The heist, which officials suggested may have been carried out by a nation-state, extracted only basic data on 850 government users
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IT Upgrade Blunder Leaves MoD Suppliers Millions Out Of Pocket
Some suppliers have been forced to take out loans to pay staff and suppliers
Are Military Veterans The Answer To The UK’s Tech Skills Gap?
IN DEPTH: The idea of tapping into the skills of military veterans has quickly spread through the technology industry
Airlines Could Replace Co-Pilots With “Genius” Robots
Researchers say using the robot is like having a co-pilot with 600,000 hours of experience
US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes
Is Blockchain a possible solution for securing weapons data for the US military, including its nuclear capabilities?
French Submarines Spring A Leak In Indian Data Breach
Secret documents on Indian submarines built by French contractor DCNS have been leaked, according to Australian media
Ministry Of Defence To Spend £40m On Cyber Security Centre
The new centre is to defend the UK's military networks and systems and coordinate cyber-defence operations
Juniper Upgrades US Air Force Network Along Open Standards
US Air Force network upgrade will boost resiliency, performance, management and scalability says Juniper Networks
Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers
'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes
Pentagon Co-Operates With Apple, Boeing For Wearable Tech
US military announces funding and seeks wearable partnerships deals with the likes of Apple and Boeing
Stephen Hawking And Steve Wozniak Warn Of Military AI Arms Race
Elon Musk also signs open letter along with hundreds of top robotic scientists pleading military powers to curtail plans for AI drones
Drone Encryption Hardware Is About To Be Deployed In British Army Tanks
ViaSat wins General Dynamics contract for Scout SV encryption tech following successful use in Watchkeeper drones
David Cameron Wants To Increase Spending On RAF Drones
Prime Minister urges defence chiefs to plough more cash into RAF Reaper drones to combat IS threat
MoD Plans New Secure Communications System With Project MORPHEUS
Military wants SMBs to contribute to Project MORPHEUS, promising a chance to influence the future of secure radio technology
US Army Disables Site Following Hack
Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the hack and defacement of the Army's portal
North Korean Hackers Can Kill, Claims Defector
North Korea spends up to 20 percent of its military budget honing its cyber-attack capabilities
BAE Systems’ Oculus Rift VR Tech Could Revolutionise Warfare
‘Mixed Reality’ displays will allow control of the battlefield from hundreds of miles away
EMC Offers Ex-military Personnel Free Training To Tackle IT Skills Shortage
EMC will invest £250,000 in training former members of the British Armed Forces to design and deploy corporate technology
US Military Develops Invisible Biometric ‘Passwords’
The end of traditional biometric and password security? US Military signs deal for new ID verification system
US Military Twitter Suffers Apparent Islamic State Hack Attack
Attack on Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts came hours before President Obama was due to outline plans to strengthen cybersecurity provisions
Chinese Military To Bolster Cyber Defences
China's armed forces promise better cyber defences as it urges the use of more domestic software
Cameron Pledges £1.1bn To Fight ‘Modern’ Cyber Terror Threat
Cyber attacks are recognised as a serious threat to the security of the country, but just how much money will be spent on digital defences remains unclear
Russian Army To Feature Cyber-Defence Units By 2017
The primary purpose of the new force is to protect military installations
Oracle Won’t Block Open Source In The Public Sector
Oracle has claimed that open source increases risk. The evidence points otherwise, says Ed Boyajian
US Government Pays $50 Million Settlement For Military’s Pirated Software
For years, the US Department of Defence had used unlicensed copies of logistics software
US Clears iOS 6 For Use On Military Networks
The US' Department of Defence is to allow the use of Apple's iOS on military networks, but the clearance doesn't yet include personal devices
Pentagon Denies Scrapping BlackBerry
The US military is moving to use a wider variety of smartphone platforms, but will continue using BlackBerry, officials have confirmed
US Military: Cyber-Attacks Top List Of Threats
US military leaders have warned that online threats have now eclipsed the threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction as the main concern to the country's security
Dell Makes Military Mobile Data Centre
Rugged low-energy box of tricks
US Military Spurs Robotics Efficiency Efforts
The US Defence Department is looking to create robots that are up to 2,000 times more efficient than those in production today