Information systems defence and security France’s strategy

Among the major threats that France will have to face over the next fifteen years,
the 2008 French White Paper on Defence and National Security cited large-scale
cyberattacks on national infrastructures.
This observation led to the French Government’s decision to significantly strengthen
national cyberdefence capabilities. The creation of the French Network and Information
Security Agency (ANSSI) in 2009 was the first step of this process.
This description of the national strategy on information systems defence and

US - China Economic Commission: Chinese Capabilities for Computer Network Operations and Cyber Espionage

The PLA’s sustained modernization effort over the past two decades has driven remarkable transformation within the force and put the creation of modern command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) infrastructure at the heart of the PLA’s strategic guidelines for long term development.

Chinese People's Liberation Army Signals Intelligence and Cyber Reconnaissance Infrastructure

This study offers a tentative baseline for assessing the GSD Third Department, affiliated Technical Reconnaissance Bureaus (TRBs), and supporting research and development organizations. An examination of this organization, its role and function would provide a mosaic with which to better evaluate China‘s signal intelligence and cyber-infrastructure.

US Army gearing up on smartphones

The US army is defining what model of Smartphone the soldiers in the field will use. The specifications are :

encryption, a 5-megapixel-minimum camera, remote wiping capability, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi calling, over-the-air patching and updates, 4 GB minimum internal storage, GPS, and touchscreen.

Other requirements include tethering, multimedia broadcast capability, a direct connection between the military and the contractor to avoid Internet-based transport, and encrypted enterprise messaging.

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