Air Force to Get "Cyber Sidearms"

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday October 12, 2007 @08:49AM from the buzzword-makers-just-getting-lazy dept.

mlbtaz writes to mention that techs working on Air Force networks will soon be getting "cyber sidearms" to help alert them to potential security breaches. "The tool could be a small piece of software installed on Air Force computers or it could be a simple mechanism for taking a screenshot and relaying it to security experts, said Maj. Gen. William Lord, who will soon take command of the Air Force's provisional Cyber Command. In an interview this week, Lord said service officials have not made a final decision about which technology they will use for the program. "

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Re:Let me get this straight... by sco08y · 2007-10-12 09:21 · Score: 2, Interesting

We are going to give you a tool. We are going to call it a "cyber sidearm". However, we don't know what it will be, or what it's purpose is, yet.

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