Security News

Tens of Vulnerabilities Found in Pentagon Travel Management System
2018-05-31 05:16

HackerOne announced on Wednesday the results of “Hack the DTS,” the fifth bug bounty program run by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). read more

Pentagon orders military exchanges to pull Chinese smartphones over security risks
2018-05-08 11:22

Huawei and ZTE are already telephones non gratae, tied too close for comfort to the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army back home.

Thousands of Google employees call for company to cancel Pentagon work
2018-04-09 11:38

Google's helping the Pentagon to build AI for drones, and a vocal group of employees have asked the company to drop the project.

Pentagon Looks to Counter Ever-stealthier Warfare
2018-03-26 14:12

The US military has for years enjoyed a broad technological edge over its adversaries, dominating foes with superior communications and cyber capabilities. Now, thanks to rapid advances by Russia...

Pentagon Hacked in New U.S. Air Force Bug Bounty Program
2017-12-18 15:43

The Hack the Air Force 2.0 bug bounty program kicked off earlier this month with researchers finding a critical vulnerability that could have been exploited to gain access to a network of the U.S....

Unprotected Pentagon Database Stored 1.8 Billion Internet Posts
2017-11-20 10:42

Researchers have found an unprotected database storing 1.8 billion posts collected from social media services, news websites and forums by a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense. read more

Hackers Helped Pentagon Patch Thousands of Flaws
2017-11-13 08:30

Bug bounty programs and a vulnerability disclosure policy have helped the U.S. Department of Defense patch thousands of security holes in its systems. read more

Pentagon Subcontractor Inadvertently Leaks 11 Gigs of Sensitive Data (Threatpost)
2017-01-03 20:40

A security researcher claims that data belonging to doctors deployed in the United States Special Operations Command was left unsecured online.