Category: CyberWarfare / ExoWarfare

General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is coming. Here’s what it means, how it’ll impact individuals and businesses. What does GDPR stand for? General Data Protection Regulation. How did it come about? In January 2012, the European Commission set out plans for data protection reform across the European Union in order to make Europe ‘fit…

They’re just bragging now.  SIGNE DEAN 17 NOV 2017 Every time one of the leading robotics companies releases a new video showing off their hard work, humans on the internet react with a mixture of awe and horror. The team at Boston Dynamics never disappoint, and their latest update on the humanoid Atlas, with its…

Another crop of Android apps hiding malware have been discovered in – and removed from – the Google Play store. Researchers at ESET discovered eight apps available to download via Google Play which all carried Trojan Dropper, a form of malware which allows attackers to drop additional malicious payloads ranging from banking trojans to spyware.…

US-CERT, the Department of Homeland Security team responsible for analyzing cybersecurity threats, has posted a warning about cyber attacks by the North Korean government, which it collectively refers to as “Hidden Cobra.” The technical alert from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security says a remote administration tool (RAT) called FALLCHILL has been deployed by…

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JJ Snow: “Innovation is hard, even more difficult in core bureaucratic spaces like the Pentagon and DC where risk aversion abounds and breaking paradigms for the better is exceedingly rare. Until DoD adopts a more flexible perspective regarding innovation, it will remain a catch phrase vice a call to action. We need to enable those…

Military alliance wants to encompass member countries’ cyberwarfare capabilities into its options NATO wants to add the cyberwarfare capabilities of member states to its range of military options. “We must be just as effective in the cyber domain as we are on land, at sea and in the air, with real-time understanding of the threats…

Elon Musk Made A Secret Appearance To Elite US Marines And Gave A Stirring Speech Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a welcomed appearance at the 1st Marine Raider Battalion Ball and delivered a sobering speech that took many US Marines by surprise last Friday. The 1st Marine Raider Battalion out of Camp Pendleton, California, is…

Marines training expeditionary cyber defenders to join forces in the field When it comes to information technology systems, the Marines have a few adages: they fight on one network, and the discussion starts from the fighting hole to the flagpole given the expeditionary nature of the force. As such, they need capable cyber defenders that…

Bad Rabbit ransomware: A new variant of Petya is spreading, warn researchers Organisations in Russia, Ukraine and other countries have fallen victim to what is thought to be a new variant of ransomware Bad Rabbit, a ransomware infection thought to be a new variant of Petya, has apparently hit a number of organisations in Russia…

(Reuters) – The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in a report distributed by email late…

Think politicians and officials, high net-worth individuals, activists, dissidents, and journalists. Google’s ‘Advanced Protection’ Locks Down Accounts Like Never Before When it comes to the eternal tradeoff between digital security and convenience, most tech firms focus their efforts on the vast majority of people who choose a painless user experience over a paranoid one. But…

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INsecurity, a Dark Reading conference, is partnering with CIT and MACH37 for its inaugural event taking place Nov. 29-30, 2017 in the D.C. area. Recent online attacks and threats are increasingly crossing the boundaries between public and private sector organizations. INsecurity provides an opportunity for IT and security professionals to come together and exchange ideas…

23-24 January 2018 Submission Deadline: 15 December 2017 SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM PEO-C4, will host a Capability Assessment Event (CAE) to discuss new, novel, and provocative 5G architectures and technologies, ideas, and solutions which advance communication capabilities. Register today and join us: sofwerx.org/5G