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Enter Unit 8200: Israel arms for cyberwarTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) May 11, 2011 Amid mounting tensions in the Middle East, Israel's outgoing internal security chief, Yuval Diskin, says the Jewish state has been the target of attempted cyberattacks on key state infrastructure. The attacker's identity was not disclosed, if indeed it is known. But the apparently unsuccessful attempts may have been retaliation by Iran for recent cyberattacks, blamed on Israel, on Tehran's contentious nuclear program. In March 2010 the head of Israel's Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Am ... read more |
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  State TV shows video of Kadhafi meeting Libyan state TV on Wednesday showed footage of strongman Moamer Kadhafi in a meeting, the first time he has appeared on television since an air strike that the regime termed an attempt on his life. ... more | .. |
 Thai-Cambodian border observers in doubt Thailand's prime minister hit out at Cambodia, saying no international observers will be allowed on the disputed border where both armies remain on high alert. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: U.S.-Pakistan relations Make no mistake! The U.S.-Pakistan relationship is in its most fragile and vulnerable condition since the founding of Pakistan more than six decades ago. ... more | .. |
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  Thales, Safran resume asset swap talks Share values of Safran and Thales rose Wednesday after the French defense and aerospace companies confirmed they're negotiating asset swaps. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan protests to Vietnam over visa name Taiwan lodged a protest with Vietnam on Wednesday for labelling the island a Chinese province in some official documents. ... more | .. |
 Two Syrian troops killed in clashes with 'terrorists': SANA Two Syrian soldiers were killed and five others wounded in clashes with "armed terrorist gangs" in the protest hubs of Homs and Daraa, the state news agency SANA reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US boosts 'cyber defense' aid for Iran activists The United States is ramping up efforts to help anti-government activists in Iran skirt the government's mobile telephone and Internet surveillance and censorship, a top US official said Wednesday. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation
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  Iraq PM calls for national dialogue over US troops Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for a dialogue on Wednesday with rival blocs to gauge whether or not US troops currently in Iraq should stay beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal. ... more | .. |
 Senators urge Obama to freeze Asian base overhaul Influential senators called Wednesday on the United States to freeze plans to relocate military bases in Japan and South Korea, describing the moves as politically unfeasible and too costly. ... more | .. |
  EU says nuclear talks with Iran again in limbo The European Union cast doubt Wednesday on hopes of a quick resumption of stalled nuclear talks with Iran, saying a message from Tehran to kickstart the negotiations offered nothing new. ... more | .. |
 Libya: Green groups sound alarm over tuna stocks Greenpeace and WWF on Wednesday said a fragile agreement to police the Mediterranean's precious stocks of bluefin tuna could be wrecked by "illegal" fishing by Libyan-flagged trawlers. ... more |
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 US missile test deal offers hope to Marshalls slum The United States has struck a deal with the Marshall Islands to continue using the key missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll through to 2066, officials said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Pro-Pyongyang paper urges inter-Korean dialogue A pro-Pyongyang newspaper pressed Seoul Wednesday to accept an offer from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to hold a summit with South Korea's leader. ... more | .. |
 Substantial or symbolic? Afghan transition looms When Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Lashkar Gah would be among the first places to transition from foreign to Afghan security control in July, some observers saw it as a gamble. ... more | .. |
 Iraq mobile firm urges government to switch to 3G As Iraq readies consultations over how to move its mobile telecoms industry to 3G technology, its biggest operator has called for the government to move quicker to the latest wireless standards. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  Israel to spend $2B on missile defense Israel's announcement that it will spend $2 billion on building up its anti-missile defense system over the next few years, on top of whatever it can squeeze out of the Americans, underlines the military's deep concerns that the country faces a new kind of war. ... more | .. |
 U.S., Israel arms rivalry in S. America? Competition over the burgeoning defense industry market in South America had U.S. officials feeling threatened by the rise of an Israeli arms firm in the region, leaked diplomatic cables showed. ... more | .. |
US in new push to break China Internet firewall The United States plans to pump millions of dollars into new technology to break through Internet censorship overseas amid a heightened crackdown on dissent in China, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US, China clash on rights but ease economic rift The United States on Tuesday sharpened its criticism of China's human rights record in high-level talks but the Pacific powers made headway in easing frictions over the economy. ... more |
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Thai 'cyber scouts' patrol web for royal insults Wearing his special "cyber scout" polo shirt with pride, Thattharit Sukcharoen scans the Internet pages on his computer in search of remarks deemed offensive to Thailand's revered monarchy. ... more | .. |
 Hide files within files for better data security Steganography is a form of security through obscurity in which information is hidden within an unusual medium. An artist might paint a coded message into a portrait, for instance, or an author embed ... more | .. |
  Mistral talks stumble over sensitive technology Talks between Russia and France on the purchase of Mistral class helicopter carriers have come to a dead end over Russia's demands on the transfer and licensed production of sensitive electronics, a ... more | .. |
 Russian defense industry needs investment warns Medvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday urged the government to come up with ideas on how to boost the flow of investment to the national defense industry. "You should consider mechanisms ... more |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
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  Lockheed Martin To Produce Equipment For US Army Tactical On-The-Move Network Additional equipment is being produced for the U.S. Army's on-the-move, high-capacity communications network that brings high-bandwidth, mobile, two-way satellite communications and ad hoc mesh radi ... more | .. |
  LockMart Receives Instrumented Ranges/Digital Range Training System Contract Award Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to provide the Instrumented Ranges / Digital Range Training System (IR/DRTS) by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumen ... more | .. |
 Boeing, Havelsan to Jointly Market VSOC Sentinel Boeing and Havelsan, a Turkish software and systems development company, have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly market Boeing's Visual Security Operations Console (VSOC) Sentinel. The cere ... more | .. |
  Iran to send satellites into space to prepare maps and photos A senior Iranian aerospace official said the country will soon launch two satellites into space to take high resolution wall maps and aerial photos of locations around the globe, the local English l ... more |
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 Libya airstrikes: OBL gone, Gadhafi next? NATO airstrikes Tuesday on Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound, the second such attack in 10 days, have reinforced the suspicion that Western powers are out to assassinate the Libyan leader. ... more | .. |
  Jakarta prosecutors demand life for Bashir Prosecutors in Jakarta demanded a life sentence for terrorism defendant and radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir for allegedly financing a rebel training camp. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Ashraf massacre On camera and before the world's eyes, last month Iraqi armed forces stormed Camp Ashraf and shot dozens of unarmed civilians in cold blood. Others were deliberately run over with armored Humvees. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Iran and Bolivia Recently, the United States and Colombia signed a long-awaited free trade agreement that is expected to boost job growth in both countries. Yet another recent trade deal that received scant attention is perhaps far more important to American interests. ... more |
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