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Cyber

China’s Cyber Attacks Growing More Sophisticated, DHS Officials Say

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

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China’s Cyber Attacks Growing More Sophisticated, DHS Officials Say

Over time China is becoming more sophisticated in its cyber espionage activities, making them more difficult to detect and to able to hit multiple targets using force multiplier effects, cyber security officials with the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. China continues to invest in its cyber espionage activities, which are distributed throughout “numerous” government agencies and society, Rex Booth, an official with the Cyber Threat Risk Analysis team at DHS, said during webinar hosted by the department’s full-time…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]