No 'Backdoor' in Windows 7 Nov 21, 2009
"The key problem is that NSA has a dual mission, COMPUSEC, computer security, now called cyber security, and SIGINT, signals intelligence, in other words surveillance," said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronics Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Microsoft maintains that the NSA's involvement was strictly limited to working on the Window's 7 Security Compliance Management Toolkit, which provides a set of security configurations that addresses security risks that aren't... (IGN Gear)
San Antonio built a coalition to land cyberwarfare command Nov 2, 2009
It did not hurt that the National Security Agency already has significant operations in San Antonio, including a unit of its Central Security Service, whose missions include protecting government computer systems and producing foreign signals intelligence. Within the alphabet soup of American spy agencies, the NSA takes the lead in electronic intelligence and computer-network warfare. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
NSA's Data Dump Oct 27, 2009
It's being built by the ultra-secret National Security Agency which is primarily responsible for "signals intelligence," the collection and analysis of various forms of communication to house trillions of phone calls, e-mail messages, and data trails: Web searches, parking receipts, bookstore visits, and other digital "pocket litter." Lacking adequate space and power at its city-sized Fort Meade, Maryland, headquarters, the NSA is also completing work on another data archive, this one in San... (The American Conservative)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Oct 23, 2009
Since last December, news reports have asserted that the NSA has conducted warrantless spying on the phone and e-mail communications of thousands of people inside the U.S., and has been secretly collecting the phone call records of millions of Americans, using data provided by major telecommunications companies, including ATh operations would represent a fundamental shift in the NSA's secretive mission, which over the last three decades is widely understood to have focused exclusively on... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Latest Desert Hawk features intricate sensor package Oct 14, 2009
Additionally, the Desert Hawk III can carry a signals intelligence sensor that can intercept and locate the source of radio transmissions. Both of these features are significant improvements over existing hand-launched UASs, Daly said. (FCW.com)
Lockheed Martin Leverages Sensor Capability of Fighter Aircraft to Improve Battlespace Awareness Sep 1, 2009
During the Empire Challenge exercise, the Lockheed Martin team used a modified F-16CJ aircraft equipped with a HARM Targeting System pod to send signals intelligence directly to the Air Force DCGS via a developmental Advanced Tactical Data Link. By leveraging the power of modern data links and Global Information Grid-like networks, the F-16CJ was able to down-link sensor data real-time to the DCGS at Langley AFB in Virginia for processing. (PR Newswire)
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Landmark Distributed Common Ground System Networking At Exercise Empire Challenge 2009 Aug 21, 2009
Throughout the exercise, DCGS-A Mobile Basic was key in ingesting, exploiting and publishing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) Full Motion Video/Moving Target Indicator data, signals intelligence (SIGINT) data, and weather data using a combination of the DIB/Network Enterprise and organic antennas. Specifically, data was acquired by DCGS-A Mobile Basic by use of its Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) servicing the Integrated Broadcast Service and a Tactical-Very Small Aperture Terminal (T-VSAT) in... (Primezone Releases)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Structural Assembly of the First Euro Hawk(r) Unmanned Aircraft for Germany Aug 1, 2009
With a wing span larger than a commercial airliner and endurance projected at up to 30 hours, the Euro Hawk(r) will serve as the German Air Force's high-altitude, long-endurance signals intelligence (SIGINT) system. Related Quotes. (Primezone Releases)
Book Review Ripple Effect by Scot... Jul 29, 2009
Written by an ex-Military and Signals Intelligence operative, this political thriller is based on the disappearance of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt in 1967 ... Ex-military and Signals Intelligence operative Scott Cooper has served actively in both Australia and South-East Asia. (Suite101.com)
Wiretaps Work Jul 15, 2009
"NCTC analysts told the ODNI [inspector general] that the PSP-derived information was subject to stringent security protections. The NCTC analysts said that they received training regarding the proper handling of [intelligence community] signals intelligence, and they reported that they handled all such information, including PSP-derived information, consistent with standard rules and procedures." ... "Senior IC officials believed that providing IC analysts access to increased signals... (Human Events Online)
U.S. national security in the Digital Age Jul 10, 2009
They have been deployed across the U.S. national security enterprise under the names signals intelligence, measurement and signature intelligence, and geospatial intelligence. The sensors make their observations from a dizzying array of sophisticated technology platforms operating in space and air, on the seas and ground, on our soldiers, and in our networks. (FCW.com)
Captains work in Iraq wins him award for intelligence excellence Jun 27, 2009
It was noted that the captain took a special team of soldiers, sailors and airmen to Iraq in 2007 to provide a special signals intelligence terminal equipment that was used by a number of brigade combat teams and a special operations forces in locating insurgents. The team members went out on patrols and on other special missions using new technology to locate insurgents. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Fort honors 7 for their service Jun 27, 2009
His final assignment was as the special assistant for military affairs for the signals intelligence director at the National Security Agency. Retired Chief Warrant Officer Doris I. Allen, who enlisted in the Women s Army Corps in 1950, retiring after 30 years of service. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Navy aggressive in protecting networks from enemies Jun 23, 2009
The major ones were the Naval Telecommunications Command, which was very much focused at that time on networks and communication, and the Naval Security Group, which for years was largely a cryptographic force dealing in signals intelligence. I have a very interesting group of people who have come together to form this one command, and my challenge to these folks as we mature is to not think of yourself as a former communicator or a former network guy. (FCW.com)
Another predictable Supreme Court Jun 19, 2009
A committed Democrat, he has written about the efficacy of the death penalty, excessive responses to environmental and other risks, and even suggested that President Bush s eavesdropping program was within a president s traditional powers to monitor enemy signals intelligence. Why have such powerful and independent thinkers not been nominated. (Boston Globe)
Air Force to Roll Out Enhanced Global Hawk Jun 18, 2009
Its' multi-mode MP-RTIP radar provides enhanced ground moving target indication and high quality radar imagery," said Dr. Yvette Weber, engineering director with the 303rd Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson, which manages the Global Hawk system. The development of the MP-RTIP sensor suite is managed by the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The prime contractor for this new sensor is North Grumman in El Segundo, Calif. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude,... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Agency denies internet spy plans May 5, 2009
GCHQ provides signals intelligence and information assurance. The UK's electronic intelligence agency has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to deny it will track all UK internet and online phone use. (BBC News -- Technology)
Two Fort Hood Soldiers Die In Attack; Another Soldier Is Missing May 5, 2009
Pirtle was signals intelligence analyst who joined the Army in July 2006, Fort Hood said. His decorations included the Bronze Star Medal. (KWTX.com, TX)
Operation Diplomat Apr 28, 2009
Cellphones the Canadians had been carrying were left behind, sources say, indicating the kidnappers were aware signals intelligence could be used to triangulate a phone position. The Canadian military, Mounties and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service were mobilized. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Gov. asks for flags to be lowered for Derry solidier Saturday Apr 18, 2009
Kuligowski was a signals intelligence analyst assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, a sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Ads by Google. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Spy chief: NSA 'made mistakes' with Americans Apr 17, 2009
Intelligence chief adds safeguards after wrongful intercepts - CNN.com. Intelligence chief adds safeguards after wrongful intercepts. (CNN -- US)
Standing watch over a crowded space Apr 10, 2009
Electronic eavesdropping can be used to assess whether or not satellites are active - a discipline known as signals intelligence, or SIGINT.. "In 2010 and 2011, we will deploy and validate the preliminary elements of this system. This will hopefully allow us to deliver some precursor services," Nicolas Bobrinsky, proposal manager for Esa's SSA Preparatory Programme, told BBC News. (BBC News -- Science)
Air Force Takes Delivery of First MC-12 Turboprop Aircraft Apr 10, 2009
Air Force officials take delivery of first MC-12. The MC-12 is the first of its kind for the Air Force and is set to venture downrange in May. (DOD DefenseLINK)
China Claims Not Spying Over Web Apr 8, 2009
The report suggests many of the computers used to control the virus appeared to be run from Hainan, where the Chinese government operates a signals intelligence center. But it also says it is hard to definitively prove this and that alternative explanations are possible. (eSecurityPlanet)
Fort Campbell soldier dies in Afghanistan Apr 8, 2009
Kuligowski was a signals intelligence analyst assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. He entered the Army in October 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2007. (Concord Monitor)
Cyberwarfare: A Chinese ghost in the machine? Apr 4, 2009
We have reached the age of do-it-yourself signals intelligence, concludes the Canadian report. As amateurs join the professionals, it is hard to tell whether mischief in cyberspace is the work of patriotic hackers, groups of individuals, or a government. (The Economist)
China-Based Cyberspy Network Targets U.S., World Mar 30, 2009
"We have entered the era of do-it-yourself signals intelligence.". GhostNet continues to invade and monitor more than a dozen new computers a week, the researchers warned. (Newsmax)
Tapping, hacking and leaking Mar 27, 2009
"While it is no secret that DSD is a signals intelligence agency, the intricacies of our work need to remain hidden from public view," its website says. "The only way to find out about the unique and challenging work we perform is to join our team and experience it firsthand.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
