Feds lack managed response to large-scale cyber attack
GAO report cites lack of coordination between feds and civilian authorities in event of significant cyber assault
Michael Cooney | 06 Apr | Read more
GAO report cites lack of coordination between feds and civilian authorities in event of significant cyber assault
Michael Cooney | 06 Apr | Read more
British law enforcement agencies arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of being involved in a hacking attack last year against a satellite communications system operated by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Lucian Constantin | 07 Mar | Read more
Citing security issues, IT leaders at Department of Defense and National Security Agency warn that BYOD policies and public clouds are a long way from taking hold in environments rife with classified information.
Kenneth Corbin | 23 Oct | Read more
Halfway through a 90-day trial, the Department of Defense says it has stopped hundreds of attempted intrusions it would have missed otherwise without its <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061711-military-cyber-threat.html">pilot program</a> of sharing classified information about cyber threats with military contractors.
Tim Greene | 18 Aug | Read more
The Department of Defense says it was hit by a cyberattack by a "foreign intelligence service" that managed to pilfer 24,000 sensitive files.The attack, which occurred in March, was perpetrated by an unnamed "nation state," according to Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III. Lynn who disclosed the breach during a speech Thursday outlining the Pentagon's new cyber strategy for dealing with cyber-breaches.
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 16 Jul | Read more