Latest Electronic warfare Stories
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract valued up to $83 million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for production through December 2013 and includes two one-year options. The launchers are used on Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. They provide the structural and electrical interfaces that enable the aircraft to carry...
Cyber war, long considered by many experts within the defense establishment to be a significant threat, if not an ongoing one, may never take place according to Dr Thomas Rid of King’s College London. In a paper published in The Journal of Strategic Studies, Dr Thomas Rid, from the Department of War Studies, argues that cyber warfare has never taken place, nor is it currently doing so and it is unlikely to take place in the future. Dr Rid said: ‘The threat intuitively makes sense:...
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cipher Solutions, a leading IT Security Services provider dedicated to helping clients protect their data, today announced that it has started a free monthly newsletter, Cyber Threat Update, to be distributed to IT customers and users. The Cyber Threat Update will provide news and analysis on recent wide-spread Cyber Attacks and related threats. "The IT industry continues to encounter a growing number of cyber attacks and threats. Cipher...
Technology CEO Council Endorses BRT Cyber Principles WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Private sector steps to strengthen our nation's digital infrastructure combined with new policies and government actions are important to America's national and economic security, the Technology CEO Council said today as it endorsed a series of cyber principles outlined by the Business Roundtable. "Our nation's commerce, communications and defense are reliant upon a critical digital...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for U.S. Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the Army's requirement, Raytheon's CIRCM system is lightweight enough for large UAS platforms. "These unmanned aircraft are widely deployed in today's battlespace, and they are highly vulnerable to missile attacks," said Mike Booen, vice president of Advanced Security and...
Lawmakers on Tuesday accused China of waging a widespread campaign of cyber espionage, saying many U.S. companies were afraid to come forward out of fear they would become targets of further attacks. The cyber espionage was aimed at stealing some of the most important U.S. industrial secrets, said Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. "China's economic espionage has reached an intolerable level and I believe that the United States and our...
Governor O’Malley, DBED and Public-Private Partners Conduct Business Development and Marketing Activities to Position Maryland as Epicenter of Information Assurance and Innovation Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 Maryland continues to move forward with CyberMaryland, an aggressive business development and marketing initiative to strengthen Maryland’s burgeoning cybersecurity industry and protect the nation’s digital infrastructure. Introduced by Governor...
Newly published cyber security report identifies key research priorities for safeguarding the Internet of tomorrow Outcome of CSIT's Belfast 2011 Cyber Summit represents a global collective strategy for world's leading research institutes Developing self-learning, self aware cyber security technologies, protecting smart utility grids and enhancing the security of mobile networks are among the top research priorities needed to safeguard the internet of tomorrow, according to a report...
China experienced 500,000 cyber-attacks in 2010, with almost half originating from foreign countries such as the United States, the country's computer security agency said on Tuesday.Most of the attacks came in the form of Trojan software, which is malicious software that disguises itself as an application, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.Nearly 15 percent of these programs originated from IP addresses in the United States, while eight percent came from India, according to the...
Webcast will discuss today's threats against federal IT and the essential infrastructure needed to improve operations Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) August 08, 2011 Recent reports have revealed that U.S. government servers are faced with 1.8 billion cyber attacks every month. With such an alarming number, it is painfully obvious that status quo security measures are not keeping pace with today's threats. In response to today's seemingly endless attacks, Congress has introduced the Cyber Security...
