Category Cyber & Information Warfare

The Silent Revolution: Ultrasonic Communications Reshaping Defense and Security Landscapes

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Beyond the limits of human hearing, ultrasonic waves—frequencies above 20 kHz—are rapidly emerging as a powerful enabler of covert communication, secure authentication, and futuristic warfare capabilities. As vulnerabilities in traditional radio-frequency (RF) systems become increasingly apparent, ultrasonic technologies present a…...

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Orbital Armor: How Militaries Are Securing Satellite Communications Against Electronic Warfare and Cyber Threats

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The Contested Space Domain In modern military operations, information dominance is paramount. Satellite communication systems play a critical role in maintaining beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) connectivity, allowing widely distributed or forward-deployed units—such as special operations teams in remote theaters—to maintain constant contact…...

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DARPA’s PWND² Program: Building Provably Secure Hidden Networks for the Digital Battlefield

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The Challenge: Securing Communications in the Age of Persistent Surveillance Modern military operations depend on communication networks that are not only secure but also invisible to adversaries. Traditional approaches to hidden networking—ranging from VPNs to Tor and custom-encrypted channels—have provided…...

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The Invisible Arms Race: How Quantum Threat Intelligence Platforms Are Becoming Cybersecurity’s Front Line

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The Quantum Countdown Has Already Begun Imagine a scenario unfolding in the shadows of global cyberspace: nation-state adversaries quietly harvesting encrypted data from defense contractors, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators. This strategy, known as “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL),…...

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The Memory Safety Revolution: Inside DARPA’s TRACTOR Program to Automate C-to-Rust Transpilation

The $100 Billion Vulnerability Crisis Memory safety vulnerabilities remain one of the most persistent and devastating flaws in critical software systems. Accounting for nearly 70% of all exploitable bugs, these vulnerabilities plague codebases that control mission-critical assets—from power grids and…...

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Forging the Digital Shield: Inside the Air Force’s REFLECT Program Revolutionizing Electronic Warfare

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As near-peer adversaries aggressively expand their electromagnetic warfare capabilities, the U.S. Air Force is racing to future-proof its dominance across contested domains. At the heart of this effort lies the REFLECT (Radio Frequency Electronic Warfare Focused Laboratory Evaluations of Critical…...

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Securing the Silicon Heartbeat: Next-Gen Solutions for Counterfeit Electronics and Hardware Trojans

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As counterfeit electronics and hardware Trojans silently infiltrate global systems, next-generation technologies like AI, nanophotonics, and blockchain are emerging as the digital shield protecting the silicon heartbeat of modern civilization. The Invisible Threat Reshaping Our Digital World The global electronics…...

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Quantum Computing Threatens Digital Security: NIST’s Race to Standardize Post-Quantum Cryptography

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Watch how quantum computers are forcing the largest cryptographic transition in human history: The cryptographic apocalypse is no longer a theoretical concept. With quantum computers approaching the threshold of breaking RSA-3072 encryption—potentially within the next decade—global digital security hangs in…...

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Cyber Resilience Stress Tests: A New Imperative in a Volatile Digital Era

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Introduction: The Growing Necessity of Cyber Resilience In today’s hyperconnected world, where digital infrastructure underpins everything from financial systems to critical healthcare operations, cyber resilience has emerged as a strategic imperative. While traditional cybersecurity measures aim to prevent breaches, cyber…...

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The Quantum Security Race: How Nations and Industries Are Battling for Unbreakable Networks

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The Encryption Armageddon Today much of modern society depends on cryptography to provide security services including confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation. However current cryptographic algorithms are vulnerable to the progress of computing technology, development of new mathematical algorithms, and progress…...

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