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NSA revives ‘Tailored Access Operations’ name for elite hacking unit

The National Security Agency has rebranded its elite hacking division, though the new name will be familiar to anyone who has followed the spy agency’s history of offensive cyber operations.

NSA last week changed the moniker of its Office of Computer Network Operations (CNO) back to Tailored Access Operations (TAO), a name that is sure to elicit nostalgia among the broader digital community for a group with roots in the early 1990s.

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Early History of the National Reconnaissance Office (5 of 5)

SIGINT Data Processing and Exploitation

Just as solid-state electronic technology changed the capabilities of SIGINT satellites dramatically, the computer revolution that began in the 1950s, and that is still underway, changed the capabilities of computer processing, almost day to day. The capability to process SIGINT information was especially powerful and quick to develop, because the SIGINT satellites collected electrical signals that, with proper coding, were in a form that computers could work on directly. From 1960 to 1975 the multiplying effect of improved satellite collectors and improved computer processors would provide a many-fold increase in operational capabilities. Developing the processing methodology was the key.

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The Military’s Untapped Advantage: Neurodivergent Talent

Somewhere inside an Israeli military intelligence facility, an autistic corporal is eight hours into his shift, scanning satellite imagery on multiple monitors. He does not find this tedious or boring; it’s actually quite relaxing.

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Defense Special Missile and Aerospace Center (DEFSMAC) Established, April 27, 1964

DEFSMAC Mission

Although little known to the public at large, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Special Missile and Aerospace Center (DEFSMAC) serves in the forefront of U.S. missile and space intelligence. The Center coordinates the collection of intelligence information on foreign missiles and satellites from the ground, from the sea, and from aerospace based upon intelligence requirements. The Center personnel then analyze the initial collection results and provide intelligence reporting based on the information.

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NAVIFOR Commanders Summit Aligns Information Warfare Leaders to Strengthen Warfighting Readiness

Story by Joshua Rodriguez

Leaders from across the Information Warfare (IW) community convened at the Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) headquarters for a pivotal three-day Commanders’ Summit, held March 30-April 1. The summit focused on aligning strategic priorities, driving innovation, and continuing the generation of premier combat-ready IW forces for the fleet to increase warfighting readiness.

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Intelligence Is Not Warfare!

By Captain Bray, Retired Intelligence Officer, December 2016 Proceedings Vol. 142/12/1,366

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Captain Bray argues that U.S. naval intelligence has been harmed by being subordinated to the Navy’s information warfare (IW) community. His central thesis is that intelligence is not warfare—it is a distinct, cognitive discipline that must remain operationally independent to preserve the integrity of intelligence assessments.

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