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The SDA’s cyber-security initiative is supported by a coalition of public and private partners:
Key US defence contractor RSA Security admitted yesterday that cyber-attacks on the company’s SecurID authentication tokens earlier this year can be traced to two nation state hacker groups.
The UK defence contractor Raytheon has been target of a recent cyber-attack.
European companies have been criticised by the European Parliament and NGOs for selling online surveillance technology to authoritarian regimes in the Arab world.
US President Obama issued an executive order to foster the protection of the country’s information and computer security.
Retired US Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden warned the US House of Representatives of an over-amplified use of classification with respect to cyber-security.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen yesterday called for enhanced collaboration between NATO and the European Defence Agency (EDA) amid current economic austerity to avoid duplication of efforts.
The US Department of Defense will extend its pilot programme for protecting its private defence contractors against cyber-attacks.
NATO formally launched the procurement process for the full operational capability of its cyber-defences on September 20th.
Japan’s major defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries recently confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack in August.