National Public Radio
| 7 months ago
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivered a policy speech that he said was a "clarion call" for Americans to take cyber security seriously. Attacks that can cripple a country, he said, are no longer theoretical. According to The Washington Post ,...
BBC
| 7 months ago
Leon Panetta warns of 'cyber Pearl Harbour' 12 October 2012 Last updated at 05:28 ET US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that the threat from cyber-attacks on US interests is growing, in a speech to business leaders in New York. He...
DAWN
| 7 months ago
The United States faces a growing threat of a cyber-Pearl Harbor and has drafted new rules for the military that would enable it to move aggressively against digital attacks, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said late on Thursday. The amended rules of...
Yedioth Ahronoth
| 7 months ago
In what was described by US officials as the first major policy speech on cybersecurity by a defense secretary, Panetta lamented under-investment by America's private sector and political gridlock in Washington that he said stymied cybersecurity...
United Press International
| 7 months ago
Jordan's armed forces denied reports the United States has deployed troops in Jordan to monitor Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. A Jordanian military official denied the presence of U.S. forces in his country, saying there are currently no...
International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
Related in Opinion If confirmed by the Senate, General Dunford will preside over the withdrawal of most of the 68,000 American troops in Afghanistan expected by the end of 2014...General Allen was in turn nominated by Mr. Obama on Wednesday to...