March 29, 2024

US Drops Traditional Bombs on ISIS Hackers

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The US is using bombs to fight ISIS hackers, blending traditional and cyber warfare, reports Defense Systems.

The Air Force launches stronger intranet controls, reducing from 100 to 16 entry points into its information network, reports Defense Systems. The defensive cyber boundary is similar to DoD’s joint security efforts to reduce the cyber attack surface.

The New York Times puts the F-35 in historical perspective, beginning with David and Goliath, to assess a US fleet of more than 2,400 JSF jets planned by late 2030s at a cost of more than $1 trillion, and to caution history suggests the more intricate a device, the more ways it can go wrong.

Congress cancelled all House votes and meetings this week in response to more than two feet of snowfall in the DC area, reports Military Times, forcing rescheduling for defense-themed hearings including hearings on  the fight against the Islamic State group, veterans policy proposals, and military health care reform.

DoD asks the American Psychological Association to lift its ban on psychologists’ participation in interrogations, reports The New York Times.

Venture capitalists remain bullish on next-gen cyber security, Technology Review reports, investors are betting on start-ups with new security ideas.

Seeking a way forward after wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marines identify 14 war-fighting challenges to prepare for the next decade of fighting, reports Military.com.

The Aviationist has video of “wheelbarrow” landing by a Royal Australian Air Force DHC-4 Caribou in 1988.

A six-year program, ended two years ago, hired Virginia commercial crabbers to retrieve 34,000 derelict “Ghost Pots” (abandoned crab traps) in the lower Chesapeake Bay. It cost $4.2 million in US disaster-relief funds and increased commercial crab catches by $21.3 million, reports Virginia Pilot Online.

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