In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than you might think. Can humans learn to live with them?.....»»
Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable
DDoS temporarily take out sites as Ukraine stares down Russian soldiers at its border. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Ukraine's defense ministry and two banks were knocked offline on Tuesday by a flood of malicious traffic des.....»»
Ukraine"s Military and Banks Hit By Apparent DDoS Cyberattack Campaign
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense website suffered from what appeared to be a distributed denial of service attack Tuesday, according to the government's Facebook account. CNET reports: The military's website remained unavailable as of 12 p.m. PT Tuesday.....»»
China censors Olympic gold medalist"s defense of China"s internet censorship on Instagram
Eileen Gu, age 18, just became the youngest ever Olympic gold medalist in freestyle skiing. However, Gu's accomplishments at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are hardly what anyone's talking about.The freestyle skier is under fire for recent comme.....»»
DARPA Flies a Black Hawk Helicopter Without a Pilot For 30 Minutes
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has flown a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without a pilot for the first time ever. CNET reports: DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System program was used to fly the helicopter on autopilot over.....»»
Poland Army Adds New Cyber Component With Offensive Capabilities
The Polish government has announced today the creation of a new cyber component inside its Army Forces that will be tasked with carrying out operations in cyber-space. From a report: Named the Cyberspace Defense Forces (Wojska Obrony Cyberprzestrzeni.....»»
Prosecutors want admitted Team Xecuter pirate jailed for five years
Feds want to "send a message," but defense argues Bowser "was not the leader." Enlarge / It's-a me, the long arm of the law. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Nintendo / Getty Images) Federal prosecutors say a prominent member of the n.....»»
Scientists decode chemical defense in plants against plant sap-sucking leafhoppers
Given the sheer number of potential enemies, plants are resistant to most pests, even if they can cause damage to other plants. In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology describe a n.....»»
Israel Speeds Roll-Out of Laser Defense System
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Israel is accelerating the roll-out of laser-based interceptors as part of a plan to surround itself with such technologies and reduce the high costs currently incurred when shooting down aerial threa.....»»
Things look worse for casual workers than at any time during the pandemic
At the national Australia Day ceremony in 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke of the contribution by frontline workers during the pandemic. He mentioned health workers, the defense forces, the police and farmers, as well as "the truck drivers,.....»»
US Space Force Wants to Fund "Space Junk"-Cleaning Startups
America's Department of Defense "wants to clean up space...at least the increasingly polluted region in low Earth orbit, where thousands of bits of debris, spent rocket stages and dead satellites whiz uncontrollably," writes the Washington Post. The.....»»
Viral proteins join forces to lower plants" defense "shields"
New research, led by Washington State University scientists, into how viral proteins interact and can be disabled holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses—and ultimately prevent crop losses......»»
Google warns that defamation case ruling will force it to "censor" the internet
The Guardian reports that the case revolves around George Defteros, a Victoria defense lawyer who previously represented Melbourne gangland figures. He sued Google over claims that its publication of search results showing a 2004 article defamed him......»»
In defense of the Dell XPS 13 Plus
The Dell XPS 13 Plus has some controversial and potentially divisive new features, but it points the way toward a more innovative future for the XPS line......»»
Biden To Expand National Security Agency Role in Government Cybersecurity
President Biden on Wednesday expanded the National Security Agency's role in protecting the U.S. government's most sensitive computer networks, issuing a directive intended to bolster cybersecurity within the Defense Department and intelligence agenc.....»»
How pathogens can turn off mitochondrial defense mechanisms
Mitochondria are known as energy suppliers for our cells, but they also play an important role in the defense against pathogens. They can initiate immune responses, and deprive pathogens of the nutrients they need to grow. A research team led by Lena.....»»
Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
Former Twitter CEO and Block founder Jack Dorsey has announced plans to create a "Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund" with Chaincode Labs co-founder Alex Morcos and Martin White, who appears to be an academic at the University of Sussex. CoinTelegraph report.....»»
Hackers are mailing out USB drives infected with ransomware
FBI warns hackers are sending out malicious flash drives to the US defense industry......»»
Hackers Target US Defense Firms With Malicious USB Packages
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US companies in a recently updated flash alert that the financially motivated FIN7 cybercriminals group is targeting the US defense industry with packages containing malicious USB devices. BleepingComp.....»»
Upper stage from failed Russian rocket to make uncontrolled re-entry
The troubles with the long-in-development Angara A5 continue. Enlarge / An Angara A5 rocket launches in December 2020 on its second test flight. (credit: Russian Ministry of Defense) The Russian space program has spent more th.....»»
Biden Signs NDAA Relying on Voluntary Private-Sector Cybersecurity Collaboration
President Joe Biden has signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 which codifies an approach to cybersecurity that depends on the decisions of private-sector entities to protect the bulk of the nation's critical infrastructure. F.....»»