0
US Navy

'BIG DEAL': Iran Hack Of Navy Network Reportedly Far Worse Than First Thought -- FOX News

An Iranian hack of the Navy's largest unclassified computer network reportedly took more than four months to resolve, raising concern among some lawmakers about security gaps exposed by the attack.

The Wall Street Journal, citing current and former U.S. officials, reported late Monday that the cyberattack targeted the Navy Marine Corps Internet, which is used by the Navy Department to host websites, store nonsensitive information, and handle voice, video, and data communications.

The paper reported that the hackers were able to remain in the network until this past November. That contradicts what officials told the Journal when the attack was first publicly reported this past September. At the time, officials told the paper that the intruders had been removed.    

"It was a real big deal," a senior U.S. official told the Journal. "It was a significant penetration that showed a weakness in the system."

Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Kerry worried about Asia’s sea disputes, citing moves by China -- Washington Post

Mistral over Pacific: rebuilding Russian naval bases -- Voice of Russia

Hainan's Yalong Bay: China's new nuclear submarine base -- Want China Times

Surface Forces: China Builds Big Coast Guard Ships For Big Claims -- Strategy page

Boko Haram 'stronger than Nigerian army' -- Al Jazeera

West African Defense Chiefs to Meet Over Guinea Bissau Security -- Voice of America

GRAPHIC IMAGES: MOD shoot pigs so medics can practise emergency surgery -- Express

Global Submarine Market 2014-2018 -- Space War

US seeks new bases for drones targeting al-Qaida in Pakistan -- Stars and Stripes/Tribune Washington Bureau

Lockheed Test Pilot Calls For Longer Range AIM-120 -- Defense Tech

Navy F-35C Prepares for Ship Trials, Faces Headwinds -- National Defense

U.S. Navy Ready to Deploy Laser for First Time -- AP

USS Donald Cook prepares for first ballistic missile defense patrol -- Stars and Stripes

Air Weapons: Hellfire Crushes The Competition -- Strategy Page

Marine Commandant Renews Call for Amphibious Vehicle, Offers Development Funding -- National Defense

Deals Drop as Pentagon Contractors Bear Cruelest Month -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Spy Chief Says Snowden Took Advantage of ‘Perfect Storm’ of Security Lapses -- New York Times

DNI Clapper says no guarantee Snowden-style leak won't happen again -- FOX News

‘The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man’ by Luke Harding -- Greg Miller, Washington Post

Army launches new incentives to quit active, join reserves -- Army Times

Military backslides on ethnic diversity -- USA Today

The push for official Army sneakers -- Army Times

Photo of airman kissing POW-MIA symbol causes uproar -- Army Times

Death shapes life for teams that prepare bodies of fallen troops for final flight home -- Stars and Stripes

Critics Attack Wrong Target for Pentagon Change -- Mark Thompson, Time

Dempsey seen as slow to respond to ethics issues roiling military -- Gordon Lubold, Stars and Stripes/Foreign Policy

How a Careerist Culture Leads to Military Scandals -- Kelley Vlahos, American Conservative

Conclude the Littoral Combat Ship Now: Cut LCS Further, Focus Its Mission, and Let the Navy Move On -- Everett Pyatt, Real Clear Defense

Bush-era lessons remain relevant for Obama, Hagel as they prepare Pentagon’s budget -- Walter Picus, Washington Post

Military drones: Shaving costs -- The Economist

Obama's Plan for a Declining Military -- James Jay Carafano, National Interest

Climate change a WMD? -- Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill

Murphy's Law: This Is How You Predict The Future Of Warfare -- Strategy Page

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Advertisement
You have just read the article News for today's that category by title Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 18, 2014. You can bookmark this page with a URL http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/military-and-intelligence-news-briefs_18.html. Thank you!
Posted by: Tukiyooo Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 18, 2014 Updated at : 5:00 AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Post a Comment

 
Top