Pentagon moves to protect military networks
News The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the US military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday.
[June 24, 2009, 9:33]
British man to be extradited for US military hacks
News The Pentagon, for example, has cited as many as 250,000 attacks in a single year. In 1997, two California teenagers and a trio of Israeli hackers were arrested for hacking into Pentagon servers. McKinnon is believed to have attacked the Earle Naval...
[November 13, 2002, 9:10]
'Infowarfare' part of NATO arsenal?
News A spokesperson for the Pentagon refused to comment on the NATO strategy, saying such tactics are top-secret during a continuing conflict. You need to be able to extract certain elements of information to disrupt radio frequencies or telephone...
[March 26, 1999, 9:32]
A Year Ago: Pentagon and hackers in 'cyberwar'
News The Pentagon has been warning about a future computer war. For the past several months, so-called cyberterrorists, operating from as many as 15 locations worldwide, have launched a series of coordinated attacks on Pentagon computers -- as many as...
[March 6, 2000, 6:09]
Pentagon and hackers in 'cyberwar'
News Officials said it was the most sophisticated attack yet on Pentagon computers. The hackers didn't receive top secrets but the Pentagon's No.man, Deputy Secretary of Defence John Hamre, says the United States is essentially engaged in an all-out...
[March 5, 1999, 16:30]
UK launches dedicated cybersecurity agency
News The Pentagon will create a cyber-command to oversee US cyber-military efforts. The Office of Cyber Security (OCS), dedicated to protecting Britain's IT infrastructure, will be created in line with a model proposed — and in part practised by — the...
[June 25, 2009, 10:00]
Pentagon forks out $100m for cyberattack cleanup
News The Pentagon spent more than $100m in the past six months cleaning up after internet attacks and network issues, US military leaders said on Tuesday. The important thing is that we recognise that we are under assault from the least sophisticated...
[April 8, 2009, 9:41]
Gates: Orwell was wrong about Big Brother
News The US Department of Justice has drafted a legislative proposal asking for more surveillance powers, while congressional scrutiny of the Pentagon's Terrorist Information Awareness (TIA) initiative is increasing.
[June 26, 2003, 8:10]
New 'anthrax' email worm is a dud
News Anthrax -- a disease caused by bacteria that can often be fatal, especially if the spores are inhaled -- came to the public's attention as a potential bioweapon soon after the 11 September terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
[October 17, 2001, 9:57]
