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NSA crafting cyber guidelines

Jan 16, 2012
The National Security Agency is developing cybersecurity guidelines to apply to its own systems and ultimately to any government or contractor network, according to sources familiar with the effort.

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Congress has given the Defense Department explicit authority to launch offensive operations in cyberspace.

Congress gives DoD green light on cyber attacks

Congress has given the Defense Department explicit authority to launch offensive operations in cyberspace. (1)

Software tool cuts Army facility's classified leaks by 85 percent

For years, the Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., relied on system administrators to scan its networks and ensure secret data didn't seep onto unclassified networks. (1)

Report: Cyber attacks targeted U.S. satellites

Cyber hackers "achieved all steps required to command" a NASA satellite, which put the satellite at risk of being destroyed or damaged, according to a draft report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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Cybersecurity News

NSA crafting cyber guidelines

The National Security Agency is developing cybersecurity guidelines to apply to its own systems and ultimately to any government or contractor network, according to sources familiar with the effort.

News briefs

Congress has given the Defense Department explicit authority to launch offensive operations in cyberspace.

Congress gives DoD green light on cyber attacks

Congress has given the Defense Department explicit authority to launch offensive operations in cyberspace. (1)

Software tool cuts Army facility's classified leaks by 85 percent

For years, the Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., relied on system administrators to scan its networks and ensure secret data didn't seep onto unclassified networks. (1)

Report: Cyber attacks targeted U.S. satellites

Cyber hackers "achieved all steps required to command" a NASA satellite, which put the satellite at risk of being destroyed or damaged, according to a draft report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

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