The Fake News Game simulates propaganda tactics such as impersonation, and awards badges once a round is completed. The Fake News Game simulates propaganda tactics such as impersonation, and awards badges once a round is completed.
Data

How to Inoculate the Public Against Fake News

When people were given a toolbox of deceptive techniques and told to “play Russian troll,” they learned to reject disinformation.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin
Cybersecurity

White House Threatens ‘Consequences’ for 2017 Russian Cyberattack

In an unusual public statement, the White House fingered Russia and said it would respond with unspecified “international consequences" to NotPetya.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Emerging Tech

The U.S. Air Force Is Giving Its Anti-Drone Efforts a Silicon Valley Twist

A new kind of investor-innovation partnership may help speed emerging technology to the front lines.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
FBI Director Christopher Wray, accompanied by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, right, speaks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. FBI Director Christopher Wray, accompanied by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, right, speaks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018.
Cybersecurity

Trump Has Never Asked Us to Stop Russian Election Meddling, Intelligence Chiefs Testify

The intelligence community agrees Russia will try to influence the 2018 midterms, but they’re less clear on how to stop the Kremlin.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1A interceptor is launched from the USS Decatur (DDG -73) during a successful intercept test. A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1A interceptor is launched from the USS Decatur (DDG -73) during a successful intercept test.
Policy

Pentagon Requesting $66M For Laser Drones to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles

The Missile Defense Agency is rushing to put more solutions in the field and trying to put past failures behind them.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Data

The U.S. Air Force’s Next AI Project is About to Kick Into High Gear

Dubbed Data to Decision, it aims to fuse just about every potential source of information.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Emerging Tech

The Marines Are Giving Quadcopters to Every Squad

The Corps says new robots, tech, and video games will keep Marines on the tactical edge.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich delivers a keynote speech at CES International Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich delivers a keynote speech at CES International Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Las Vegas.
Cybersecurity

How Long Did the US Government Know about Spectre and Meltdown?

The largest CPU bug in history caught the Defense Department by surprise. Or not.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
A sculpture titled "Dangerous Game" by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn, is displayed in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. A sculpture titled "Dangerous Game" by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn, is displayed in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017.
Cybersecurity

No, the U.S. Won’t Respond to A Cyberattack with Nukes

Defense leaders won’t completely rule out the possibility. But it’s a very, very, very remote possibility.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Cybersecurity

The Military's Losing War Against Data Leakage

The Defense Department can’t stop the rising river of of digital metadata — or prevent enemies from dipping into it.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
A Rocket Lab Electron booster lifts off from the company's Māhia Peninsula launch site in New Zealand on Jan. 21, 2018. The Electron rocket carried three small satellites into orbit for Rocket Lab customers. A Rocket Lab Electron booster lifts off from the company's Māhia Peninsula launch site in New Zealand on Jan. 21, 2018. The Electron rocket carried three small satellites into orbit for Rocket Lab customers.
Emerging Tech

The Cost To Put a Microsatellite Constellation Into Space Just Fell Through the Floor

Super-cheap rocket startup hits orbit in new test, demonstrates space maneuvering to deposit satellites.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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Emerging Tech

Here’s How to Stop Squelching New Ideas, Eric Schmidt’s Advisory Board Tells DoD

An exclusive preview of the Defense Innovation Board’s new recommendations for James Mattis.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Cybersecurity

As America’s Nukes and Sensors Get More Connected, the Risk of Cyber Attack Is Growing

Future nuclear weapons will be more sophisticated and better integrated with other equipment. That has benefits and drawbacks.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Emerging Tech

Tomorrow’s Cargo Drones Won’t Look Much Like Today’s Helicopters

Boeing unveils a squarish, skeletal quadcopter to try out new unmanned-delivery concepts.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Ltg. Paul Nakasone discusses the future of AI and US Cyber Command at the second Defense One Technology Summit, June, 2017. Ltg. Paul Nakasone discusses the future of AI and US Cyber Command at the second Defense One Technology Summit, June, 2017.
Cybersecurity

How the (Likely) Next NSA/CYBERCOM Chief Wants to Enlist AI

A look at Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone’s public statements about artificial intelligence, offense, and defense.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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Emerging Tech

Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

A new contest seeks flight systems inspired by Mother Nature and powered by directed-energy beams.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Cybersecurity

Iran’s Cyberwar on Dissidents Could Infiltrate Your Mailbox

Tehran’s agents are busily working against the protesters — and anyone who may have contacted them from abroad.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Policy

New National Security Strategy Sees Rising Russia, Retreat on ‘Democratic Peace’

Donald Trump’s first strategy talks about threats and nation-state competition but also signals a reluctance to compete philosophically or morally.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Quartz
Traders work in a trading pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Chicago, as they trade S&P 500 Options, unrelated to bitcoin futures. Trading in Bitcoin futures began Sunday on the CBOE. Traders work in a trading pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Chicago, as they trade S&P 500 Options, unrelated to bitcoin futures. Trading in Bitcoin futures began Sunday on the CBOE.
Cybersecurity

Russia, North Korea Eye Bitcoin for Money Laundering, Putting It on a Crash Course with Regulators

Thieves and sanctioned countries are targeting the digital currency’s exchanges, setting up a fight between governments and cryptocurrency powerhouses.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Emerging Tech

Drones On Leashes, Kamikaze Drones, Information Bombs Top Pentagon’s Counterterrorism Wishlist

Expect to see these technologies in a grey-zone battlefield in the not-too-distant future.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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