Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
"Knowledge is wealth that multiplies only if given away."
The Obama administration on Wednesday categorically denied reports that the U.S. government might have hacked into the French presidential palace earlier this year. “We categorically deny the allegations by unnamed sources that the U.S. government participated...
Adopted Resolutions Ministers adopted the following Resolutions (details made available on ESA’s website): “On the role of ESA in sustaining competitiveness and growth” political and programmatic highlights of the Council; “Level of Resources for...
Range Will Help Australian Military Develop, Test and Evaluate Integrated Cyber Technologies Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to build a cyber test range for the University of New South Wales...
As world leaders are now beginning to openly acknowledge, robust cyber security for the purposes of national protection cannot remain strictly defensive. But are governments at risk of breaking international law with the use...
Small, lightweight, low-power and high throughput for operation outside traditional data centers Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced the addition of Small Format Guard™...
Cyber Framework: A new public-private partnership formed by the SANS Institute, the Consortium for Cybersecurity Action, is leading a push to develop a framework of key cybersecurity concepts and best practices. When cybersecurity legislation...
C4ISR / MSA / Naval Systems
General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to provide worldwide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Information Technology...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Low Energy X-Ray Inspection Systems (LEXRIS) at CBP operational areas have...
Raytheon Company has achieved two significant milestones on the Cobra Judy Replacement program, meeting critical performance requirements to advance ongoing system integration. For the first time, the company demonstrated the full-power radiation capability with...
a further major step towards a laser weapon system. a new “pooling and sharing” capability Over 50 guests, including representatives from the German Ministry of Defence, the Bundeswehr, the BAAINBw, the European Defence Agency,...
Lockheed Martin Corp cited dramatic growth in the number and sophistication of international cyber attacks on its networks and said it was contacting suppliers to help them shore up their security. Chandra McMahon, Lockheed...
The Vatican raises the alarm on maritime piracy. The numbers were released by the Cardinal Vegliò, president of the Pontifical Migrants are actually thinkingnly in 2010 were abducted 1,181 sailors and 53 ships were...
A new era in aircraft recognition is on the horizon with the projected first flight of the Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system aboard an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet expected this winter. The...
Early November the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible important potential Foreign Military Sales to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar of Air Defence Systems in line...
The emergence of transformational technologies has added complexity to government Information Technology managers’ responsibilities. The Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance has funded a white paper titled “Cyber Security and Transformational Technologies – Keeping Systems and...
Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System (report here) from the National Academy of Sciences says a terrorist attack on the U.S. power grid could cause tremendous hardship, potential loss of life, and significant economic...
The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has won a 2012 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for proving that defenders can work together to improve security by combating advanced persistent threats through...
Last month an attack was carried out on the Telvent, the maker of software and services meant to be used with smart grid networks. The attack was announced as a breach of Telvent’s internal...
Department of Homeland Security SecretaryJanet Napolitano said the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy should serve as an example of the scale of chaos that could result from a cyberattack on U.S.critical infrastructure. “One of...
Lockheed Martin and Microsoft received a $9.8 million contract to migrate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Microsoft Office 365, a cloud-based collaboration and communication service. This transition will improve EPA employees’ access to...