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  • C-Suite Considerations Regarding Current Geopolitical Tensions

    Something is different in the geopolitical situation today. The reasons are probably a combination of factors that include the pandemic, the rise of the global grid of cyberspace, plus the payoff of years of planning and strategic moves by our adversaries. But whatever the reasons, the world today is more complicated and more dangerous than…

  • Quantum Key Distribution on Land and in Space

    Quantum key distribution (QKD) is an exciting application of quantum technologies that has exploded in the past decade.  QKD is used to share encryption keys across an established optical link or network. QKD can be used to generate a secure, shared secret key between two users. This key is then used in an algorithm to…

  • As Their Ties Strengthen, Will Iran and Russia Coordinate Their Influence Campaigns?

    Iran and Russia have a relationship that has wavered between strong mutual support and contention.  Currently, the two have drawn closer having the same strategic goal – offsetting U.S. influence in the Middle East.  Russia provides Iran with significant economic and military support. With sanctions applied against Iran by the United States and Europe, Tehran…

  • Navy’s New Unmanned Campaign Framework

    The Navy and Marine Corps recently released their long-awaited Unmanned Campaign Framework.  This is a continuation of the drop-down documents spawned by the National Defense Strategy and meant to bolster the Naval Service’s commitment to shift their attention to “near-peer competitors”.

  • This is How They Tell Me Cyber Peace is Achieved

    The well-worn martial cliché says that no matter how elegant your plans, it is important to remember that the enemy gets a vote in how successful they are. The transition of military and intelligence activities to cyberspace didn’t change that, but it got more complicated because the traditional calculus rarely incorporated non-state actors and their…

  • NIST on a CHIP – Driving A Revolution In Measurement Science With Quantum Solutions

    A new NIST program makes creative use of quantum technologies to deliver advanced measurement solutions to users in commerce, medicine, defense and academia. This delivery of measurement standards in a chip format is known as NIST on a CHIP (NOAC).  The time for leaders to think of how this may change your business model is…

  • OODA Monthly Meeting: Members gather online for trust based networking

    OODA Network members are invited to participate in a monthly video call to discuss items of common concern to our membership. These highly collaborative sessions are great ways for our members to meet and interact with each other while talking about items of common interest. We also use these sessions to help better focus our…

  • Updated Executive’s Guide To Quantum Safe Security: Take these steps to make your enterprise quantum proof

    This is an update to our Executive’s Guide to Quantum Safe Security, based on a new round of research that has included interviews of OODA Network experts, technology providers and senior executives in enterprises. Quantum Computers will bring new power to adversaries. But when? And what can you do now to mitigate that threat? This…

  • Updating Defense Intelligence Agency’s Data Base

    The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) currently uses an old system called the Modernized Intelligence Database (MIDB) to store and retrieve information on foreign intelligence – everything from Country order-of-battles (tanks, airplanes, etc.), infrastructures (runways, ports, etc.) to general foreign military capabilities. They will replace it with a system called the Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System (MARS).…

  • China’s Plan for Countering Weaponized Interdependence

    In an article entitled “The international environment and countermeasures of network governance during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period” by Xu Xiujun (徐秀军) in the February 27, 2021 edition of China Information Security, we see the continuation of China’s concerns over Weaponized Interdependence and China’s desire to shape a global technology and economic environment that is…

  • Executive Level Action In Response to Ongoing Massive Attacks Leveraging Microsoft Vulnerabilities

    This post provides executive level context and some recommendations regarding a large attack exploiting Microsoft Exchange, a system many enterprises use for mail, contact management, calendar/scheduling and some basic identity management functions. This attack is so large and damaging it is almost pushing the recent Solar Winds attacks off the headlines. Keep in mind that…

  • National Cyber Ranges: Virtual environments that enable government organizations to test their cyber capability

    National cyber ranges are virtual environments that enable government organizations to test their cyber capability.  It’s important to rehearse military operational plans and develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP’s) that can work in a contested cyber landscape. These ranges are distributed computing environments with technical experts that can support exercises and operational planning.

  • Robert Wallace on a Career in Intelligence and The Spy Sites Series and Spy Craft

    Robert Wallace spent a 33 year career with the Central Intelligence Agency and is widely known for the very well done books he and co-author Keith Melton have produced on the history, culture and tradecraft of intelligence (including the SpyCraft book which was turned into a Netflix series and the Spy Sites series of books…

  • From Solar Sunrise to Solar Winds: The Questionable Value of Two Decades of Cybersecurity Advice

    While the Ware Report of 1970 codified the foundations of the computer security discipline, it was the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection report of 1997 that expanded those requirements into recommendations for both discrete entities as well as the nascent communities that were growing in and around the Internet. Subsequent events that were the…

  • The OODA Almanac – 2021 Edition

    As a logger and holstein farmer, my grandfather was heavily dependent on the weather for his livelihood. Each year, he purchased a copy of the Old Farmer’s Almanac and it was kept in an easily accessible reading spot for reference. Taken on a day by day basis, the Farmer’s Almanac was not the greatest of…

Briefs

  • New ‘SpectralBlur’ macOS Backdoor Linked to North Korea

    Security researchers recently delved into SpectralBlur, a new macOS backdoor sharing similarities with the North Korean malware, KandyKorn. Discovered in an August 2023 VirusTotal upload, SpectralBlur wasn’t flagged by antivirus engines until recently. It exhibits classic backdoor functionalities like file manipulation, command execution, and communication with a command-and-control server. This interaction employs encrypted sockets, resembling…

  • Intel spins out a new enterprise-focused GenAI software company

    Intel, intent on making bigger moves in the market for AI-powered enterprise software, is spinning out a new platform company with the backing of Boca Raton, Florida–based asset manager and investor DigitalBridge. Called Articul8 AI (an awkward abbreviation of “Articulate AI”), the new entity builds off a proof-of-concept from an Intel collaboration with Boston Consulting…

  • Open source AI voice cloning arrives with MyShell’s new OpenVoice model

    Startups including the increasingly well-known ElevenLabs have raised millions of dollars to develop their own proprietary algorithms and AI software for making voice clones — audio programs that mimic the voices of users. But along comes a new solution, OpenVoice, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and…

  • Meet the humanoid robot that learns from natural language, mimics human emotions

    Imagine what it would be like to have a robot friend that can do things like take selfies, toss a ball, eat popcorn and play air guitar? Well, you might not have to wait too long. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a robot that can do all that and more, thanks to…

  • There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists

    Many artificial intelligence researchers see the possible future development of superhuman AI as having a non-trivial chance of causing human extinction – but there is also widespread disagreement and uncertainty about such risks. Those findings come from a survey of 2700 AI researchers who have recently published work at six of the top AI conferences…

  • Microsoft Adds AI Key in First Change to PC Keyboard in Decades

    Microsoft Corp. is adding a button to the Windows keyboard to activate its AI Copilot service, with the first devices to sport the new key available this month. The Copilot key, which will sit to the right of the space bar, is the first change to the Windows keyboard layout since Microsoft added the Windows/Start…

  • Pilfered Data From Iranian Insurance and Food Delivery Firms Leaked Online

    Cybercriminals broke into the systems of 23 Iranian insurance firms and SnappFood, an online food ordering service and dumped millions of user profiles. The sample from the insurers’ leak include names, phones, identity numbers, addresses, passport numbers and other sensitive details. The insurance firms include Kowsar, Atieh, Asia and Albert. The data appears to be…

  • Cybercriminals Flood Dark Web With X (Twitter) Gold Accounts

    Cybercriminals are taking over verified accounts on X, the social media service formally known as Twitter. The verified accounts are then being sold on the Dark Web for up to $2,000 a piece. The research from CloudSEK has uncovered a surge of these accounts showing up on the Dark Web. The Gold badge on X…

  • Qatar to Add Cybersecurity Curricula in Private Schools

    Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency is going to roll out a cybersecurity education program to 270 private schools after completing the roll out at public schools last year. The effort is led by NCSA with a partnership with the Ministry of Education an dHigher Education. The curricula will initially run in 170 private schools, adding…

  • Iran leader vows harsh response to deadly bombings that killed 84

    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenel has promised a harsh response to a bomb attack on crowds at the anniversary of spymaster Qasem Soleimani’s assassination by the US. The attack occurred in Kerman in southern Iran and killed 84 people and wounded many more. The death toll was reduced from an initial 95 to 84…

  • Iraq blames US-led coalition for deadly drone strike in Baghdad

    Iraq’s government has accused the United States-led international coalition forces of cattying out a drone strike on a paramilitary group in Baghdad. The strike killed and wounded several people on Thursday. The strike targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces and a senior PMF commander was among those killed. Reuters has reported that four PMF members were…

  • US to send top diplomats to Middle East as regional tensions spread

    The United States is expected to engage in a new diplomatic push to calm tensions in the Middle East. The region is facing high tensions after a suspected Israeli strike on a Hamas leader in Lebanon, bombings in Iran and no end in sight to Israel’s war on Gaza. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

  • What Will Happen In 2024

    As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. The Fed has taken interest rates as far as they want at this time and inflation has come down. It seems that a “soft landing” is likely. That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are…

  • Samsung to announce new phones ‘powered by AI’ on Jan. 17

    Samsung recently announced it will host a news conference in San Jose, California, on Jan. 17 where it will unveil its newest Galaxy phones. Samsung is Apple’s largest smartphone competitor. The company has a 20% share of the global smartphone market, compared with Apple’s 16% share, according to Counterpoint Research. Meanwhile, Samsung has a 25% share…

  • OpenAI Just Proved Humanity Isn’t Prepared for What’s Coming

    In 2016, an AI named AlphaGo finally proved to the world that AI could go beyond our capabilities by defeating the human champion of the Go board game. The first superhuman AI. Since then, humans have achieved another milestone, the creation of the first general-purpose AI models, with examples like ChatGPT. Fascinatingly, in 2024 we…

  • SpaceX Launches First Cell Service Satellites With T-Mobile

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its first six satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as the company races to bring more connectivity to remote areas. Operating like a cell tower in space, the Starlink satellites work with users’ existing phones, rather than using specialized equipment, to enable text messaging in areas where traditional cell signals…

  • Microsoft’s ‘AI Browser’ Edge Is a Precursor to the ‘AI’-ification of Everything

    Microsoft is trying to rebrand its Edge internet browser. No longer should its name remind you that its icon shortcut sits alone and forgotten at the edge of your Windows desktop. Now Microsoft is trying to claim Edge is on the cutting edge of AI. The Redmond tech giant has started calling its native internet…

  • Bitcoin tops $45,000 for the first time since April 2022 as crypto rally continues

    Bitcoin surged to kick off 2024, topping $45,000 for the first time since April 2022 as investor confidence in a potential bitcoin ETF approval continued to build. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit an intra-day high of $45,913.30 early Tuesday morning, according to Coin Metrics. That was its highest level since April 5, 2022 and the…

  • Implement AI As An Employee

    In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, some businesses are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to gain a competitive edge, but many are still trying to understand how to implement this revolutionary technology in their business operations. By integrating AI-powered applications into your processes, you can optimize tasks, enhance productivity and even generate new opportunities. In this…

  • With $400 million infusion, Boston Dynamics founder enters the AI arena

    What would happen if a South Korean conglomerate wrote a $400 million check to one of the world’s top robot builders? That’s the experiment now playing out in Kendall Square. Marc Raibert, the founder of Boston Dynamics, best-known for its humanoid and dog-like robots, has taken over two floors of a high-rise, with two more…

  • OpenAI Seeks New Funding at $100 Billion Valuation

    OpenAI is in early discussions to raise a fresh round of funding at a valuation at or above $100 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said, a deal that would cement the ChatGPT maker as one of the world’s most valuable startups. Investors potentially involved in the fundraising round have been included in preliminary…

  • How the Federal Government Can Rein In A.I. in Law Enforcement

    One of the most hopeful proposals involving police surveillance emerged recently from a surprising quarter — the federal Office of Management and Budget. The office, which oversees the execution of the president’s policies, has recommended sorely needed constraints on the use of artificial intelligence by federal agencies, including law enforcement. The office’s work is commendable, but…

  • US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi Red Sea attack

    On Sunday, U.S. helicopters attacked Houthi militants approaching a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea. U.S., Maersk, and Houthi officials have reported that the U.S. helicopters sunk three Houthi boats and killed at least ten fighters. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-pauses-red-sea-sailings-after-houthi-attack-container-ship-2023-12-31/

  • Israel signals tactics shift, troop pullback as U.S. aircraft carrier heads home

    Israel announced that the Israeli Defense Forces will begin to draw down troop presence in the Gaza Strip, but claimed that it will continue operations in Gaza for many months to come. An Israeli official stated that the IDF’s strategy will pivot to “mopping up” operations in localized areas of resistance. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fighting-rages-gaza-israel-looks-new-phase-war-2024-01-01/

  • Turkey says it rounds up 33 suspected spies for Israel’s Mossad

    Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that police detained 33 individuals they suspect of targeting foreigners living in Turkey for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Yerlikaya claimed that the Israelis were attempting to identify, assault, and kidnap foreign nationals and Hamas members living in Turkey. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-detains-33-people-suspected-espionage-israels-mossad-state-media-2024-01-02/

  • South Korea opposition chief stabbed by autograph-seeker

    A currently unnamed man stabbed Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party, in the neck on Tuesday. Medical staff quickly transported Lee to Pusan National University Hospital for emergency treatment and later airlifted him to Seoul National University. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-opposition-chief-stabbed-during-visit-busan-yonhap-2024-01-02/

  • Hackers hit Australian state’s recording database

    An Australian official announced on Tuesday that hackers recently accessed the court recordings database of the Victoria state. The hackers also reportedly disrupted the judiciary’s audio-visual technology network. According to Court Services CEO Louise Anderson, the hackers likely accessed some recordings of court hearings between Nov. 1 and Dec. 21 but did not exfiltrate any…

  • Albanian Parliament and One Albania Telecom Hit By Cyber Attacks

    The Albanian National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) announced that a threat actor attacked the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and an Albanian telecom company, One Albania, last week. The Iranian hacker group Homeland Justice claimed responsibility for the attacks on its telegram channel. Read More: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/albanian-parliament-and-one-albania.html

  • UAE Banks on AI to Boost Cybersecurity

    The UAE’s digitized economy and cybersecurity goals have attracted significant investment, but its aging systems and developing cybersecurity industry currently leave the nation vulnerable to cyberattacks. The country reportedly fends off 50,000 cyberattacks per day, a large portion of which aim at the UAE’s financial sector. The head of cybersecurity for the UAE, Dr. Mohamed…

  • Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking People Using ‘Incognito Mode’

    Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit that accused the company of spying on users who used the Chrome browser’s “incognito” mode. The class-action lawsuit, first filed in 2020, also accused Google of misleading users into thinking that the company would not track their site visits and internet activities while in private browsing…

  • Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says

    Cryptocurrency users lost nearly $2 billion to scams, rug pulls and hacks in 2023, roughly half the amount of last year, but a sign that the industry remains susceptible to security risks, researchers at security app De.Fi said in their annual report on Wednesday. The reduction, largely attributed to the implementation of improved security protocols,…

  • How Some Experts See The Future Of AI In 2024

    With a rash of artificial intelligence (AI) news making the rounds in the last month of 2023, opinions widely differ on how governments, companies and consumers will use the technology. After months of deliberation, the New York Times officially filed suit against Microsoft and OpenAI saying their copyright was infringed to train ChatGPT. Michael Cohen,…

  • Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

    Ten years ago, at the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trial event near Miami, I watched the most advanced humanoid robots ever built struggle their way through a scenario inspired by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A team of experienced engineers controlled each robot, and overhead safety tethers kept them from falling over. The robots had to…

  • US Supreme Court’s Roberts urges ‘caution’ as AI reshapes legal field

    Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in a year-end report published on Sunday, urging “caution and humility” as the evolving technology transforms how judges and lawyers go about their work. Roberts struck an ambivalent tone in his 13-page report. He said AI had…

  • OpenAI annualized revenue tops $1.6 billion

    OpenAI raked in $1.6 billion in annualized income in 2023 according to The Information, which cited people with knowledge of the figure. The figure, up from $1.3 billion in October, comes amid the dramatic ouster and then return of the company’s CEO, Sam Altman. The company credits much of its revenue to its massively popular…

  • Operations, Trading of Eagers Automotive Disrupted by Cyberattack

    Eagers Automotive, an Australian and New Zealand vehicle dealer, temporarily ceased trading on the Australian Securities Exchange due to a cyberattack impacting IT systems at various locations. While most dealerships remain operational, the incident has affected finalizing transactions for sold new vehicles and has somewhat disrupted service and parts operations. The cyber incident’s financial impact…

  • Europe’s Largest Parking App Provider Informs Customers of Data Breach

    EasyPark Group, Europe’s leading parking app operator, confirmed a recent cyberattack that compromised “non-sensitive” customer information, including names, phone numbers, addresses, emails, and partial IBAN or card numbers. The breach, reported on December 10, didn’t expose data used for parking transactions or vehicle details. Although some payment card digits were accessed, the incomplete information isn’t…

  • Vulnerabilities in Google Kubernetes Engine Could Allow Cluster Takeover

    Palo Alto Networks discovered vulnerabilities in FluentBit and Anthos Service Mesh (ASM) within Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), which, when chained together, could lead to a complete takeover of a Kubernetes cluster by an attacker. FluentBit, the default logging agent in GKE, and ASM, an optional service for managing communication, were identified with exploitable flaws. An…

  • Pentagon Wants Feedback on Revised Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program

    The US Department of Defense proposed a new rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, seeking input from the public. This program aims to ensure that defense contractors have implemented necessary security measures to safeguard federal contract and controlled unclassified information. The CMMC builds upon existing requirements outlined in the NIST SP 800–171…

  • Inside the News Industry’s Uneasy Negotiations With OpenAI

    For months, some of the biggest players in the U.S. media industry have been in confidential talks with OpenAI on a tricky issue: the price and terms of licensing their content to the artificial intelligence company. The curtain on those negotiations was pulled back this week when The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft…

  • US military robot spaceplane blasts off on secret mission aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket

    A secret spaceplane has been launched by the US on a classified mission, just days after a similar Chinese spacecraft released mysterious objects into orbit. The unmanned US Defence Department shuttle, named X-37B, lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Thursday evening. US Space Force, which is…

  • Microsoft’s next Surface laptops will reportedly be its first true ‘AI PCs’

    Microsoft is getting ready to upgrade its Surface lineup with new AI-enabled features, according to a report from Windows Central. Unnamed sources told the outlet the upcoming Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 will come with a next-gen neural processing unit (NPU), along with Intel and Arm-based options. Microsoft’s Arm-based devices will be powered…

  • Generative AI And RPA: A New Age Of Automation

    Generative AI has significantly influenced various industries. Its integration with robotic process automation (RPA) has the potential to introduce new levels of adaptability and advanced automation systems, marking the emergence of what we can refer to as the next generation of RPA—RPA 2.0. At its core, RPA is about automating repetitive and mundane tasks across…

  • Get Ready for a ‘Tsunami’ of AI at CES

    If you’re waiting for the hubbub over generative AI to die down, maybe pull up a chair. The buzz around artificial intelligence shows no signs of quieting—a fact that will become all too obvious at this year’s CES. CES, the consumer electronics industry’s largest annual gathering in the US, is returning to Las Vegas on January…

  • US Military Launches Robot Spaceplane on Seventh Mission

    The US military’s secretive X-37B robotic spaceplane has taken off from Florida on its seventh mission. The mission marks the first time the plane has been launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket capable of delivering it into a higher orbit than ever before. The US launch comes two weeks after China’s own robot spaceplane,…

  • UN Deplores Aid Barriers as Israel’s Gaza Onslaught Steps Up

    The United Nations has warned that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get desperately needed aid into Gaza. Martin Griffiths listed 14 obstructions to getting humanitarian relief into the enclave, including: constant bombardments and aid convoys coming under fire; three layers of inspections before an aid truck can enter the Palestinian territory; a constant list…

  • Ukraine Urges Increased Support as Russia Unleashes Huge Air Assault

    Russia has unleashed a huge air assault against Ukraine. The wave of Russian strikes used drones and missiles and battered Ukrainian cities in one of the largest and fiercest bombardments in recent months. At least 16 people are reported to have been killed and nearly 100 injured as Russia targeted the capital, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro,…

  • OpenAI Publishes GPT Prompt Engineering Guide

    OpenAI recently published a guide to Prompt Engineering. The guide lists six strategies for eliciting better responses from their GPT models, with a particular focus on examples for their latest version, GPT-4. The guide’s six high-level strategies are: write clear instructions, provide reference text, split complex tasks into simpler subtasks, give the model time to “think”,…

  • AI threats pose great cyber risks to smaller companies, experts tell House panel

    Attacks by malicious hackers using artificial intelligence could swamp smaller companies that are already overwhelmed by cybercrime, experts warned lawmakers during a congressional hearing Tuesday. Testifying before the House Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on cybersecurity and infrastructure protection, experts from the private sector discussed AI-related threats, including increased efficiency for malicious hackers to develop…

  • Unitree B2 quadruped robot is better, stronger and faster

    While Boston Dynamics may have pioneered the field of quadruped “robot dogs,” Chinese company Unitree has definitely done a good job of jumping on board. Its latest industrial robot, the B2, offers some major improvements over its predecessor. Like the B1 that came before it (and which is still available), the B2 is designed for…

  • Bill Gates predicts a ‘massive technology boom’ from AI coming soon

    The use of artificial intelligence by the general population in developed countries such as the US to a “significant” degree will start to take place in the next 18 to 24 months, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates in his year-end letter released last week. The impact on things such as productivity and…

  • AI’s Dreadful December: Lawsuits, plagiarism and child abuse images show the perils of training on data taken without consent.

    In recent years, consumers and the media have focused a lot of attention on how physical tech products are manufactured, who makes them and where the materials come from. Now that generative AI has taken the world by storm, we have to ask the companies behind the leading LLMs (Large Language Models) a similar question:…

  • In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia

    The United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an aggressive maneuver over the South China Sea on May 30. Later, on June 5, the US accused China of carrying out an unsafe maneuver near a warship in the Taiwan Strait. The US said the near misses showed China’s growing aggressiveness,…

  • North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, including its nuclear program to accelerate war preparations after what he considers unprecedented confrontational moves by the United States. The speech was given at an ongoing meeting of the country’s ruling Workers Party and Kim set forth militant tasks for the People’s Army, munitions industry,…

  • US releases last military aid for Kyiv for now

    The White House has approved another package of US military aid to Ukraine work $250 million. This package includes air defense, artillery, small arms ammunition and anti-tank weapons. This marks the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks have come to a standstill. Ukraine warned that the war efforts and the country’s…

  • African Organizations Aim to Fix Cybersecurity in 2024

    African nations are hoping to develop their skills needed to defend against cybersecurity threats and challenges in 2024. The University of Lagos, the American Business Council in Nigeria, and private companies launched a Cyber Hub in December to strengthen the cybersecurity ecosystem in Nigeria and to train young workers. The long term goals of the…

  • Cyberattack Disrupts Operations of First American, Subsidiaries

    First American Financial Corporation and several of its subsidiaries appear to have had their systems and operations disrupted by a cyber attack. First American provides title insurance and settlement services to real estate and mortgage industries. The company revealed on December 21 that it had taken certain systems offline due to a cybersecurity incident. Later,…

  • Police Warn Hundreds of Online Merchants of Skimmer Infections

    Over 400 online merchants were notified of digital skimmer infections in a coordinated international operation according to Europe. Law enforcement agencies in 17 countries participated in the operation to identify infected e-commerce sites and alert businesses that their customers’ credit card information was compromised. The operation was led by Greece and resulted in two dozen…

  • Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware to Barracuda Email Security Appliances via New Zero-Day

    A Barracude ESG zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-2868 came to light in May of 2023 and had been exploited since at least October of 2022 to deliver malware and steal data from a limited amount of organizations that had been using the email security product. In the attacks, hackers used the vulnerability to access the Barracuda…

  • Jony Ive Poaches Lead iPhone Designer to Work on OpenAI Hardware Device

    Tang Tan, Apple’s lead designer for the iPhone and Apple Watch, is stepping down to join Jony Ive’s hardware firm LoveFrom, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on Wednesday. Tan is the latest Apple designer to join Ive, which is assembling an Avengers-like team with Sam Altman to create the next era of hardware devices running…

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