Washington has the right to block US federal agencies from buying products by Huawei on cybersecurity grounds, a judge has ruled, dismissing the Chinese telecom giant’s legal challenge to a purchase ban. Huawei filed the suit nearly a year ago, claiming that Congress had failed to provide evidence to support a law that stopped government […]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND: U.S. Army Soldiers patrolling critical checkpoints overseas will have an improved biometrics tool to help identify persons of interest in real time. Army Futures Command’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center has developed and delivered software that will enable Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and […]

Last month, SpaceX became the operator of the world’s largest active satellite constellation. As of the end of January, the company had 242 satellites orbiting the planet with plans to launch 42,000 over the next decade. This is part of its ambitious project to provide Internet access across the globe. The race to put satellites […]

BAE Systems to develop advanced analytics technology to assist in the detection and deterrence of mass destruction activity, helping to protect national security. BAE Systems has received funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office to develop advanced analytics technology that will assist in the detection and deterrence of weapons […]

WASHINGTON: The United States has indicted four Chinese military officers for hacking the credit reporting agency Equifax’s computer system and stealing the personal information of most or all Americans, US Attorney General William Barr told reporters on Monday. “I am here to announce the indictment of Chinese military hackers, specifically four members of Chinese People […]

The US Justice Department announced indictments of four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for alleged involvement in the massive 2017 hack of the database of giant US credit rating agency Equifax. “This was one of the largest data breaches in history,” said Attorney General Bill Barr. The hackers stole “the sensitive personal information of […]

Cybercriminals are carrying out targeted attacks against companies around the world utilizing a shotgun approach with many different types of malware. Cybereason’s researchers determined 500,000 + workstations are infected around the world. Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, today announced that its Nocturnus research team released its newest research findings The Hole in […]

By the end of September, the Defense Department will require at least some companies bidding on defense contracts to certify that they meet at least a basic level of cybersecurity standards when responding to a request for proposals. DOD released its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification today, billed by the undersecretary of defense for acquisition […]

Camouflaging IoT device signals remains a problem, and not just for the military. New research shows that network-connected device can be authenticated without revealing their individual identities. The internet of things is causing a headache for the military. Millions of devices unwittingly reveal their identities with every message they send or receive. The concern is […]

North Korea remains a security challenge, and the United States continues to pursue North Korean denuclearization, a senior Pentagon official told the House Armed Services Committee. In a security update on the Korean Peninsula today, John C. Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy, said that by any measure, North Korea poses an ongoing, credible […]