DefenceTalkA newly discovered Internet security flaw could leave many websites vulnerable to hackers because of weak US encryption standards in the 1990s, researchers said Tuesday. The flaw dubbed “FREAK” could leave thousands of websites open to attacks if the problem is not patched, according to papers released by French and US researchers. The flaw was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/newly-found-online-security-flaw-stems-from-1990s-63360/

DefenceTalkIt would be another powerful tool in the arsenal of US and British spy services: encryption keys for a large share of the SIM cards used for mobile phones. A report by the investigative news website The Intercept, citing leaked documents from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, said the US and British agencies […]https://www.defencetalk.com/stolen-sim-card-keys-could-be-powerful-spy-tool-63275/

DefenceTalkThe Obama administration announced creation of another federal intelligence center in the long list of law enforcement and spy services. This time its main task will be cyberintel. The last year saw high-profile hacks into Sony Pictures, which set off a firestorm of controversy surrounding their film “The Interview.” But other security breaches, like cyberattacks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-creates-cyber-cia-to-fight-hackers-62872/

DefenceTalkUS Army cyber defenders released code to help detect and understand cyber attacks. The forensic analysis code called Dshell has been used, for nearly five years, as a framework to help the U.S. Army understand the events of compromises of Department of Defense networks. A version of Dshell was added to the GitHub social coding […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-cyber-defenders-open-source-code-in-new-github-project-62482/

DefenceTalkShortly after the secretary of the Army made Cyber a branch in September 2014, a Cyber Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program was announced, asking for applications from active-duty officers, second lieutenant through colonel. “The response was overwhelming,” said Lt. Col. Tim Groves, Cyber Branch chief, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, Human Resources Command, or HRC, Fort Knox, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-identifies-soldiers-for-new-cyber-branch-62476/

DefenceTalkAttacks on power plants, telecommunications and financial systems, even turning all of Los Angeles’ traffic lights green: Davos elites were warned Saturday of the terrifying possibilities of modern cyber terrorism. Eugene Kaspersky, who heads the Kaspersky Lab security group, said the possibilities of individuals being hacked would only increase in future as more devices, such […]https://www.defencetalk.com/davos-elites-warned-about-catastrophic-cyberattacks-62215/

DefenceTalkLt. Gen. Robert Brown, Army Combined Arms Center, or CAC, commanding general, visited Fort Sill, Jan. 20, to discuss the Army’s greatest asset — its Soldiers — and how the “human dimension” is vital to combating current and future conflicts. “The key aspects of the human dimension are developing the right leaders for the future […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-shaping-soldiers-as-best-weapon-for-future-62196/

DefenceTalkThe United States is concerned about Russia’s emerging strategic capabilities in nuclear, space, cyber security spheres, Commander of US Strategic Command Adm. Cecil Haney said on Thursday. “Russia has had more than a decade of investments in modernization across their strategic nuclear forces. This is not about the continuation of the cold war This is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-concerned-about-russias-emerging-strategic-military-capabilities-61988/

DefenceTalkCyber attacks might be taking a toll now, but just wait: a survey of experts says things are likely to get even worse in the US over the next decade. A majority of cybersecurity experts surveyed in a poll see a likelihood of major damage from a cyber attack in the coming years, according to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/major-hacking-attack-in-us-looms-expert-survey-60921/

DefenceTalkThe US military is building a new cyber defense corps that can be used to protect the nation and possibly for offensive purposes, the commander of the unit said Tuesday. National Security Agency director Michael Rogers, who also heads the US Cyber Command, said the 6,200-member unit should be fully operational by 2016, to bolster […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-bolstering-cyber-defense-with-new-corps-nsa-chief-60603/