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A Smart Solution to Crumbling Infrastructure

Technology can create more responsive systems lasting well into the future.

Much U.S. infrastructure is in disrepair and needs to be replaced. Cities across the nation are embracing smart city connectivity to improve not only electric or water systems but also overall efficiency and quality of life.

Disruptive by Design: Biometrics Could ID Criminals Before They Act

With modern society’s infatuation with selfies, facial recognition technology could easily be used to identify common physical traits of criminals, pinpoint communities dominated by potential offenders and then help determine where to focus crime-prevention programs.

Army Pursuing Weaponized Robotics

Groundbreaking ‘Wingman' program harnesses autonomous vehicles and target identification systems.

As part of the ‘ Wingman’ program, the U.S. Army is developing the Autonomous Remote Engagement System, which is mounted on the Picatinny Lightweight Remote Weapon System and coupled with an M240B machine gun. The system will employ both vision-based automatic target detection and user-specified target selection to reduce the time needed for target identification. Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo.

DOD Network Defense HQ Up and Running

The cyber force arm that defends DOD’s 15,000 networks with 3 million users has achieved full operational capability.

The Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network is fully operational, DOD reports. The network defense headquarters spent three years improving capabilities and building capacity to be able to secure and defend the military’s global network. DOD U.S. Strategic Command photo by Adam Hartman, of Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse using an intrusion detection system aboard the USS Ronald Reagan.

Mattis Outlines National Defense Strategy

With every domain contested, the U.S. military must be more lethal, resilient and innovative.

As part of the U.S. National Defense Strategy, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is calling for investments in C4ISR to field capabilities that will “gain and exploit information, deny competitors those same advantages and enable us to provide attribution while defending against and holding accountable state or non-state actors during cyber attacks.”

Rugged Computing Is Not One-Size-Fits-All

Ruggedization should be tailored to the environment and to users.

Not all rugged environments are equal. Military technologies require different kinds of ruggedization depending on the intended environment.

DHS Invests in Securing Finance Infrastructure

A nascent program could field cyber technologies this year.

Ultimately, lessons learned and technologies developed under the Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure Apex program will benefit other critical infrastructure industries, such as oil and gas.

Universities Schooled On Cybersecurity

The tempting cyber targets work to strengthen their defenses.

The distinctive collegial nature of universities makes them susceptible to cyber attacks, experts say. Credit: Jorge Salcedo/Shutterstock

Cyber Kill Chain Model Needs A Makeover

Adding new steps will trap threats before they strike.

A proposed new cyber kill chain model modifies the previous one by adding an intelligence-gathering step as well as a step for execution of an attack and exfiltration of information. Credit: Denis Semenchenko/Shutterstock

Cyberspace Triggers a New Kind of Arms Race

In dark corners of the Internet, criminals vie for access to weapons available to anyone with cash and a computer.

Credit: Mopic/Issarawat Tattong/Shutterstock