Government Response to Information Warfare

Cyber-Security: A Hard Sell

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:30:23 -0800

A new study lays out cybersecurity recommendations for the next U.S. president but getting the U.S. to prioritize improving cyber defenses and overhauling the vulnerable, dated information networks may not be easy amid economic turmoil and demand for a quick-fix stimulus.

More Cyber Security Regulations Recommended

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:05:40 -0800

A bipartisan commission of computer security experts are recommending today that President-elect Barack Obama set up a high-level post to tackle cyber security, consider new regulations to combat cyber crime and shore up the security of the nation's most sensitive computer networks.

Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack

Greg Schnippel — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:07:43 -0800

The Pentagon has suffered from a cyber attack in the form of a computer virus or worm so alarming that it has taken the unprecedented step of banning the use of external hardware devices, such as flash drives and DVD's.

Al-Qaeda Web Forums Abruptly Taken Offline

Greg Schnippel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:37:48 -0700

Four of the five main online forums that al-Qaeda's media wing uses to distribute statements by Osama bin Laden and other extremists have been disabled since mid-September, monitors of the Web sites say.

The Web Ushers In New Weapons of War and Terrorism

Greg Schnippel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:41:26 -0700

In the early days of the Internet, optimists projected that it would usher in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Maybe this will happen yet, but currently the net is proving to be a powerful tool in the hands of criminals and terrorists. On top of the rising number of globally based online thieves bent on stealing our identities and money, a growing cadre of state and nonstate actors are adding Internet weapons to their traditional arsenals that can be unleashed in cyber attacks.

Pentagon Wants Cyberwar Range to 'Replicate Human Behavior and Frailties'

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:01 -0700

Chinese Hackers Worry Pentagon

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:59 -0700

The New Art of War

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:59 -0700

Welcome to Cyberwar Country, USA

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:58 -0700

Analysis: A new USAF cyber-war doctrine

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:57 -0700