In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than you might think. Can humans learn to live with them?.....»»
Lapsus$ and SolarWinds hackers both use the same old trick to bypass MFA
Not all MFA is created equal, as script kiddies and elite hackers have shown recently. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a core defense that is among the most effective at preventing account t.....»»
Activist Publishes Redacted Version of Classified Military UFO Report
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Last June, the Department of Defense released a long-awaited and much-hyped document called "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," detailing the government's knowledge of UFOs an.....»»
Ukraine Has Destroyed Nearly 10% of Russia"s Tanks, Making Experts Ask: Are Tanks Over?
In three weeks of fighting, Russia has lost at least 270 tanks, according to the open source weapons tracking site Oryx -- almost 10% of its estimated active force. From a report: Ukraine's defense is proving so effective, in fact, that many analysts.....»»
Australia wants a space industry. So why won"t we pay for the basic research to drive it?
In the past few years, Australia has formed its own space agency and launched a defense "space command". Billions of dollars for defense, and hundreds of millions for civilian space, have been allocated from the public purse to develop capability in.....»»
A bigger defense force will affect more military families" children. Their well-being must be protected
The Australian Defense Force (ADF) is about to get a lot bigger. Defense Minister Peter Dutton has announced plans to expand the ADF by 18,000 members by 2040. This nearly 30% increase, the largest since the Vietnam War, will require not only a renew.....»»
Ukraine"s Zelenskyy Signs Virtual Assets Bill Into Law, Legalizing Crypto
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy legalized crypto in the country, signing into law a bill on virtual assets, amid a frenzy of digital asset donations to support the country's defense against a Russian invasion. CoinDesk reports: The law determ.....»»
Ukraine Has Started Using Clearview AI"s Facial Recognition During War
Reuters reports: Ukraine's defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI's facial recognition technology, the company's chief executive told Reuters, after the U.S. startup offered to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and ide.....»»
Ukraine Alleges Russia Is Planning "Terrorist" Incident At Chernobyl
According to the latest updates from CNN, Ukraine's defense ministry claims Russia is planning to carry out "some sort of terrorist attack at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant" and blame Ukraine. The plant is currently without power and under Russian.....»»
Court: iTunes DRM Removal is Irrelevant for Piracy Liability Lawsuit
Over a decade ago the major record labels agreed to remove DRM from music on Apple's iTunes Store. ISP RCN believes that this move may have increased piracy and wants to know who was involved in this decision, to aid its defense in an ongoing piracy.....»»
Gig App Gathering Data for US Military, Others Prompts Safety Concerns
Briefly banned in Ukraine, U.S. mobile-phone app Premise does defense work globally and has faced contributor safety issues. From a report: In 2019, Ukrainian users of a U.S.-based mobile-phone app offering paid, short-term tasks got what sounded lik.....»»
Last-minute defense against an asteroid that could obliterate it before impact
Gazing at the night sky can evoke a sense of wonder regarding humanity's place in the universe. But that's not all it can evoke. If you're knowledgeable about asteroid strikes like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, then even a fleeting meteorite.....»»
This gene regulates positive and negative immune responses in plants
The mechanism of plant defense mediated by the non-expressor of pathogenesis-related (NPR) genes in monocots (plants having a single embryonic leaf) is not well-documented. Now, scientists from Tokyo University of Science have discovered how the NPR.....»»
Ukraine Might Have Leaked Data On 120,000 Russian Soldiers
BrendaEM shares a report from The Register: Ukrainian news website Ukrainska Pravda says the nation's Centre for Defense Strategies think tank has obtained the personal details of 120,000 Russian servicemen fighting in Ukraine. The publication has no.....»»
Taiwan makers see promising PA demand for defense applications
Taiwan-based companies engaged in the supply of compound semiconductor power amplifiers (PA) for defense applications are optimistic about demand in the long term, according to industry sources......»»
TSMC stops exporting chips to Russia
TSMC has suspended all chip supplies to Russia, mainly those for defense and military applications, to comply with new export control rules announced by Taiwan's government......»»
Russian Government Sites Facing "Unprecedented" Cyberattacks from Thousands in Pro-Ukranian "IT Army"
Though the Russian government has tried geofencing access to crucial web sites, the Jerusalem Post reports that two Russian government web site still went offline Saturday — the Kremlin and the Ministry of Defense. "Gosuslugi, Russia's web port.....»»
Ukraine Says Belarusian Hackers Are Targeting Its Defense Forces
Ukrainian cybersecurity officials have warned that Belarusian state-sponsored hackers are targeting the private email addresses of Ukrainian military personnel. From a report: Announcing the activity in a Facebook post, Ukraine's Computer Emergency R.....»»
Versatile "nanocrystal gel" could enable advances in energy, defense and telecommunications
New applications in energy, defense and telecommunications could receive a boost after a team from The University of Texas at Austin created a new type of "nanocrystal gel"—a gel composed of tiny nanocrystals each 10,000 times smaller than the widt.....»»
US Agencies Say Russian Hackers Compromised Defense Contractors
Hackers backed by the Russian government have breached the networks of multiple US defense contractors in a sustained campaign that has revealed sensitive information about US weapons-development communications infrastructure, the federal government.....»»
US says Russian state hackers lurked in defense contractor networks for months
Multiple hacks over 2 years revealed sensitive info about weapons and comms platforms. Enlarge / What's happened to Russia's flag? (credit: Sean Gladwell / Getty Images) Hackers backed by the Russian government have breached t.....»»