Compiled by The Cyber Loop editor
Internet whizzes recruited to IDF intelligence unit: In each round of recruitments, the IDF aims to single out the most talented future fighters for its elite commando units, cadets’ course, field units, and intelligence units. Now, the military is also seeking out youth who excel on the internet. The goal: to form a commando unit to protect Israel’s virtual borders and beat back enemy infiltration into the country’s databases from afar.
Ofek-9: Israel Launches New Spy Satellite: Israel launched a spy satellite called “Ofek 9” late Tuesday, Israel’s Defense Ministry and officials said, increasing Israel’s capacity to keep an eye on enemies like Iran.
DoD sees change in cyber culture: Air Force Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot says the Defense Department is on the verge of a major cultural shift in the way it thinks about cybersecurity.
Senate Looks to Combine Cyber Bills: The Senate is looking to combine the various cyber bills in an effort to pass cyber legislation this year, Senate staffers said at the Symantec Government Symposium yesterday.
‘World’s No. 1 hacker’ tome rocks security world: A recently published e-book penned by the self-proclaimed “world’s No. 1 hacker” is rocking the security community with back-and-forth allegations of plagiarism, racism, and even threats against a security podcaster and his family.
US cyber-combat Top Gun training details emerge: Details are emerging of the training programme that will produce the US military’s new elite corps of cyberwarfare operatives.
DoomTube: The U.S. Air Force is installing digital data link equipment in its B-1 bombers. This will enable the B-1 crew to share video, and other digital data, with other similarly equipped aircraft, as well as army troops and helicopters, and navy ships and aircraft. This is the next big thing in warfare; a true battlefield Internet.
Meet Bobbie Stempfley: When Bobbie Stempfley started her new assignment as director of the National Cybersecurity Division this spring, the Department of Homeland Security unit had just implemented an instant messaging system called Communicator. It was serendipity.