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Spy Sat Shootdown Shown on Navy Tape

2008-02-21 14:00:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
A Navy missile blasts a dying -- and potentially poisonous -- spy satellite just above the atmosphere. Watch the footage
 
 
 
 
 
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A Quarter-Billion Later, Navy Scuttles Weapons System

2008-03-26 14:45:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
The U.S. Navy decides that a Raytheon-designed, GPS-guided projectile meant to provide offshore support for infantry was more trouble than it was worth
 
 
 
 
 
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Navy's Scraps Destroyer That Can't Defend Itself

2008-08-04 14:35:00 by David Axe in Wired Security
 
The stealth destroyer is the world's most expensive surface warship. It's also among the most defenseless, since it was not equipped to ward off missile attacks. That's why the Navy canceled the delivery of an additional five ships
 
 
 
 
 
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Navy Pursuing Dial-a-Blast Bomb

2008-11-18 14:50:00 by Nathan Hodge in Wired Security
 
The Navy wants a smarter bomb. Not just a bomb that can land within a few meters of the bull's eye -- but a bomb that can do so, with just the right amount of blast
 
 
 
 
 
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Stolen UK Ministry of Defence laptop affects up to 600,000

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2008-01-20 14:51:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Navy, Royal Marines and the Royal Air Force Number Affected 600,000 Types of Data Names, addresses, telephone numbers, passport details, National Insurance numbers, drivers license details, family details, doctors addresses, National Health Service numbers, and banking details Some records contained nothing more than a name, and others...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center warns employees

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2008-01-16 09:51:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Navy Contractor/Consultant/Branch Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD Dahlgren is a weapons-system research and test center for the Navy. About 2,800 civilian federal workers and another 3,000 civilian contractors work at the base on the Potomac River Victims current and former federal employees who worked at the Naval...
 
 
 
 
 
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Q&A with Doug McClure: What Makes BSM Successful?

2008-07-15 19:02:39 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...Navy helped shape his future passion for BSM ScienceLogic: Can you share any of the strategies/advice that you give to companies embarking on their BSM journeys Doug McClure: Well, first theyve got to have a BSM strategy. Nearly all the clients I talk to or hear about wanting to do BSM do not have a BSM strategy. I talk a lot about this on my...
 
 
 
 
 
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James Bamford Interview on the NSA

2008-12-18 06:42:07 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...navy communicated over navy channels, the diplomats communicated over foreign-office channels. These were all particular channels, particular frequencies, you knew where they were; the main problem was breaking encrypted communications. [The NSA] had listening posts ringing the Soviet Union, they had Russian linguists that were being pumped...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sat Shoot-Down Thursday Night: Watch Out, Canada

2008-02-19 14:30:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
Space-watchers figure out where the Navy will try to shoot down a dying satellite -- and where the debris cloud is likely to go afterwards
 
 
 
 
 
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Fidel Castro exports his criminals, but we give guns to ours.

2008-04-23 15:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...Navy and Airforce should be conrgratulated on failing to stoop so low. I hope they resit the temptation to put the same uniforms that have been worn so proudly in the past by decent human beings on those who should be wearing prison jump suits Maybe if the Government paid soldiers a decent salary, which is to say, much more than the $3,000...