Security News

Military Robots as a Nature Analog (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-25 11:34

This very interesting essay looks at the future of military robotics and finds many analogs in nature: Imagine a low-cost drone with the range of a Canada goose, a bird that can cover 1,500 miles...

US Cyber Command gets unified military command status (Help Net Security)
2017-08-23 19:19

Last week, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States Cyber Command, which is currently a division of the NSA, will be elevated to the status of a Unified Combatant Command focused...

U.S. Military to Create Separate Unified Cyber Warfare Command (Security Week)
2017-08-18 17:11

President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Friday to elevate its cyber warfare operations to a separate command, signaling a new strategic emphasis on electronic and online offensive and...

25-Year-Old Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Military Satellite Phone System (The Hackers News)
2017-06-16 01:43

A British computer hacker who allegedly hacked a United States Department of Defense satellite system in 2014 and accessed the personal information of hundreds of military personnel has pleaded...

U.S. Defense Contractor Exposes Sensitive Military Data (Security Week)
2017-06-01 09:22

Sensitive data belonging to the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) was left exposed on the Internet by defense and intelligence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, a security firm...