Tag Archives: cyber warfare

The Naval Academy is planning on building a $100 million cyber-warfare education center in Annapolis, Md., to give midshipmen full training in cyber warfare, top officials said yesterday. Navy Times reports although academy leaders have yet to formally pitch the idea to top Navy leadership in the Pentagon, they said …

As cybersecurity grows in importance, and the dearth of skilled cyber professionals working in government is accentuated, the government is turning more and more to the private sector to provide cybersecurity solutions. BAE Systems North America is working to position itself as a leader in the cybersecurity market. “Our adversaries …

A central debate in recent months has been over the issue of cyber warfare and whether or not one is occurring presently. Mike McConnell, currently of Booz Allen and former DNI, wrote an article in the Washington Post in which he said that the U.S. was currently engaged in a …

Yesterday, the U.S. Joint Forces Command released the Joint Operating Environment 2010 report. The report details the future nature of the operational environment and how it will influence the function and structure of the joint force. Within the cyber realm, the report sees the continuation of the rapid developments in …

Back in February, the BiPartisan Policy Center hosted a mock cyber wargame called “Cyber ShockWave,” which examined how the U.S. would respond to a cyber attack. Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff served as the head of the mock NSC during the wargame. This week, he wrote a column for Government …

Since the cyber attacks against Google earlier this month, China and the United States have engaged in a “war of words: over cyberspace policy. Over the weekend, China accused the United States of conducting cyber warfare. The People’s Daily, a Chinese government-run newspaper, said in an editorial: “The U.S. was …

While recently attending a seminar for security professionals at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, I happened upon “Benjamin Franklin’s Way,” a newly constructed campus walkway incorporating a collection of granite pavers with selected maxims from the famous founding father.  While walking along I noticed the following quote: “Distrust and …

In a report recently published by McAfee, researchers examined the concept of cyber warfare, highlighting a number of nations are actively preparing for war in cyberspace. As the United States and other nations think about cybersecurity, states will need to develop a common understanding of what constitutes cyber warfare. Warfare, …

The US government has yet to even acknowledge that there was a denial of service attack on government websites as well as private entities such as the New York Stock Exchange and The Washington Post. South Korean delegates are the only persons effected by the attacks to openly accuse North Korea …