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Should cyber warfare be elevated to highest command structure?
Stars and Stripes Many experts say the move would make sense, cementing cyber warfare as a focal point of the Defense Department's 21st-century national security responsibilities. Supporters say the new unified command would become an integral part of global operations, … |
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Botnet masters hide command and control server inside Tor network
ComputerworldUK A botnet that is controlled by attackers from an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server running as a hidden service inside the Tor anonymity network has been identified by security researchers from German antivirus vendor G Data Software. This strategy … |
David Wilhite
In the opinion of David Wilhite, CEO and President of Quintron Systems in Santa Maria, CA, the recent hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other natural disasters in the U.S. have dramatically demonstrated the need for regional command centers — particularly at the municipal, regional and state levels of government — as a simple and cost-effective way to achieve interoperable communications among police, fire, highway patrol and “higher authority” agencies that may be incident commanders of the response effort.
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