A B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pulls away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, after receiving fuel over Afghanistan. The Air Force has announced its Cycle 7 deployment schedule, which started Jan. 1 and is set to end August 2009. STAFF SGT. ANGELIQUE PEREZ / AIR FORCEFrom The Danger Room:
About 10 days ago, Kyrgyzstan's two main Internet service providers -- ns.kg and domain.kg -- came under a massive online assault. The Wall Street Journal now reports that the cyber-attack may have been orchestrated by a Russia-based "cyber militia," although it provides few additional details about who, exactly, was responsible.
The story (subscription only), quotes cyber-security expert Don Jackson of Internet security firm SecureWorks as saying the denial-of-service attacks managed to shut down more than 80 percent of Kyrgyzstan's bandwidth. While both sites now seem to be up and running, several commentators have speculated that the attack is meant to thwart Kyrgyzstan's embattled political opposition -- which depends on the Internet to organize -- or to pressure Kyrgyzstan's government, which hosts a U.S. airbase outside of the capital, Bishkek.
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My Comment: I posted an article on Tuesday that mentions that the Pentagon IT security budget for 2009-2010 has been increased by a third. Cough ... cough .... now we know why.
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