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China’s Cyber Attacks Growing More Sophisticated, DHS Officials Say

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

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China’s Cyber Attacks Growing More Sophisticated, DHS Officials Say

Over time China is becoming more sophisticated in its cyber espionage activities, making them more difficult to detect and to able to hit multiple targets using force multiplier effects, cyber security officials with the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. China continues to invest in its cyber espionage activities, which are distributed throughout “numerous” government agencies and society, Rex Booth, an official with the Cyber Threat Risk Analysis team at DHS, said during webinar hosted by the department’s full-time…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]