given rise to the need for greater protection of digital networks and infrastructures. To highlight the need for increased cybersecurity, and the work of the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and private companies, nonprofits and academia, President Barack Obama
proclaimed October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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NATO Works to Set Right Cyber Balance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2010 - Cybersecurity is a NATO priority and member nations are taking steps to improve the distribution of intelligence and protect networks, said the alliance's supreme allied commander for Europe. Story
Air Force School Focuses on Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2010 - The wars of the future will be fought in the cyber domain sounds like a bad movie tagline from 20 years ago, but it’s becoming truer by the day, and the Air Force is readying for that battle. Story
Official Details DOD Cybersecurity Environment
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2010 - The Defense Department is working to understand the threats and opportunities in the new world of cyberspace. Story
Cybersecurity Means Safety, Security
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2010 - The new U.S. Cyber Command outlines the problem and gives some advice on keeping networks safe. Story
Lynn: Cyberspace is the New Domain of Warfare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2010 – The Defense Department is ready to add cyberspace to sea, land, air and space as the latest domain of warfare, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said. Story
Air Force Basic Training Now Includes Cyber Protection
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 14, 2010 - The importance of defending cyberspace was taken to a new level last week when cyber training became a permanent fixture of the Air Force Basic Military Training curriculum. Story
Air Force Officials Publish Cyberspace Operations Doctrine
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala., Oct. 14, 2010 - The LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education approved and published the newly developed Air Force Doctrine Document 3-12, Cyberspace Operations. Story
DOD, DHS Join Forces to Promote Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano vowed their departments will work together to fight cyber threats to military and civilian networks. Story
Clues in Cyberspace Catch Criminals in the Real World
LINTHICUM, Md., Oct. 1, 2010 - Servicemembers and civilians at the Defense Cyber Crime Center's Computer Forensics Laboratory here are trained to looks for clues in the ever-changing landscape of cyberspace where criminals and terrorists can break into vital information systems. Story
Announcements
- Joint Statement by Secretary Gates and Secretary Napolitano on Enhancing Coordination to Secure America’s Cyber Networks (Oct. 13, 2010)
- SECDEF nominates USCYBERCOM Deputy Commander, USMC Maj Gen Robert Schmidle Jr. (June 30, 2010)
- Cyber Command to Unite Network Defense Efforts (June 2, 2010)
- DOD Announces First U.S. Cyber Command and First U.S. CYBERCOM Commander (May 21, 2010)
- Construction Begins On First Cyber Warfare Intelligence Center (May 14, 2010)
- New Air Force Cyberspace Badge Guidelines Released (April 28, 2010)
- Navy Stands Up Fleet Cyber Command, Reestablishes U.S. 10th Fleet (Jan. 29, 2010)
- Navy Cyber Forces Established (Jan. 26, 2010)
- Senate Confirms LTG Alexander's Nomination (May 7, 2010)
- SASC Consideration of NORAD/NORTHCOM and CYBERCOM Commanders (April 15, 2010)
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Speeches and Remarks
- D-SECDEF Remarks on Cyber at the Council on Foreign Relations (Sept. 30, 2010)
- Gen. Keith Alexander Commander CYBERCOM Testimony at House Armed Services Committee (Sept. 23, 2010)
- D-SECDEF Remarks at STRATCOM Cyber Symposium Omaha, Nebraska (May 26, 2010)
- Transcript, USCYBERCOM Commander Gen Alexander's SASC nomination hearing (April 15, 2010)
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Related Information
- Armed with Science: Research and Applications for the Modern Military
- Army Cyberspace Operations Concept Capability Plan 2016-2028 (Feb 22, 2010)
- DASD for Cyber and Space Policy
- DoD Net-Centric Spectrum Management Strategy (August 3, 2006)
- DHS NIPP-Cyber Security: Implementing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan
- QDR: Operate Effectively in Cyberspace
- Homeland Security Cyber Storm II Final Report (July 2009)
- White House Cyber Security (Jan. 2009)
- GAO Report on Cyber Security (2009)
- National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (2003)