations against Russia

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused offensive cyber operations against Russia by US Cyber Command, rolling back some efforts to contend with a key adversary even as national security experts call for the US to expand those capabilities. Hegseth's decision does not affect cyber operations conducted by other agencies, including the CIA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. …

US suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia, senior US official says
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia, senior US official says

CNN  

CNN — The US has suspended operations and planning for offensive cyber operations against Russia, a senior US official told CNN. “It is not uncommon for the Pentagon to pause actions which are potentially destabilizing or provocative for negotiations, including cyber-effects operations,” Jason Kikta, a former Cyber Command official, told CNN. Cyber Command “provides people, resources and unique insights to …

President Biden's new cybersecurity policy allows U.S. agencies to preemptively hack into the computer networks of criminals and foreign governments.
2 years, 2 months ago

President Biden's new cybersecurity policy allows U.S. agencies to preemptively hack into the computer networks of criminals and foreign governments.

Slate  

President Biden is about to approve a policy that goes much farther than any previous effort to protect private companies from malicious hackers—and to retaliate against those hackers with our own cyberattacks. The 35-page document, titled “National Cybersecurity Strategy,” differs from the dozen or so similar papers signed by presidents over the past quarter-century in two significant ways: First, it …

What Biden’s national security strategy says about cybersecurity.
2 years, 4 months ago

What Biden’s national security strategy says about cybersecurity.

Slate  

It’s well known that Trump was no fan of international cooperation, including when it came to tech diplomacy. The Obama White House continued this expansion of tech-focused diplomacy, conducting a Cyberspace Policy Review at the beginning of the administration, establishing the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues in 2011 at the State Department, and writing the country’s first International …

Authorities lag against fast-evolving cyberspace threats: report
3 years, 8 months ago

Authorities lag against fast-evolving cyberspace threats: report

The Hindu  

Governments worldwide are too often playing catch-up against private cyberspace operators in what is poised to become a key arena for defending national interests, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said Tuesday. And while the US remains the dominant cyberspace power, China is rapidly gaining ground and could soon be a major rival in both the civil and military spheres, …

US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia
4 years, 3 months ago

US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.S. Cyber Command operation occurred in Estonia from …

On China, it’s time to consider cyber operations | Opinion
4 years, 9 months ago

On China, it’s time to consider cyber operations | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The recent border clashes between India and China have led analysts, habituated to conventional warfare, to compare the relative strengths of the two adversaries in terms of the number of tanks, aircraft and other military paraphernalia. It appears that Indian strategic discourse has yet again discounted cyber operations as an instrument of power projection, which could have offered a degree …

US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems
5 years, 9 months ago

US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems

India TV News  

U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran’s downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, U.S. officials said Saturday, claims AP news. Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps …

US struck Iranian military computers this week: Reports
5 years, 9 months ago

US struck Iranian military computers this week: Reports

India Today  

US military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran's downing of a US surveillance drone, US officials said on Saturday. Tensions have escalated between the two countries ever since the US withdrew last year from the 2015 …

US warns of sophisticated cyberattacks from Russia, China
6 years ago

US warns of sophisticated cyberattacks from Russia, China

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Cyberattacks from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly sophisticated and, until recently, were done with little concern for the consequences, the top Pentagon cyber leaders told a congressional committee on Wednesday. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command, laid out the escalating threats, following a Navy review released this week that described significant breaches …

US military given more authority to launch preventative cyberattacks
6 years, 6 months ago

US military given more authority to launch preventative cyberattacks

CNN  

CNN — The US military is taking a more aggressive stance against foreign government hackers who are targeting the US and is being granted more authority to launch preventative cyberstrikes, according to a summary of the Department of Defense’s new Cyber Strategy. The Pentagon is referring to the new stance as “defend forward,” and the strategy will allow the US …

Opinion | The US needs a cyber force and a space force
6 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | The US needs a cyber force and a space force

Live Mint  

Sadly, the proposal for a new US Space Force has become a punchline on late-night TV. And while the idea of a space force is smart, the new service component we really need is a Cyber Force. The idea of a space force—a new service branch like the army or navy, not merely a combatant command—has been around for decades, …

U.N. Chief Urges Global Rules For Cyber Warfare
7 years, 1 month ago

U.N. Chief Urges Global Rules For Cyber Warfare

News 18  

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for global rules to minimize the impact of electronic warfare on civilians as massive cyber attacks look likely to become the first salvoes in future wars. Computer hackers, many of them believed to be state- Last week, U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies on charges of conducting …

Trump is planning to lift the status of Pentagon's Cyber Command for emphasis on cyber weapons
7 years, 7 months ago

Trump is planning to lift the status of Pentagon's Cyber Command for emphasis on cyber weapons

Firstpost  

That would lead to Cyber Command becoming what the military called a “unified command,” equal to combat branches of the military. U.S. President Donald Trump is close to making a decision to elevate the status of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders and tackle adversaries, current and former officials told …

Trump will create new independent military cyber command
7 years, 8 months ago

Trump will create new independent military cyber command

Daily Mail  

After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group and other foes, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials say the Trump administration, after months of delay, is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's …

Greater global cooperation required to fight cyber crime
7 years, 10 months ago

Greater global cooperation required to fight cyber crime

China Daily  

The ransomware virus, dubbed WannaCry, can encrypt all the files on a Windows PC and demands $300 worth of bitcoin, an untraceable digital currency widely used online, to unlock a user's data. The unprecedented global cyberattack that began on Friday has reportedly infected hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries and regions, including China, where around 30,000 …

Germany launches cyber command, with equal status to that of army, navy and air force
7 years, 11 months ago

Germany launches cyber command, with equal status to that of army, navy and air force

Firstpost  

Germany’s armed forces Saturday launch a cyber command, with a status equal to that of the army, navy and air force, meant to shield its IT and weapons systems from attack. The Bundeswehr’s new Cyber and Information Space Command, based in the former West German capital of Bonn, will start off with 260 IT specialists but grow to 13,500 military …

China announces cybersecurity strategy
8 years, 2 months ago

China announces cybersecurity strategy

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's top Internet regulator released a cyberspace security strategy on Tuesday, advocating peace, security, openness, cooperation and order. The government will guarantee cyberspace sovereignty and national security, protect information infrastructure and act against cyber terror and crimes, according to the 15-page strategy released by the Cyberspace Administration of China. China will use whatever means necessary -- scientific, technological, …

Cyber warfare: The new international warfront
8 years, 5 months ago

Cyber warfare: The new international warfront

Al Jazeera  

Faced with increased cyber attacks, US government is balancing attack on and defense from hackers and cyber criminals. At a June meeting with the DoD and US Cyber Command’s Deputy Commander Lieutenant General James K McLaughlin on cyber attacks, Thornberry said that just as the military has “an air campaign, we want to have a cyber campaign”. The aid said …

Obama Prepares to Boost US Military’s Cyber Role
8 years, 7 months ago

Obama Prepares to Boost US Military’s Cyber Role

The Quint  

The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signalling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into US networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters. Under the plan being considered at the White House, the officials said, US Cyber Command would become what …

Obama administration is developing more cyber weapons
8 years, 7 months ago

Obama administration is developing more cyber weapons

Firstpost  

The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters. A former senior intelligence official with knowledge of the plan said it reflects the growing role that cyber …

Obama prepares to boost U.S. military's cyber role - sources
8 years, 7 months ago

Obama prepares to boost U.S. military's cyber role - sources

Firstpost  

WASHINGTON The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signalling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters. A former senior intelligence official with knowledge of the plan said it reflects the growing role that …

New war turf: US military drops 'cyberbomb' on ISIS
8 years, 10 months ago

New war turf: US military drops 'cyberbomb' on ISIS

India TV News  

Washington: Ramping up its fight against Islamic State, the United states military is now conducting cyber attacks on the terror outfit. US military's six year old Cyber Command would use cyber technique to target the group's abilities to use social media and the Internet to recruit fighters and inspire followers. A US-led coalition has been striking ISIS fighters in Iraq …

US begins waging cyber war against Isis
8 years, 11 months ago

US begins waging cyber war against Isis

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US has begun waging cyber warfare against Isis, defence secretary Ashton Carter …

Russia, China greatest cyber threats: U.S. Navy Admiral
8 years, 11 months ago

Russia, China greatest cyber threats: U.S. Navy Admiral

The Hindu  

Russia and China present the greatest cyber security threat to the United States, but Iran is trying to increase and spend more on its capabilities, the Navy Admiral in charge of the military’s Cyber Command has told Congress. He said the U.S. Cyber Command was making progress building cyber mission teams, and would have 133 fully operational by September 2018. …

Defense dept. expands digital warfare
10 years, 5 months ago

Defense dept. expands digital warfare

NL Times  

A special Cyber Command has been established so that the Dutch army may now shut down opponents' computer networks using viruses. This Cyber Command is the successor of an existing task force, which was engaged in securing their own military networks. "Before Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 with tanks, they first bombed the networks of the Georgian army, making them …

奥巴马提名密码专家出任NSA新局长 亲自面试
11 years, 1 month ago

奥巴马提名密码专家出任NSA新局长 亲自面试

China Daily  

President Obama has signed off on the nomination of Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers to lead the embattled National Security Agency and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare organization, according to sources familiar with the decision. Rogers, whose Navy career spans more than 30 years, is “uniquely qualified” to take on the job, said Terry Roberts, a former Naval intelligence official who worked …

奥巴马提名密码专家出任NSA新局长 亲自面试
11 years, 1 month ago

奥巴马提名密码专家出任NSA新局长 亲自面试

China Daily  

President Obama has signed off on the nomination of Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers to lead the embattled National Security Agency and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare organization, according to sources familiar with the decision. Rogers, whose Navy career spans more than 30 years, is “uniquely qualified” to take on the job, said Terry Roberts, a former Naval intelligence official who worked …

奥巴马提名密码专家出任NSA新局长 亲自面试
11 years, 1 month ago

奥巴马提名密码专家出任NSA新局长 亲自面试

China Daily  

President Obama has signed off on the nomination of Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers to lead the embattled National Security Agency and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare organization, according to sources familiar with the decision. Rogers, whose Navy career spans more than 30 years, is “uniquely qualified” to take on the job, said Terry Roberts, a former Naval intelligence official who worked …

Cyber attacks could cause the next world war
11 years, 10 months ago

Cyber attacks could cause the next world war

Salon  

ATLANTA, Georgia — It’s a new breed of warfare, unlike anything you’ve ever seen. But US officials use phrases like “cyber-Pearl Harbor” to describe the threat hackers pose to the critical infrastructure — electricity, water, trains, oil and gas pipelines — and the information networks that run the economy. Other systems use unchanged default username and passwords like “admin/admin.” If …

Pentagon to expand cyber force to counter attacks on computer networks
12 years, 1 month ago

Pentagon to expand cyber force to counter attacks on computer networks

Firstpost  

The expansion would increase the Defense Department’s Cyber Command by more than 4,000 people, up from the current 900, an unidentified American official said. Washington: The Pentagon is moving towards a major expansion of its cybersecurity force to counter increasing attacks on the US’ computer networks, as well as to expand offensive computer operations on foreign adversaries, a media report …

Pentagon to expand cyber force to counter attacks on computer networks
12 years, 1 month ago

Pentagon to expand cyber force to counter attacks on computer networks

Firstpost  

The expansion would increase the Defense Department’s Cyber Command by more than 4,000 people, up from the current 900, an unidentified American official said. Washington: The Pentagon is moving towards a major expansion of its cybersecurity force to counter increasing attacks on the US’ computer networks, as well as to expand offensive computer operations on foreign adversaries, a media report …

US defense chief says pre-emptive action possible over cyber threat
12 years, 5 months ago

US defense chief says pre-emptive action possible over cyber threat

Firstpost  

The U.S. military could act pre-emptively if it detects an imminent threat of cyber attack, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday … The US military could act pre-emptively if it detects an imminent threat of cyber attack, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, urging stronger action to bolster America’s defenses against such plots. To underscore the …

US official rules out chance of 'cyber war' with China
13 years, 5 months ago

US official rules out chance of 'cyber war' with China

China Daily  

US official rules out chance of 'cyber war' with China Updated: 2011-10-20 08:07 By Cheng Guangjin NEW YORK - A US State Department official dismissed on Tuesday the possibility of a cyber war between China and the United States, while calling for building mutual confidence to avoid such an eventuality. Claims that China launched cyber attacks against the US flared …

U.S. calls for international dialogue on cyber attacks
13 years, 9 months ago

U.S. calls for international dialogue on cyber attacks

The Hindu  

The United States on Saturday called for an international dialogue on cyber attacks and a set of rules to keep conflicts caused by computer hacking under control. “We take the cyber threat very seriously,” US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told an Asian security conference in Singapore. He said that all countries should see cyber attacks as a potential problem for …

Cyber Command Focusing On Private Cooperation : The Two-Way : NPR
14 years, 2 months ago

Cyber Command Focusing On Private Cooperation : The Two-Way : NPR

NPR  

Next On Cyber Command's Agenda: Working With Private Sector All Things Considered continues its conversations today about foreign policy challenges facing the U.S. with a look at the "cyberwar" threat. As NPR's Tom Gjelten explained to ATC guest host Audie Cornish, cyberwar moved way up many people's lists of important foreign policy issues this year when the director of National …

Pentagon faces massive cyber threats
14 years, 5 months ago

Pentagon faces massive cyber threats

China Daily  

The commander of the new US Cyber Command, Army General Keith Alexander, said the Pentagon's vast computer system is probed by potential enemies a quarter-of-a-million times every hour and needs to be protected, especially in a time of war. Alexander said that if such damage occurred in a war zone, the Pentagon's command and control systems would suffer. He said …

Top Officer Fears Cyberwar, Hearts Karzai, Tweets With Help
14 years, 11 months ago

Top Officer Fears Cyberwar, Hearts Karzai, Tweets With Help

Wired  

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland -- America's top military officer believes there's a cyberwar already in progress. He believes that the Defense Department's controversial new Cyber Command should become the "engine" of our national network security -- not just the builder of better Pentagon firewalls. __Danger Room: __I've been following the creation of the military's new Cyber Command for -- …

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