Cybersecurity Now Key Requirement For All Weapons: DoD Cyber Chief

Cybersecurity Now Key Requirement For All Weapons: DoD Cyber Chief
Cybersecurity Now Key Requirement For All Weapons: DoD Cyber Chief

WASHINGTON: Cybersecurity — it’s not just for networks anymore. The trend towards what’s called “the Internet of Things” means targets can be anywhere. “If there is a computer in something, it can be cyber-attacked, and we need to be able to harden it and defend it,” the Pentagon’s Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity, Richard Hale,…

Moving Mountains In Cyber War: Automated Virtual ‘Maneuver’

Moving Mountains In Cyber War: Automated Virtual ‘Maneuver’
Moving Mountains In Cyber War: Automated Virtual ‘Maneuver’

WASHINGTON: In real-world warfare, troops and tanks maneuver to take advantage of the terrain. In the looking-glass world of cyberspace, however, “maneuver” may mean changing the terrain itself. If the enemy’s invading your country, you can dig a trench or blow a bridge, but otherwise you go to war with the landscape you have. If…