We know that technology affects warfare. How we fight has changed dramatically over the years as technology has developed. We are in the midst of another significant change to warfare – cyber-warfare. Inherent in this is, of course, cyber-security. Warships (and on-land military support infrastructures) require multiple computer networks. Command […]
Cybersecurity and cyber warfare
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CNR Fan, 12 December 2020. Cyber-attacks are all over the news [1][2]. Besides individuals and enterprises [3][4], hackers are now probing security of government servers and the industry [5][6]. Over 10 years ago the notorious STUXNET malware targeted supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and is believed to be […]
Ex-Sailor, 21 November 2020. In late 2018 United States (U.S.) Government Accountability Office (GAO) produced an interesting report on cybersecurity in U.S. DOD Weapon Systems. It's relevant to the future Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), as the CSC Project is entering Definition phase, moving on from Requirements to actual Systems Design […]
An interesting article was published by www.defenseone.com It talks about U.S. Navy’s investigation of the 21 August 2017 collision of USS McCain with a cargo ship off Singapore. That accident followed a similar incident on 17 June 2017 involving another destroyer, USS Fitzgerald. According to the admiral who leads the […]
Konrad Mech, 14 August 2020 Some readers may be interested in an article I wrote, recently published in SITREP, the Journal of the Royal Canadian Military Institute, titled "Automation, Autonomy, and Subsea Warfare: How the Pandemic will push us to accelerated adoption, with unintended consequences." Available at https://files.constantcontact.com/e154b138001/2d922804-eda0-4efe-af52-1c4089326ca7.pdf
Moderator, 8 March 2020. The United States is trying to address the cybersecurity shortcomings in its defence procurement. It’s concerning not only U.S. Department of Defense [https://www.defense.gov/], but also defence contractors and industry as well. What effects will this have on allies, and Canada in particular? See CBC article by […]
25 April 2017. We hear a lot about hacking these days, and security/defense organizations are undoubtedly concerned about the potential for serious breaches of their networked systems. But what about hacking of civilian marine transport? We all know that Canada receives a lot of its consumer goods via shipping, and […]