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CYBERCOM To Outsource $475 Million of Work To Stand Up Command

The massive contract would cover more than 20 task areas and would build out one of the divisions of the Pentagon's fledgling cyber branch.

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How the Pentagon Could Soon Share Americans' Data With Foreign Militaries

The new cyber strategy could provide allies with Americans’ information gathered under proposed legislation.

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Pentagon Sets Up a Silicon Valley Outpost

Can Ash Carter enlist a tech community spooked by spying and allergic to bureaucracy?

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House Passes Blockbuster Cybersecurity Bill

Despite fears that the measure could bolster the NSA's spying power, it cleared the lower chamber by a wide margin.

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NSA Chief: Rules of War Apply to Cyberwar, Too

In the tightly controlled discussion about cyber weapons, this counts as a step toward transparency.

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The Army Is Sharing Its Top Cyber Warriors With Hollywood and Wall Street

A new public-private program wants to 'marry-up' cyber soldiers with a civilian career to defend against online threats.

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Pentagon To Recruit Thousands For Cybersecurity Reserve Force

Military leaders want private sector and National Guard cyber professionals at the ready in case of a national network emergency.

Policy

Two Ways the United Nations Could Improve Cybersecurity Policy This Week

It will come down to sticking with an unsatisfactory status quo or coming up with something new.

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A Global Consensus on Cyber Security Is Gaining Momentum

Here’s what to look for in two meetings that will explore how states with limited capacity can draw upon technologically sophisticated countries.

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Beijing May Have Been Spying on India’s Defense Industry for a Decade

Cyber security firm FireEye said the hackers targeted data on military operations in multiple countries China has territorial disputes with in the South China Sea.

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The Russian Hackers Taking on the Kremlin

Their name is 'Humpty Dumpty — and they're getting past telecommunications firewalls.

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The Navy Is Stepping Up Its Cyber Defenses

Part of a forthcoming cyber strategy focuses on the Navy's capacity to conduct cyberattacks from anywhere across the globe.

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3 Questions on Obama's New Cyber Sanctions Order

An executive order permitting the Treasury Department to sanction 'malicious' cyber criminals leaves key details out.

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Why Sharing Information on Cyber Threats Is So Difficult

Two barriers, one cultural and the other technical, continue to plague well-intentioned policy efforts.

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Obama Expands the US Response to Cyber Attacks

A new executive order will allow the government to impose financial sanctions against foreigners waging malicious cyberattacks against the US.

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Why the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Dollars Don't Add Up

This is not the first time the Pentagon has had difficulty labeling its cyber investments.

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Where the Military's Smartest Hackers Aren't Human at All

A two-year competition led by DARPA could lay the groundwork for a world where machines are in charge of cybersecurity.

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New Legislation Seeks To Keep Hackers, NSA at Bay

While the legislation seeks to promote information sharing, lawmakers will need to assuage privacy concerns.

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War by Doxxing

Combat pilots are just the most recent victims of a common practice. It doesn’t mean that the military has been hacked.