Tag Archives: cyber warfare

Panel: U.S. Needs Non-Military Options to Handle 'Gray Zone' Warfare from Russia, China, Iran

Panel: U.S. Needs Non-Military Options to Handle ‘Gray Zone’ Warfare from Russia, China, Iran

The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts routine patrols in international waters of the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands as the People’s Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] guided-missile frigate Yancheng (FFG 546) sails close behind, on May 11, 2015. US Navy photo.

The United States is nowhere close to deterring Russia from spreading fake news, disinformation, and propaganda through social media, or even convincing the American public that such a Kremlin campaign to drive wedges through society exists, a panel of “gray zone” warfare experts said Tuesday. Read More

Panel Calls for Tougher Response to Russian Cyber Tampering

Panel Calls for Tougher Response to Russian Cyber Tampering

Undated photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Kremlin Photo

The United States, its allies and partners need to make clear to President Vladimir Putin and those who support them there is a price to pay for tampering in other nations’ political and social affairs and their harboring cyber criminals inside Russia’s borders, three of the nation’s leading cyber security experts said on Friday. Read More

Info Warfare's Biggest Challenge: The Crowded Chaos of Cyberspace

Info Warfare’s Biggest Challenge: The Crowded Chaos of Cyberspace

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Heather Edbauer assigned to Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), track inventory while issuing new network computers for shipboard offices on July 14, 2015. US Navy Photo

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Heather Edbauer assigned to Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), track inventory while issuing new network computers for shipboard offices on July 14, 2015. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Unlike conventional warfare, the vast information environment has no boundaries and few rules, but rapid advances in technologies make it even tougher to keep up with cyber threats and ensure warfighting readiness, senior Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps leaders told WEST 2017 conference attendees in several talks and panel discussions. Read More

Vice Adm. Ted Branch: Roles of Electronic and Information Warfare Staring to Blend as Community Matures

Vice Adm. Ted Branch: Roles of Electronic and Information Warfare Staring to Blend as Community Matures

Vice Adm. Ted Branch, deputy chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare. US Navy Photo

Vice Adm. Ted Branch, deputy chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare. US Navy Photo

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy’s senior information warfare officer defined the terrain he is working in as a combination of electronic and cyber warfare with a goal for this year updating the service and joint strategies to create a set of guidance for the community that, “means something.” Read More