Military beefs up cyberwar capabilities with games, Linux

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Military beefs up cyberwar capabilities with games, Linux

Posted by Richard Koman @ May 11, 2009 @ 2:05 PM

http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4771

The cadets in last month’s war games are headed for Afghanistan where they’ll need to set up secure Internet connections in a hurry. And one of the key technologies for doing so is Linux, explained Cadet Brian McCord:

“It seems weird for the Army with its large contracts to be using Linux, but it’s very cheap and very customizable,” Cadet McCord said. It is also much easier to secure because “you can tweak it for everything you need” and there are not as many known ways to attack it, he said.