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03 Oct 17. Hackers wanted: Special ops leaders seek soldiers who can fight the enemy up close and online
Already in high demand for their rare and elite skills, special operations soldiers need to add one more capability to their toolbox: cyber.
Leaders in the special operations and cyber communities discussed current and future needs for special operations and the cyber domain during the Project Gray Symposium held recently at the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
“There are people in this audience who know how to both engage the enemy in close quarters combat, build a foreign insurgency and hack computers,” said a senior White House adviser on cyber. “There are only a handful, and I need help building more.”
Speakers and attendees at the event were not speaking for attribution and agreed only to be referred to in this article by their general affiliations.
Another speaker, a field grade Special Forces officer, said military leaders too often are getting overly focused on the technical aspects and shunt cyber responsibilities onto intelligence or signals personnel.
“It is an everybody thing,” the officer said. “In the next 10 years, every single Green Beret, SEAL and Ranger must understand computers, cryptography and coding. It is essential to their survival. It is not a thing problem, it is a cultural one.”
One of the people who is looking hard at how to build that capability within the Army’s special operations forces is Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commander of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Sonntag spoke briefly with media during the conference. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
03 Oct 17. Saab unveils new jammer pods for aircraft. Saab has unveiled a new electronic warfare self-protection system for aircraft.
The Arexis advanced electronic attack jammer pod is part of the Arexis family of electronic warfare equipment, which already includes the electronic warfare suite on the new Gripen E/F fighter.
“The Arexis jammer pod has the capability to screen and so protect the approach and departure of entire strike formations against low frequency radars by the smart utilization of DRFM [Digital Radio Frequency Memory]-based jamming techniques such as smart noise, coherent false targets and various saturation techniques,” according to a Saab news release.
Alexis is based on ultra-wideband digital receivers and DRFM devices, gallium nitride solid state active electronically scanned array jammer transmitters and interferometric direction finding systems.
“For the advanced electronic attack application, these technologies are adapted to the lower frequency ranges that are required to jam modern anti-stealth air defense systems, the output power is increased, and everything is repacked in a pod to make it a role-specific solution,” Saab said. (Source: Defense News Early Bird/C4ISR & Networks)
04 Oct 17. Cyberbit, provider of cybersecurity products enabling detection, response and training across IT and OT systems, today announced the opening of a new office in Munich, Germany. Cyberbit opens its fourth global office to support its rapidly-growing business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The expansion is fueled by the increasing shortage in skilled cybersecurity professionals, the growing cybercrime and cyber terror threats in the region, and the convergence of IT and critical infrastructure networks. These challenges create a demand for a cybersecurity product portfolio that enables both entry level and experienced security professionals to detect advanced threats, and to respond effectively to incidents across IT and OT (Operational Technology) networks.
“Germany is leading Europe in preparing its infrastructure and workforce to defend against the developing threat of cybercrime and cyberterro