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ASMC The Business of Defense
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CYPTOLOCKER is a type of Ransomware that restricts access to infected computers and requires victims to pay a ransom in order to rescue their computers from criminals who take them over. It's so sophisticated that one US police force was hit by the virus and forced to pay a ransom using a new virtual currency called bit coins. Pfishing emails --which look legitimate, with subject lines like "payroll or package delivery" are the usual method of delivery.
December 03, 2013 -
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Every day it seems there's a new Cyber Security threat. Everything from ransom ware to zero day issues. Cyber security insurance has been the way that companies have tried to offset the risk of online attacks and data loss, but the insurers were missing the information they needed to convince potential clients to buy their products. But now threat intelligence is helping them gauge the risk that potential customers might encounter.
December 03, 2013 -
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The U.S. Navy has sent two advanced P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft to Japan. U.S. military officials say their jobs will be to improve U.S. capability to hunt submarines and other vessels in waters near China as tension in the region mounts. Last month China established an air defense identification zone covering islands in the East China Sea controlled by Japan and claimed by Beijing. In a few days four more of the aircraft will arrive.
December 03, 2013 -
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Cybersecurity legislation may not be dead after all. Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller is offering his cyber bill as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin both support the amendment, according to The Hill newspaper. The bill was approved unanimously by the Commerce Committee in July but has stalled in the Senate since then. If passed into law, the legislation calls for a voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity. It also provides for cyber research, workforce development, and education. While passing cyber legislation has been difficult in Congress, President Barack Obama issued an executive order in February calling for the establishment of a cybersecurity framework.
December 02, 2013 -
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President Obama says his administration underestimated the complexity of building the healthcare.gov website, which is delaying access to services provided by the Affordable Care Act. Market Watch reports President Obama is placing the blame on the federal procurement system. He says the root of the problem is how the Health and Human Services Department selects contractors and bids its information technology contracts. During an interview with The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council conference, President Obama said the federal procurement system is simply inefficient. He pointed out it's already taken more than a decade for the Veterans' Administration to digitize its medical records, and the VA is still having problems with the transition. He also says a tough political environment helped undermine efforts to change the national health care system.
December 02, 2013 -
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A Federal Cloud Credential Exchange will offer more public access to federal services for less cost to agencies, according to the Postal Service. The FCCX will be a singular system that verifies the identity of federal consumers for multiple agencies, right now agencies use their own individual identity service providers and each pays separately for the service. The Postal Service is awarding a one-year, 15 million dollar contract to SecureKey Technologies to develop the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange. The Postal Service says people will soon access agency services using an identity provider like Pay Pal or VeriSign, once the consumer offers some additional information like an e-mail and phone number, the FCCX verifies their identity and authenticates it for other agencies. So far the program is still in a pilot stage.
December 02, 2013 -
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After issuing a draft request-for-proposals for cloud services in June, the Defense Information Systems Agency is tweaking its approach to buy commercial infrastructure-as-a-service and other support services.
November 27, 2013 -
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A pilot project is part of NSA's push to layer commercial technologies and standards on top of one another to achieve security goals more quickly. This approach would replace the government-specific IT solutions that can take years and millions of dollars to develop.
November 27, 2013 -
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Former HHS Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan will discuss the advances that have been made in healthcare interoperability with host John Gilroy. November 26, 2013
November 26, 2013 -
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The 22nd meeting of the U.S.-Pakistan Defense Consultative Group took place recently to coordinate defense policy. Their principle goal of strengthening defense cooperation to support each country's security interests. During the meetings the two sides agreed that the U.S.-Pakistan defense partnership is vital to regional and international security and that it should continue to endure and grow in the years ahead. Another key goal --continued efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation based on mutual interests and trust.
November 25, 2013 -
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The U.S. invaded Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to go after al-Qaida, which was being sheltered by the Taliban. The longest and costliest war in U.S. history has proven deeply unpopular at home and among its allies, who also have said they will not commit any troops after 2014 unless the security deal is signed.
November 25, 2013 -
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The company that employed the Washington Navy Yard shooter pulled his access to classified material for two days in August when mental health problems became evident, but restored it quickly and never told Navy officials about the withdrawal. The Associated Press reports, "an initial Navy review revealed that the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company, The Experts, ordered computer contractor Aaron Alexis back to Washington, D.C., after a police incident in Rhode Island in August, according to senior U.S. officials."
November 25, 2013 -
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The Department of Defense has come up with a strategy for the Arctic. Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel says U.S. Forces will continue to train and operate routinely in the region working on a secure and stable region where U.S. national interests are safeguarded, the U.S. homeland is protected, and nations work cooperatively to address challenges. It also wants to promote defense cooperation to respond to a wide range of challenges and contingencies-operating through cooperative means.
November 25, 2013 -
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Defense Secretary Hagel met recently with Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada during the Halifax International Security Forum to discuss regional security issues. During the meeting, Hagel and Ya'alon reaffirmed the strength of the U.S. Israel defense relationship, and pledged to continue to consult closely on the multitude of challenges facing the two countries. Also discussed --Iran, Egypt, and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
November 25, 2013
