"According to new reporting by WalesOnline, police in South Wales scanned the faces of more than 44,000 people at the ‘Biggest Weekend’ event in Swansea earlier this year—and of those, there were only …
To prepare for urban warfare, soldiers train for chemical attack, mass disaster response in Detroit
"As the Army and top leaders look to a potential urban fight in dense, dangerous and confusing terrain, their National Guard counterparts are working the complexities of urban response right now. …
How the US has ‘learned a lot’ about Russian capabilities in Syria
"As Russian and American forces have settled into Syria, analysts and experts have noticed a clear pattern from the Russian forces. Moscow is using Syria as both a test bed for its newest capabilities …
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New document lays out American military’s early cyber struggles
"Cyber leaders at the Department of Defense in 2014 were struggling with staff shortages, blurry lines of authority and a lack of resources, according to a Pentagon report obtained by Fifth Domain. …
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John McCain — war hero, political giant — dies at 81
"Arizona Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who became one of the nation’s most prominent defense policy voices, passed away Saturday at the age of 81. The onetime Navy pilot and …
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DC Airport First In Nation to Catch Suspected Imposter Using Facial Biometrics
Three days into operation, the facial recognition program at Dulles Airport outside of Washington DC has led to the first arrest of an individual attempting to enter the country on another …
US spies warn of increase in supply chain vulnerabilities
U.S. intelligence officials have warned of increased attempts by hackers to exploit supply chain vulnerabilities. “Hackers are infecting a wide range of users through official software distribution …
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Australia bans China’s Huawei from mobile network project, angers Beijing
Citing risks of foreign interference and hacking, Australia banned Chinese telecoms company Huawei from supplying equipment to the country’s upgraded mobile network. The U.S. recently made a similar …
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Booz Allen wins $1B contract to protect federal networks
With a $1 billion contract, Booz Allen Hamilton is now tasked with securing the networks of 6 federal agencies representing 80% of the .gov usage, 4.1 million network addressable devices, over 1.75 …
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Facebook, Twitter Remove Political Misinformation Accounts Linked to Iran, Russia
Facebook and Twitter announced the removal of hundreds of accounts and pages linked to disinformation campaigns originating in Iran and Russia. Facebook stated that they removed “652 pages, groups and …