Highlights
The National Security Agency (NSA) is the United States government's cryptologic organization, responsible for intercepting foreign communications and for protecting U.S. government systems from similar agencies abroad. The spy agency's activities include surveillance, codebreaking, cybersecurity, foreign language analysis and research. The NSA is a key component of the U.S. intelligence community, which is headed by the Director of National Intelligence. NSA provides political and military leaders with intelligence to ensure national defense and advance U.S. interests. It has been described as the world's largest employer of mathematicians and the owner of the largest group of supercomputer...
The National Security Agency (NSA) is the United States government's cryptologic organization, responsible for intercepting foreign communications and for protecting U.S. government systems from similar agencies abroad. The spy agency's activities include surveillance, codebreaking, cybersecurity, foreign language analysis and research. The NSA is a key component of the U.S. intelligence community, which is headed by the Director of National Intelligence. NSA provides political and military leaders with intelligence to ensure national defense and advance U.S. interests. It has been described as the world's largest employer of mathematicians and the owner of the largest group of supercomputers. For many years the U.S. government did not even acknowledge its existence. It was often said, half-jokingly, that "NSA" stood for "No Such Agency," and also, as "Never Say Anything." Analysts, engineers, physicists, mathematicians, linguists, computer scientists and researchers are among the professionals that comprise its workforce. The NSA's headquarters occupy 350 acres at Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County.
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Experts work to untangle US, South Korea cyber attack, disagree over extent of Pyongyang ties
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that may never identify a culprit, at least not...Tags: Computer Crime, South Korea, Teen-agers, Nicor Incorporated, The White House
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North Korea suspected in cyber attacks in U.S.
The Associated PressNorth Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against the United States, has been identified by South Korea's main spy agency as a suspect in the cyber attacks targeting government and other Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea....Tags: Kookmin Bank, Disasters, North Korea, South Korea, Parties and Movements
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U.S. Officials Eye North Korea in Cyber Attack
Staff WriterU.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers...Tags: Computer Crime, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Keynote Systems Incorporated, South Korea, North Korea
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White House, Pentagon among targets of sweeping cyber attack
The Associated PressThe powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange. An early analysis of the malicious software...Tags: The White House, Stock Broking, Stock Market, National Security, Defense
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International cyber attack broader than suspected; White House, Pentagon among targets
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange. Other...Tags: Keynote Systems Incorporated, South Korea, North Korea, New York Stock Exchange, United States
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Thunder Fastpitch girls strike twice, claim softball titles
Forum Publishing GroupAfter claiming the championship at the 10th annual Wellington Classic on Mother's Day, the Sunrise Thunder Fastpitch 14U girls' softball team rolled into the NSA Border Wars Fastpitch Memorial Day Classic at the Lee County Sports Complex in Fort Myers....Tags: Swimming, Mother's Day
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Viewpoint: CIA director should name station chiefs
The ongoing turf battle between Dennis Blair, the director of national intelligence, and Leon Panetta, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has brought back unpleasant memories of the ill-conceived and poorly drawn Intelligence Reform and...Tags: United States, World War II (1939-1945), The White House, September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Security
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Homeland Security moving cautiously on new program to detect, stop cyber attacks
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections. The pilot program, known as...Tags: Computer Crime, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Networking, National Security, Heads of State
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New owner brings new capital to Teranex deal
Sentinel Staff WriterFresh from being acquired by a California company, Orlando-based Teranex Systems Inc. says it has received an infusion of capital to boost its product-development and global-marketing efforts. Teranex, an advanced video-technology company, changed parent...Tags: Tom Davis, Harris Corp., San Jose, Computing and Information Technology, National Security
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Feinstein says NSA not violating surveillance laws
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday disputed a newspaper report that the National Security Agency conducted more widespread intercepts of private U.S. conversations in 2008 and early this year than has been...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, New York Times, National Security, Defense
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The colors
Sgt. 1st Class Rosalyn D. Peterkin knows how to handle high-stress work.
She has twice been deployed to Iraq. She has earned a reputation at Fort Meade, her home military base, as a top-flight volunteer counselor for at-risk teens. She has raised three...Tags: Climbing, Iraq, Retirement, National Security, Armed Forces
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Gates creates military command to oversee cyberspace
Tribune Washington BureauDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Tuesday ordered the creation of a military command to oversee cyberspace in order to better defend military computer networks as well as pool capabilities for attacking the networks of other countries. For now, the U....Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Networking, National Security, Armed Forces, Robert Gates
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