DefenceTalkChinese hackers have gained access to secret designs for a slew of sophisticated US weapons programs, officials said Tuesday, possibly jeopardizing the American military’s technological edge. The breaches were part of a broad Chinese campaign of espionage against top US defense contractors and government agencies, officials said, confirming a Washington Post account of a Pentagon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-hackers-spying-on-us-weapons-programs-47956/

DefenceTalkTaiwan is preparing to launch a fourth cyberwar unit, a local newspaper reported Wednesday, in response to what it claims is a growing security threat from Chinese hackers. The new unit is scheduled to open on July 1 and will work to counter cyber attacks on government websites, said the Taipei-based newspaper United Evening News. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-to-open-new-cyberwar-unit-report-47954/

DefenceTalkBeijing on Tuesday dismissed an annual Pentagon report that accused it of widespread cyberspying on the US government, rejecting it as an “irresponsible” attempt to drum up fear of China as a military threat. The paper came as concerns in Washington have grown over Beijing’s double-digit rises in defence spending and a steady hacking campaign […]https://www.defencetalk.com/beijing-says-us-defence-report-hypes-china-threat-47724/

DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled a new combat medal for US troops who launch drone strikes or cyber attacks after a torrent of criticism from veterans and lawmakers. Hagel opted to scrap the new “Distinguished Warfare Medal” for a pin or device that could be added to existing medals to recognize service members […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-calls-off-new-medal-for-drone-cyber-warriors-47504/

DefenceTalkA recently released year-long study on cyberspace highlighted that missions are at risk from “malicious insiders, insecure supply chains and increasingly sophisticated adversaries as well as growing systems interdependencies.” The study, led by Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark T. Maybury, combined an Air Force-wide team of experts from major commands, the Air Force Research […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-cyberspace-science-and-technology-vision-2012-2025-47293/

DefenceTalkResearchers at one of China’s top universities collaborated with a Chinese army unit accused of carrying out hacking attacks on the United States, academic papers published online show. The elite Shanghai Jiaotong University conducted network security research with People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Unit 61398, the co-authored papers accessed by AFP Sunday reveal. A US security […]https://www.defencetalk.com/papers-link-top-china-university-to-army-hacking-unit-47252/

DefenceTalkBeijing must take steps to investigate and halt cybercrime, a top US official said Monday, warning the international community cannot tolerate the widespread hacking coming from China. “This is not solely a national security concern or a concern of the US government,” National Security Advisor Tom Donilon told The Asia Society. “Increasingly, US businesses are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-urges-china-to-probe-halt-cyber-spying-47120/

DefenceTalkSince the Defense Department officially made cyberspace a new domain of warfare in 2011, experts in the public and private sectors have been working to make that inherently collaborative, adaptable environment a suitable place for military command and control. In July of that year, the first initiative of the first DOD Strategy for Operating in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-command-adapts-to-understand-cyber-battlespace-47092/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department continues to work toward transformation into a joint information environment with defense industry and interagency partners, a senior DOD official said here today. Robert J. Carey, the Defense Department’s principal deputy chief information officer, discussed the government’s information technology efforts to protect the nation’s cyberspace during a panel at the 12th annual […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-effort-under-way-to-safeguard-infrastructure-dod-47009/

DefenceTalkGovernment is aware of the nature of the threats in Cyber Space and is taking appropriate measures to address these threats by way of an integrated approach with a series of legal, technical and administrative steps to effectively deal with the issue of cyber security in the country and to ensure that necessary systems are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-revamping-cyber-security-defenses-46969/