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Cyber

‘Maneuver Warfare’ Critical To Comprehensive Cyber Security, Lynn Says

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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Routine cyber defenses such as patches, firewalls, intrusion detection and monitoring software will protect computer networks from roughly 80 percent of cyber attacks but more sophisticated attacks require active defenses akin to "maneuver warfare" in cyber space, the Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn said last week. "The last 20 percent, and again that's a very rough estimate, the most sophisticated attacks ultimately will not be deterred or stopped by simply a patch and pray approach," Lynn…

Congress

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

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Unmanned Systems

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

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Congress

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

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Congress

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

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