DEF CON’s Aerospace Village looks to satellite hacking to improve security in space
The aerospace hacking village at DEF CON is going to look pretty different this year.
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Air Force unveils information warfare outfit amid U.S. effort to go on offense in cyberspace
It's a big shift for the service, which traditionally has prioritized defense.
At DEF CON’s aviation village, the military is interested in more than just the hacks
The Defense Digital Service's newly minted chief, Brett Goldstein, tells CyberScoop his team intends to use the DEFCON aviation village as a way to attract recruits to…
Cisco will pay $8.6 million to settle claims it sold US flawed surveillance software
The Department of Homeland Security and four branches of the U.S. military had purchased the affected software.
Former Air Force intelligence officer charged with espionage
Monica Witt is accused of spying in a forthcoming indictment that will be unsealed Wednesday, the Department of Justice said.
Stolen U.S. drone documents found for sale on dark web
Analysts with Recorded Future say the stolen drone documents appear to be legitimate, having come from an enlisted captain that's currently stationed at a Nevada-based U.S. Air…
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Raytheon hires Air Force CISO Peter Kim
Among Kim's recent accomplishments was the development of the Air Force’s first bug bounty program.
The U.S. Air Force is outsourcing all traditional IT in order to build cybersecurity mission teams
"We want our airmen transitioning from running email and boxes to focusing on cyber defense," one official said.
U.S. launches ‘Hack the Air Force’ bug bounty program
The contest continues a trend within the U.S. military that began last year with Hack the Pentagon and Hack the Army.
U.S. Air Force invests millions this month on cyberweapons projects
Major military contractors have seen stock prices rise as much as 20 percent since the election.