cyber security Archives

The oldest computer program around is still in use at the Pentagon

February 18, 2021

In 1958, the DoD’s first contracting software was launched, using an early computer language called COBOL. As of 2017, that software still manages Pentagon contracts.

According to

MIGHTY 25: Meet Phyllis Newhouse, dedicated to empowering women while dominating the cyber security world

November 10, 2020

By Jessica Manfre

Phyllis Newhouse is used to shattering glass ceilings. As a woman of color working in national security in the Army, Newhouse broke all sorts of barriers. She’s doing it again,…

The first shots of World War III will almost certainly be digital

April 29, 2020

By Alex Hollings

Last March, the White House announced plans to levy new sanctions against Russia for a list of digital transgressions that included their efforts to meddle with the 2016 presidential election.

This apparent admission from a Trump administrati…

Russia-based FaceApp might not be safe to use

April 29, 2020

By Shannon Corbeil

By now you’ve seen (ad nauseam) the results of FaceApp, a Russian-based photo filter app that realistically adds wrinkles, grey hairs, and, well, years to faces. Further investigation to the origins of the app — and its Terms & Conditions —…

This Air Force ‘hub’ looks for threats from within

April 29, 2020

By United States Air Force

“If you make a mistake, it is better to acknowledge that one small mistake than let it snowball into something more significant.” This, according to Jason Barron, Air Force Insider Threat Hub deputy director for operations, is the key to safeguard…

US Navy is ‘under cyber siege’ from Chinese hackers; hemorrhaging national secrets

April 29, 2020

By Business Insider

An internal US Navy review concluded that the service and its various industry partners are “under cyber siege” from Chinese hackers who are building Beijing’s military capabilities while eroding the US’s advantage, The Wall Street Journal

Watch this YouTuber take on the DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge

April 29, 2020

By Eric Milzarski

All members of the Department of Defense, including troops, must undertake an annual training to test their knowledge of cyber awareness. A few years back, they changed the test up just slightly to make it far less of a bore and more like a crappy 9…