In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than you might think. Can humans learn to live with them?.....»»
Maker of dubious $56K Alzheimer’s drug offers cognitive test no one can pass
After facing intense criticism, Biogen goes on defense, blames "misinformation." Enlarge / The exterior of the headquarters of biotechnology company Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (credit: Getty | Boston Globe) Do you ever forget things,.....»»
Attivo Networks® Awarded U.S. Department of Defense Contracts for Active Cyber Defense and Cyber Deception Technology
FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #attivo–Attivo Networks® Awarded U.S. Department of Defense Contracts for Active Cyber Defense and Cyber Deception Technology. The post Attivo Networks® Awarded U.S. Department of Defense Contract.....»»
Facebook disrupts Iranian hackers who targeted US military personnel and defense contractors
Facebook said Thursday it has disrupted a group of Iranian hackers who created fake social media profiles and sent targeted, malicious links to victims in an attempt to spy on Western defense contractors and military personnel. The campaign has appar.....»»
Researchers find new protein conducting piRNA expression
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), a class of conserved non-coding small RNAs, are essential for sex determination, defense against viruses, maintaining genome integrity of diverse animal species. However, many piRNA clusters reside within or close to t.....»»
Owl Cyber Defense Opens Regional Technology Hub in Abu Dhabi
COLUMBIA, Md. & ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #CDS–Owl Cyber Defense opens regional office in Abu Dhabi to support growing customer base and deliver hardware-based cybersecurity solutions. The post Owl Cyber Defe.....»»
SolarWinds 0-day gave Chinese hackers privileged access to customer servers
Hackers IDed as DEV-0322 have a fondness for defense contractors and software makers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said on Tuesday that hackers operating in China exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a SolarWinds product. Accordin.....»»
Republicans Call For Amazon To Testify On Pentagon Relationship
Republicans are questioning Amazon's relationship with the Pentagon after newly released emails show that defense officials praised tech executives vying for a $10 billion contract during the Trump administration. The Verge reports: On Tuesday, The N.....»»
Thales’ Leading Position in Connectivity & Cybersecurity to Bring Trust to the Next Wave of Connected Cars
PARIS LA DÉFENSE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Connected cars offer improved user comfort and safety, but connectivity and cybersecurity are pre-requisites to unleash their full potential. The post Thales’ Leading Position in Connectivity & Cyberse.....»»
DoD terminates its $10 billion JEDI contract, leaving Microsoft and Amazon empty-handed
If the contract had panned out, Microsoft would have assisted the DoD in the development of cloud computing technology. More specifically, the defense organization wanted to replace its existing computer infrastructure with one unified, cloud-based a.....»»
Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Contract
The Department of Defense announced Tuesday it's calling off the $10 billion cloud contract that was the subject of a legal battle involving Amazon and Microsoft. From a report: The JEDI, or Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, deal has become on.....»»
Pentagon cancels $10 billion cloud contract given to Microsoft over Amazon
The Department of Defense is canceling a controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract that had been awarded to Microsoft over Amazon under the Trump administration......»»
Pentagon kills Microsoft’s $10B JEDI cloud contract, says tech is now outdated
Amazon's legal stall tactics seem to have paid off. Enlarge (credit: US Department of Defense) Following years of controversy and intrigue, the Pentagon canceled its JEDI cloud computing contract with Microsoft today. Microsoft was awarded the.....»»
Image: This camera will be the eye of the ESA"s asteroid mission
This is the main camera that ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense will be relying on to explore and maneuver around the Didymos asteroid system......»»
Three-in-one approach boosts the silencing power of CRISPR
Originally discovered as a bacterial mode of defense against invading viruses, the remarkable ability of CRISPR-Cas9 to modify specific locations of DNA has made it a researcher favorite among gene editing tools. The ongoing effort to explore further.....»»
A novel strategy for natural product biosynthesis
Microorganisms produce natural products, for example, as disease-causing virulence factors or as defense substances against predators and competitors. A team led by Dr. Robin Teufel and first author Ying Duan from the Institute of Biology II at the F.....»»
McAfee Receives Success Memorandum From Defense Innovation Unit for MVISION Unified Cloud Edge
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McAfee Corp. (Nasdaq: MCFE), the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today announced it has received a success memorandum from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for its MVISION Unified Cloud Edge (UCE),.....»»
Department of Defense works to integrate battlefield intel networks
If yours is like most enterprises, it is under intense competitive pressure to understand faster, decide faster, and act faster in an increasingly dynamic environment.For businesses, that environment is the economy. But for the U.S. Department of.....»»
The Department of Defense, networking, and the speed of relevance
If yours is like most enterprises, it is under intense competitive pressure to understand faster, decide faster, and act faster in an increasingly dynamic environment.For businesses, that environment is the economy. But for the U.S. Department of.....»»
Archer Aviation hits back against rival Wisk Aero’s request for injunction in trade secret suit
Archer Aviation is ramping up its defense against claims by rival Wisk Aero that it misappropriated trade secrets. Archer, which unveiled its Maker eVTOL earlier this month, alleged in a court filing late Wednesday that Wisk learned of Archer’s air.....»»
How Russian threats turned this country into the go-to expert on cyber defense
When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go to Estonia......»»