Supply-Chain Vulnerabilities and 4 Other Threats to the US That the FBI Director Is Worried About
During a Senate hearing in September, the FBI director described what the agency sees as the top four threats facing the United States.
Cyber Defense
Pentagon Official Resigns Saying US Cybersecurity Is No Match for China, Calling It ‘Kindergarten Level’
“We have no competing fighting chance against China in 15 to 20 years. Right now, it’s already a done deal; it is already over in my opinion,” Chaillan said.
A cyber attack on the US could be worse than a nuclear strike: Pentagon adds ‘digital’ weapons to WMD list
Last year, the United States found itself inundated with headlines about nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missiles. For the first time since the Cold War, Americans found themselves living with the specter of a nuclear attack, with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un testing a series of missiles and nuclear devices each aimed specifically at developing the […]
France thwarts 24,000 cyber-attacks against defence targets
France says it was the subject of 24,000 cyber-attacks against defence targets last year. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said such attacks have been doubling every year and this year’s presidential elections could be targeted. He said it would “naive” to think that France was immune to the type of cyber-campaign that targeted the US election, […]
Uncle Sam Needs Coders. Here’s How The Military Could Draft Them
Could Uncle Sam track down and draft a dozen 30-something computer programmers if the Army suddenly needed them? Not yet. But the idea’s out there. The Selective Service System should be drastically redesigned to meet the demands of modern war, according to a small but notable chorus of defense analysts and congressional lawmakers. Leap past the latest […]
The German Army (Bundeswehr), to Reorganize Against Digital Threats
The real need to intercept online radicalism, EU plans to defend against Hybrid Warfare, the expansion of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and a global influx of Chinese espionage. Germany is opting to central its digital defense strategy, a methodology yet to be adopted by the United States. “Defence Minister Ursula von der […]
