May 08, 2018

Pentagon orders military exchanges to pull Chinese smartphones over security risks

Huawei and ZTE are already telephones non gratae, tied too close for comfort to the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army back home.

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August 21, 2017

Return to sender: military will send malware right back to you

'The threat could be a large nation-state or a 12-year-old' - so is weaponizing malware and sending it back the right tactic?

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June 21, 2017

NSA failed to implement security measures, says damning report

The NSA's post-Snowden 'Secure the Net' initiative has done nothing of the sort, says the Department of Defense's highly critical review

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May 04, 2017

Have you got what it takes to hack the US Air Force?

The DoD's biggest bug bounty program ever opens for registration on May 15 to vetted hackers from the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the US

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April 07, 2017

Why isn’t US military email protected by standard encryption tech?

STARTTLS, which is used to secure the email handled by many organizations, isn't perfect, but it can be useful

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May 11, 2016

Former US army contractor sentenced for damaging computer systems, lying about serving in China’s army

To get security clearance, he lied about his People’s Liberation Army service, then erased network logs to cover his tracks.

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March 07, 2016

“Hack the Pentagon” bug bounty program announced

First, we vet you, the US says. Then, keep your hands where we can see them. Now we're just like the cool tech companies!

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January 12, 2015

Crackers take over social media accounts of US Central Command

CENTCOM is responsible for US military operations in the Middle East. Hacking its social media accounts would be a notable stunt...

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