News tagged with military network

American public opposes Israel striking Iran: poll

Only one in four Americans favors Israel conducting a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, finds a new University of Maryland poll. Nearly seven in ten (69 percent) favor the United States and other major powers ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 14

Computer virus did not target US drone fleet: general

A computer virus that affected the US military's drone fleet last month was not "specifically" aimed at the unmanned aircraft's network, the head of US Strategic Command said Tuesday. ...

Technology / Other

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Virus hits US drone fleet: report

A computer virus has hit the US Predator and Reaper drone fleet that Washington deploys to hunt down militants, logging the keystrokes of pilots remotely flying missions, Wired magazine reported.

Technology / Other

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 19

Pentagon to publish strategy for cyberspace wars

(AP) -- Facing escalating risks of cyberattacks by hackers, criminals and other nations, the Pentagon is developing more resilient computer networks so the military can continue to operate if critical systems are breached ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Destructive cyber attack inevitable: NSA chief

The US National Security Agency (NSA) chief on Thursday urged top computer security specialists to harden the nation's critical infrastructure against inevitable destructive cyber attacks.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US works to secure networks as hackers advance

(AP) -- It will take several more years for the government to fully install high-tech systems to block computer intrusions, a drawn-out timeline that enables criminals to become more adept at stealing sensitive ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 05, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Israel army using Facebook to rumble draft-dodgers

Around a 1,000 Israeli women who tried to avoid military service by pretending to be religious have been caught out through their Facebook accounts, an army spokesman said on Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Two years and 100 mln dollars buys winning cyber army

A computer espionage specialist has laid out blueprints for building a cyber army capable of crashing through US defenses.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 01, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 2

New cyberattacks in SKorea; sites suffer no damage

(AP) -- Two South Korean government websites were struck by the second cyberattack in a week, but suffered no major damage, the government said Saturday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US military lets soldiers Tweet, blog and Facebook

The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military's non-classified computer network under a new policy.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 27, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Reports: Cyberattacks traced to NKorea

(AP) -- The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US wants privacy in new cyber security system

(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US military tweets news from Afghanistan

(AP) -- U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US adviser says cybersecurity must be joint effort

(AP) -- The challenge of protecting the government's computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. That suggests the administration doesn't intend ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sources: Pentagon planning new cybercommand

(AP) -- The Pentagon is planning to create a new military command to focus on cyberspace and protect its computer networks from cyberattacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0