A study has found that Sino-American aerospace operations are twice as likely to be hit by a cyber attack than companies with sole U.S. interest, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the draft report co-authored by cyberwarfare researcher Jeff Carr, founder of security consultancy Taia Global, will be presented to …
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The U.S. government has been collaborating with Internet service providers in an effort to intercept cyber attacks from China, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Danny Yadron and Siobhan Gorman write the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided firms with a list of Internet addresses linked to a group of …
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According to a Pentagon report, Iran already has missiles that can travel for about 1,240 km and will soon develop nukes that can reach the U.S., The Jerusalem Post reports. The report said that US intelligence agencies predict Iran will be able to test an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015. …
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US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey met with his Chinese military counterpart Thursday to discuss US-China miltary ties, Global Times reports. Dempsey and other military officers held a meeting with Wang Guanzhong, deputy chef of general staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at the Pentagon. Dempsey spoke …
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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Sunday he will continue to apply pressure on China regarding the country’s alleged activities regarding theft of intellectual property and trade secrets, Reuters reported Monday. Poornima Gupta writes Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry will host Chinese officials in Washington next week for the …
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Military forces from Japan and the U.S. will conduct a joint training exercise over the next two weeks on the southern coast of California, aiming to bolster marine attack capabilities, the Straits Times reported Monday. The publication reports the first joint exercise between the two countries is intended to help …
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The U.S. has started negotiations with the European Union and China over a resolution to disagreements over solar trade, Reuters reported Thursday. Doug Palmer writes Mike Froman, international economic affairs adviser to the president, supports a global agreement to reconcile issues related to solar energy trade. Froman spoke to the …
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A House Veterans Affairs subcommittee chairman said 20 million veterans had their records compromised due to hacks originating in foreign nations, Gov Info Security reported Wednesday. Eric Chabrow writes Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Michael Coffman (R-Colo.) said during a Tuesday hearing the hackers encrypted the outgoing data and …
Read More » The governments of the U.S. and China will hold regular meetings beginning next month to explore possible standards governing cybersecurity and industrial espionage, GMA News reported Monday. A White House official told Agence France-Presse that high-level officials seek to tackle hacking incidents and set ground rules for cyberspace activities. According …
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China, India and Pakistan increased their stock of nuclear weapons in 2012, Bloomberg reported Monday citing a new study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In Robert Wall’s report, the Swedish think tank said China added about 10 warheads to its nuclear weapons arsenal that now totals an estimated …
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