Defense Systems

Army upgrades soldiers Windows operating systems

The Army is moving its existing and future hardware to Windows 10 as an operational and security enhancement.

Science & Tech

Comey: The Metadata Made Me Do It

The FBI director tries to explain to Congress his pre-election letters about the missing Clinton emails.

Defense Systems

Hackers invited to “Hack the Air Force”

The hacking exercise could help reveal Air Force cyber vulnerabilities.

Science & Tech

The US and Europe Need to Coordinate Their Cyber Weapons

The question isn’t just 'How do we use them together?' but 'Who gets to use them first?'

Policy

White House Wants to Bake Security Into New IT Projects

Trump’s top cybersecurity advisor has been tapped to help son-in-law Kushner ensure security is built into any new government tools from the beginning.

Science & Tech

The Pentagon’s Bug Bounty Program Should Be Expanded to Bases, DOD Official Says

The ‘best and brightest’ hackers could accelerate the search for vulnerabilities across some of the Defense Department’s broader critical infrastructure.

Threats

Government Needs ‘Heavy Artillery’ for Cyberspace, DHS Chief Says

Plodding bureaucracy could leave government outgunned in cyberspace, John Kelly said in his first major address as secretary.

Science & Tech

How a National Lab in Charge of Nuclear Safety Optimized Its Systems

It went from having 63 data centers to 18 across a square-mile campus, reducing facility costs and repurposing staff.

Science & Tech

One of the World’s Top Protest Apps Was Just Blocked in Russia

The government is denying more than 400,000 Russian users access to Zello, which has been used to coordinate protest actions in several countries.

Science & Tech

If You Only Work on Your Malware on Weekdays, You Might Be a CIA Hacker

Analysts at Symantec found a curious pattern in malware alleged to have been developed by the CIA: all the timestamps are Monday through Friday.

Threats

Tired: Stealing Data. Wired: Holding a Dam for Ransom

The spread of ransomware means government and critical infrastructure providers need to start gaming out responses, cyber watchers say.

Defense Systems

Army soldier IT migrates toward cloud

A new 50-vendor contract will speed up data consolidation and migration to the private cloud.

Science & Tech

Trump Team Seems to Stay the Course With the Last Administration’s Cyber Efforts

Two recent moves suggest the White House isn’t seeking a sea change in international cyber policy.

Science & Tech

DHS Looks to Reboot Relationship with Election Officials

Local and state officials decried January's designation of election systems as critical infrastructure. Now DHS is trying to get everyone on the same page.

Science & Tech

DHS Cyber Strategy Delayed for Trump Team Review

The department sees a "generational" opportunity for security in IT modernization, cyber lead says.

Science & Tech

The Next Big War Will Turn on AI, Says US Secret-Weapons Czar

William Roper says the military must get better at feeding the voracious learning algorithms that will fight future battles.

Defense Systems

Electronic domain limits may hurt troop modernization efforts

Maj. Gen. Robert M. Dyess, acting director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, told a recent panel at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that he expects the Army to be contested in space, cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Defense Systems

High Performance Computing Modernization Program receives SOL Engineering upgrades

New program upgrades and support will improve defense laboratory research, operation simulations, and computational data analysis.