Friday, May 10, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 10, 2013

Personnel of the 624th Operations Center, located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, conduct cyber operations in support of the command and control of Air Force network operations and the joint requirements of Air Forces Cyber, the Air Force component of U.S. Cyber Command. (William Belcher/U.S. Air Force)

Arming for Virtual Battle: The Dangerous New Rules of Cyberwar -- ABC News

Now that wars are also being fought on digital battlefields, experts in international law have established rules for cyberwar. But many questions remain unanswered. Will it be appropriate to respond to a cyber attack with military means in the future?

The attack came via ordinary email, when selected South Korean companies received messages supposedly containing credit card information in the middle of the week before last.

Recipients who opened the emails also opened the door to the enemy, because it was in fact an attack from the Internet. Instead of the expected credit card information, the recipients actually downloaded a time bomb onto their computers, which was programmed to ignite on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Korean time.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

How to defeat cyber jihad -- John Arquilla, Stars and Stripes/Foreign Policy

Russia's show of strength: Vladimir Putin flexes military muscle with massive army display to marks 68th anniversary of victory over Nazis -- Daily Mail

N. Korea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when, not if -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Australia holds the line on defense budget -- UPI/Space Daily

UK Watchdog: Faulty Data Drove F-35 Choices for New Carriers -- Defense News

UK claim F-35B STOVL vertical landing issues -- Eric Palmer Blog

Danish Chief of Defence: Fighter Replacement on Track -- Defense News

South African military flexes muscles ahead of Congo mission -- Reuters

Iran unveils new drone, names it 'Epic' -- Foreign Policy

Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News

Navy confirms USS Nimitz visit to South Korean port -- Stars and Stripes

U.S. Weighs Giving Russia Missile Defense Data -- AP

Navy’s top officer: Global surge ability lessened, but Pacific ops restored -- Stars and Stripes

Strategic Command orders review of nuclear operations -- The Hill

U.S. Littoral Combat-Ship Delays Extended, Navy Reports -- Bloomberg

Senate Republicans slam Navy's newest warship -- The Hill

Navy seeking pass on furloughs for shipbuilders -- The Hill

Durbin wants proof that BRAC actually saved money -- BND

U.S. Army decision on new armed helicopter delayed again -- Reuters

Watchdog Group Slams Army’s Battlefield Intel System -- Defense Tech

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates ADAM Ground-Based Laser System in Increasingly Complex Tests Against Free-Flying Rockets -- Space Daily

Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade -- Space Daily

U.S. warns industry of heightened risk of cyberattack -- Washington Post

Hackers sell out and go corporate as cyber crime becomes shift work -- Washington Times

Navy SEALs to get new leader -- UT San Diego

Navy SEALS Photos Showcase Rarely-Seen Daily Life Of Sailors -- Huffington Post

Clothes Call: Camouflaged Spending -- Battleland/Time

Crackdown on military sex assault may have unintended consequences -- Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau

Accused Fort Hood shooter seeks to avoid death penalty -- Reuters

Judge declines to drop death penalty for Fort Hood shooter -- Reuters

Marine Corps called to task for Facebook pages -- Stars and Stripes

Vet gets back dog tag he lost in World War II -- AP

Pentagon: Special Forces Would Not Have Saved Lives in Benghazi -- Dustin Walker, Real Clear Defense

The World Is Watching Sequester's Defense Cuts -- Sen. Roger Wicker, Real Clear Defense

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