DefenceTalkYahoo said some of its servers were breached briefly by hackers, but that the attack was unrelated to the newly discovered Shellshock vulnerability, and that no user data was compromised. In a posting late Monday on the Hacker News forum, Yahoo’s chief information security officer Alex Stamos said hackers managed to breach three of its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yahoo-says-some-systems-breached-not-by-shellshock-60706/

DefenceTalkTaiwan’s premier warned Tuesday of increasing cyber attacks from China, the island’s highest-ranking official to denounce attempts to “steal government secrets” despite warming cross-strait relations. Jiang Yi-huah’s warning comes after the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned on Sunday that China is waging an aggressive cyber war against the United States which costs American businesses billions […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-pm-warns-china-cyber-attack-threat-growing-60704/

DefenceTalkIndia will, for the first time, join hands with China to develop remote sensing satellites. Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) chairman K Radhakrishnan told TOI that an agreement in this regard was signed two days ago. Right from the initial days of its space program in the 1960s, India had collaborated with the US, USSR […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-develop-remote-sensing-satellites-with-china-60626/

DefenceTalkApple is rolling out new privacy protections for iPhones and iPads, with a new system that makes it impossible for the company to unlock a device even with a warrant. Apple’s privacy terms updated late Wednesday indicate that under its new mobile operating system, iOS 8, the company will not have access to customer passwords. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/apples-new-encryption-to-lock-out-government-60610/

DefenceTalkChinese hackers believed to be linked to Beijing conducted dozens of cyberattacks on US defense contractors between 2012 and 2013, potentially compromising military operations, a congressional probe warned Wednesday. A study by the Senate Armed Services Committee found that hackers gained access to systems run by companies doing contract work for the US Transportation Command […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-accuses-china-of-hacking-into-defense-contract-firms-60607/

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/

DefenceTalkIn science fiction, technology problems are solved with the stroke of a writer’s pen. In reality, science and technology research takes time, and a lot of effort. “If you’ve seen the movie Predator, you’ve seen a perfect illustration of the process of lethality,” said Dr. Don Reago, director of the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-enable-night-lethality-60591/

DefenceTalkThe Army is activating a Cyber Protection Brigade today, and discussing a new cyber branch that could be established as early as next month. Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney D. Harris, Army Cyber Command, said the branch announcement could come as early as the second week of October, during the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-standing-up-cyber-brigade-possible-cyber-branch-60545/

DefenceTalkBoeing and the U.S. Army have proven the capabilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in maritime conditions, successfully targeting a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. “Under windy, rainy and foggy weather conditions in Florida, these engagements were the most challenging to date with a 10-kilowatt […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-laser-demonstrator-destroys-targets-through-wind-and-fog-60531/

DefenceTalkTactical Communications Group (TCG), the leading independent supplier of Tactical Data Link (TDL) solutions, announced a contract award to provide its Ground Tactical Data Link Systems (GTS) hardware and software components, as well as engineering and operational TDL services, training, and system maintenance, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces. The award is the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-forces-buy-ground-tactical-datalink-60449/