Reported Russian hack of US systems has implications for DoD network security plans Expert: The Department of Defense needs to be on red alert after the SolarWinds breach. (Phototreat)
This story was updated Tuesday night with new comments from Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller. WASHINGTON The reported cyber breach through an IT contractor’s software used by the military highlights the risks the Department of Defense takes when it increasingly must rely on third-party vendors for digital services. As civilian agencies disconnected Monday from the SolarWinds’ Orion platform under government orders, the Department of Defense declined to comment on whether its systems are among those across several government agencies reportedly accessed by hackers affiliated with Russia’s foreign intelligence agency. SolarWinds counts all five military services, the Pentagon and the National Security Agency among its clientele for the network management platform, and said Monda
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., discusses alleged connection between Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and a suspected Chinese spy.
Sen. Marco Rubio will hold a Senate Intelligence public hearing on Christine Fang, a Chinese national and suspected spy linked to several political figures, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, if Republicans are successful in the special Georgia runoff election, Fox News has learned.
A spokesman for the GOP senator said if Rubio, R-Fla., “is named Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence as expected, he plans to hold a public hearing on Fang Fang and Chinese espionage as soon as possible in the new year.”
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The Debrief, U.S. military and intelligence officials, as well as Pentagon emails, offer an unprecedented glimpse behind the scenes of what s currently going on with The Pentagon s investigation into UFOs, or as they term them, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
For the last two years, the Department of Defense s newly revamped Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (or UAPTF) has been busy briefing lawmakers, Intelligence Community stakeholders, and the highest levels of the U.S. military on encounters with what they say are mysterious airborne objects that defy conventional explanations.
Along with classified briefings,
multiple senior U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter say two classified intelligence reports on UAP have been widely distributed to the U.S. Intelligence Community. Numerous sources from various government agencies told
Why Are Republicans Dodging a True Russia Inquiry? – Newsweekby wpjljron
Friday, March 3rd, 2017.Why Are Republicans Dodging a True Russia Inquiry? – NewsweekThis article first appeared on the Just Security site. Congressional Republicans’ responses to Russian attacks on the American political system have ranged from inadequate to damaging. Republican leadership seeks to bury this investigation in the secrecy and narrow jurisdiction of the intelligence committees. But the leaders of these committees are too close to the facts […]
Congressional Republicans’ responses to Russian attacks on the American political system have ranged from inadequate to damaging.
Republican leadership seeks to bury this investigation in the secrecy and narrow jurisdiction of the intelligence committees. But the leaders of these committees are too close to the facts and politics to run a credible investigation.
12 December 2020
This week the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)–the leading police policy and research organization–and the U.S. Department of Justice released an important new report, “Roadmap to Implementing an Effective Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program.” Developed by senior law enforcement officials from leading state and local drone programs, the report provides guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies. It also addresses, in no uncertain terms, the growing threat posed by foreign-made drones.
“This report illustrates the clear and growing consensus on the threat represented by foreign-made drones. That threat centers on drones made by Chinese company DJI, which the military, DHS, and independent cybersecurity researchers have found to present serious cybersecurity risks. As discussed in the report, China’s tactics include donating drones to state and local agencies, providing a potential ‘backdoor’ into critical public networks. This r