Category Cyber & Information Warfare

DARPA’s RACE developing Secure Messaging Platform to provide WhatsApp like communication for troops on ground

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Military is integrating Smartphones and tablets into their military operations, to enhance situational awareness and as backup communication in denied situations. Marines are considering airborne operations with tablets, Air Force looks at maintenance efficiencies, they have also widely used for…...

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Attacking ISIS by Cyber warfare and dropping cyber bombs was new strategy implemented by US, UK & Australia

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United States opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military’s eight-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer-network attacks that are now being used alongside more traditional weapons. In 2009, US established, USCYBERCOM for…...

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Cyber criminals favouring stealthier attacks like Cryptojacking to make free money

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Cyber criminals are switching away from ransomware to stealthier attacks as the main sources of generating revenue, according to analysis by British artificial intelligence (AI)-based cyber security firm Darktrace. Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else’s computer to mine…...

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Future Global Quantum internet could be brought down by Quantum terrorists

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Quantum cryptography is an emerging technology in which two parties may simultaneously generate shared, secret cryptographic key material using the transmission of quantum states of light. A unique aspect of quantum cryptography is that Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle ensures that if…...

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USAF Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) program developed Cyber Mission Platforms, Cyber Weapons Platform & Command and Control Mission System

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The Department of Defense (DOD) defines cyberspace as a global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures and resident data, including the internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers. The…...

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With rising threat of mobile malware, Mobile companies are launching secure smartphones

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The recent rise in mobile malware have made Mobile phones vulnerable to data leakage and tempering of sensitive information such as business documents, bank details, credit card information and make purchases. Malware client called Pegasus have been found that can  jailbreak…...

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Rising cyber-attacks to Small and Medium Businesses( SMB or SME) and cyber security requirements

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SMEs contribute to more than one third of GDP in emerging and developing economies and account for 34% and 52% of formal employment respectively. SMEs and young firms that experience rapid growth can have a considerable impact on employment creation…...

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DARPA plans secure Blockchain technologies to create tamper-proof military computer systems

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Blockchain is a transformative technology for the two billion people in the world currently underserved by financial institutions. The technology has the potential to enhance privacy, security and freedom of conveyance of data. Blockchain is based on open, global infrastructure,…...

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IARPA using Big Data Analytics to automatically discover Signals from Web Sources to Predict Cyber Attacks

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Cyber crimes and attacks continue to expand exponentially and involving more and more advanced and sophisticated techniques to infiltrate corporate networks and enterprise systems. Types of attacks include advanced malware, zero day attacks and advanced persistent threats. Flawed software, the root…...

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DARPA’s PLINY & MUSE use Big Data on open-source software to remove software vulnerabilities and enhance reliability

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During the past decade information technologies have driven the productivity gains essential to U.S. economic competitiveness, and computing systems now control significant elements of critical national infrastructure. As a result, tremendous resources are devoted to ensuring that programs are correct,…...

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