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Machine learning, concluded: Did the “no-code” tools beat manual analysis?
Setting our heart-attack-predicting AI loose with “no-code” tools
No code, no problem—we try to beat an AI at its own game with new tools
How to make critical infrastructure safer—there’s a long way to go
Information security gets personal: How to protect yourself and your stuff
Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices
Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable
What a “converged battlefield” means to the future of air... I mean, joint warfare
Securing your digital life, part two: The bigger picture—and special circumstances
Securing your digital life, part one: The basics

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Sean M. Gallagher

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Category Archives: Defense Department

Defense Department

12,000 Soldiers and Marines to Afghanistan

February 17, 2009Sean GallagherAfghanistan, Transition Leave a comment

And here comes the second surge…

President Barack Obama has ordered a Marine expeditionary brigade and an Army Stryker brigade combat team — totaling 12,000 soldiers and Marines — to Afghanistan.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signed the orders today. The soldiers are part of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Lewis, Wash., and the Marines serve with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade from Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Defense Department

Kyrgyzstan gets cyber-arm twist from Russia over US base

February 17, 2009Sean GallagherCyberwar Leave a comment

The Kyrgyz parliament is set to vote on a bill that will close the US airbase in that country. Russia has been putting deep financial pressure on Kyrgyzstan to close the base, offering a significant financial carrot to do so in the way of loans and aid. But there’s also been a stick involved: a cyber-attack similar to those on Estonia and Georgia.
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