Index Cyber Bytes - 24 JUN 11 Articles follow. All articles are accessible via the Internet at the links below. Links of interest: New GAO report on cyber security R&D challenges (June 2011): http:// www.gao.gov/new.items/d10466.pdf WVEC story on Cyber War and Navy Cyber Forces Command: http:// www.wvec.com/news/military/Pentagon-gets-cyberwar-guidelines-124358614.html Cloud Computing Improving the Security of Cloud Computing -<http://www.technologyreview.com/business/37683/?ref=rss> Want a Military iCloud? Then Reduce Bandwidth Drain -<http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/want-a-military-icloud-then-reduce- bandwidth-drain/> Cyber Security Hackers and Clouds: How Secure Is the Web? [audio] -<http://www.npr.org/2011/06/11/137125799/hackers-and-clouds-how-secure-is-the- web?ft=1&f=1001> Is it time RSA to Open Up About SecurID Hack? -<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217551/ Is_it_time_for_RSA_to_open_up_about_SecurID_hack_? source=rss_latest_content&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campai gn=Feed%3A+computerworld%2Fnews%2Ffeed+%28Latest+from+Computerworld %29> Navy Begins Routine Cyber Security Inspections [audio] -<http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=2420314> Who's Behind the Hacks? -<http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20071100-245/who-is-behind-the-hacks-faq/? part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20> Page 1 of 235 Index Prepare for the 'Advanced Persistent Threat' -<http://www.technologyreview.com/business/37767/?ref=rss> For Recent Cyber Attacks, Motivations Vary [audio] -<http://www.npr.org/2011/06/16/137210246/for-recent-cyberattacks-motivations-vary? ft=1&f=1001> Pentagon's Advanced Research Arm Tackles Cyberspace -<http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-usa-cybersecurity-attacks- idUSTRE75F5RY20110616> Hackers Declare War on Government Agencies -<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/hackers-declare-war-on-government- agencies/> Kindergarten-Level Computer Security -<http://www.technologyreview.com/business/37838/?ref=rss> Inside the Anonymous Army of 'Hacktivist' Attackers -<http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052702304887904576399871831156018.html? mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop> LulzSec? Anonymous? Know Your Hackers -<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387396,00.asp> No Easy Answers to Password Problems -<http://www.technologyreview.com/business/37837/> Password Cracking, Mining, and GPUs -<http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2011/06/password-cracking-mining-and-gpus.html> Botclouds: A Cyber Attacker's Dream -<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028175.500-botclouds-a-cyberattackers- dream.html> NSA Allies With Internet Carriers to Thwart Cyber Attacks Against Defense Firms -<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/major-internet-service-providers- cooperating-with-nsa-on-monitoring-traffic/2011/06/07/AG2dukXH_story.html> Is Cyber Crisis the New 'Normal'? -<http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/06/17/is-cyber-crisis-the-new-normal/> Page 2 of 235 Index Old Worm Won't Die After 2008 Attack on Military -<http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/17/us-usa-cybersecurity-worm- idUSTRE75F5TB20110617> Cyber War US, China Need Cyber Detente -<http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/us-china-kissinger-cyber- idUSTRE75D62Q20110614> China's Cyberassault on America -<http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052702304259304576373391101828876.html> Chinese Military Warns of US Cyberwar Threat -<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20071553-17/chinese-military-warns-of-u.s- cyberwar-threat/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20> New Leader for Navy's Cyber Forces as Pentagon Gets Cyberwar Guidelines -<http://www.wvec.com/news/military/Pentagon-gets-cyberwar- guidelines-124358614.html> China Says No Cyber Warfare with US -<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110622/tc_nm/ us_china_usa_cyberwar;_ylt=Agkewf5I72VUVP_DjCuSNnVT. 3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTJzMW9kZG8yBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTEwNjIyL3VzX2NoaW5hX3Vz YV9jeWJlcndhcgRwb3MDMTAEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGs DY2hpbmFzYXlzbm9j> US Building Virtual Internet As Cyberattack Testbed -<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20072516-83/u.s-building-virtual-internet-as- cyberattack-testbed/> Is This the Start of Cyber Warfare? -<http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110608/full/474142a.html> DoD Navy Must Cut IT Business Systems Spending by 25% -<http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=2417374> Page 3 of 235 Index Navy Goes Full Speed Ahead With Next-Gen IT Projects -<http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011/06/10/naval-it-day-ngen-and-canes- update.aspx> Navy Faces Headwinds in Critical IT Plans -<http://fcw.com/articles/2011/06/20/buzz-navy-it-plans.aspx>j HP Orders Worth $1 Billion At Risk As Navy Takes Over Intranet -<http://www.bgov.com/news_item/aQLg8mm1s0qCB0Qg4gha_g> The Army's Big Network Experiment -<http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/06/14/the-armys-big-network-experiment/> Navy: Actually, Most Military Intel Systems Suck -<http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/navy-actually-most-military-intel- systems-suck/> DISA Eyes Central Management of 1 Million Cell Phones and Other Wireless Devices -<http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110613_6303.php> DISA Promotes Remote Access for DoD Computers -<http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?c=POL&i=6871024&s=TOP> CYBERCOM, Geographic Combatant Command Roles Unclear, Finds GAO -<http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/cybercom-geographic-combatant- command-roles-unclear-finds-gao/2011-06-22> Navy To Make Downselect Decision For CANES Prime Contractor By December -<www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/14326.html> DoD Must Unify Maritime Domain Awareness Efforts, Says GAO -<http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/dod-must-unify-maritime-domain- awareness-efforts-says-gao/2011-06-23> Power Down: Senate Zaps Navy's Superlaser, Rail Gun -<http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/power-down-senate-zaps-navys- superlaser-railgun/> Info Dominance Vital to the 'Kill Chain," Navy Intell Czar Says -<http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011/06/17/chief-of-naval-intelligence-card-navy- technology.aspx> Page 4 of 235 Index Information & Society ONR Announces Multimillion-Dollar 'STEM Grand Challenge' -<http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=61041> Obama: 'We Don't Have Enough Engineers' -<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217624/ Obama_We_don_t_have_enough_engineers_> Navy Officers Fall Prey to the Thin Digital Line Between Personal & Professional Lives -<http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/06/21/navy-officers-fall-prey-to-the-thin- digital-line-between-personal-and-professional-lives/> Somali Pirates Go High Tech -<http://www.fastcompany.com/1762331/somali-pirates-go-high-tech> Information Technology IPv4 to IPv6 Switch: When Protocols Collide -<http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/cloud/2011/06/11/ipv4-to-ipv6-switch-when-protocols- collide-40093062/?s_cid=938> Welcome to a Faster Web -<http://www.technologyreview.com/web/37772/?ref=rss&a=f> IPv6: Come On In, The Water's Fine -<http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20070972-264/ipv6-come-on-in-the-waters- fine/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20> Cyber Wargamers Set Sail Against Pirates -<http://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/signal_connections.asp? articleid=2648&zoneid=220> RIM PlayBook Holds Security Edge Evan As iPad Wows US Troops -<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/rim-playbook-holds-security-edge- even-as-ipad-wows-u-s-troops.html> The Web Is Shrinking. Now What? -<http://allthingsd.com/20110623/the-web-is-shrinking-now-what/> Page 5 of 235 Index Web Addresses Enter New Era -<http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052702303936704576396963900727284.html> Loosen the Cap on Employees' In-Boxes -<http://www.technologyreview.com/business/37886/?ref=rss> Robotics Fire Scout Proves Worth -<http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/06/16/Fire-Scout-proves- worth/UPI-43011308222457/> Remotely Piloted Aircraft Fuel Demand for Satellite Bandwidth -<http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2011/July/Pages/ RemotelyPilotedAircraftFuelsDemandforSatelliteBandwidth.aspx> U.S. Navy Eyes Submarine-UUV Mix -<http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp? channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2011/06/17/01.xml&headline=U.S.%20Navy %20Eyes%20Submarine-UUV%20Mix> War Evolves With Drones, Some Tiny as Bugs -<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/world/20drones.html> Space Russia May Target US Sats With Laser Jet -<http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/is-a-russian-laser-aiming-for-u-s- satellites/> After Delay, Iranians Launch a Satellite -<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/world/middleeast/16iran.html?_r=2> Astrobotic, CMU Build Lunar Lander in X Prize Bid [video] -<http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20071371-1/astrobotic-cmu-build-lunar- lander-in-x-prize-bid/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-CuttingEdge> Seven Questions for Iridium... -<http://allthingsd.com/20110621/seven-questions-for-iridium-ceo-matthew-desch-yes- Page 6 of 235 Index that-iridium/> New LightSquared Plan to Reduce GPS Interference Greeted With Skepticism at House Hearing -<http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110623_8204.php> Technology Advances A Preview of Future Disk Drives -<http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37771/?ref=rss> The 10 Strangest Facts About Graphene -<http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2011/06/10/the-10-strangest-facts- about-graphene-40093050/> Japanese 'K' Computer Is Ranked Most Powerful -<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/technology/20computer.html?_r=1> Genius Computer Stops Rockets 'Right' Before Impact [video] [Iron Curtain Active Protection System] -<http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/video-genius-computer-stops-rockets- right-before-impact/> When the Problem Is the Problem