White House Twitter Accounts Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
Twitter accounts of the US President (@POTUS), First Lady (@FLOTUS) and Vice President (@VP) are highly vulnerable to cyber attacks, since they lack required security settings, according to a hacking expert who hacked over 500 accounts disseminating extremist propaganda. The current security settings of the White House accounts allowed anyone to...
Israeli Cyber-security Firm Develops GPS Anti-Jamming Miniature Device
An Israeli cyber-security company GPSdome is marketing a miniature GPS anti-jammer to prevent disruptions to GPS. The pocket-sized gadget protects GPS based systems from disturbances at a more affordable cost than comparable military appliances, according to the firm
Three Pakistani Airport Websites Hacked By Indian Hackers
Indian hackers allegedly have infected three Pakistan airport websites with ransom ware for avenging the hacking of the official website of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) by hackers in Pakistan. “We have hacked Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan International and Karachi airport website,” Indian hackers were quoted as saying by ...
Data Security Council of India, Lockheed Martin Co-Launch Cyber Security Education Portal
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and Lockheed Martin(LM) have jointly launched CyberAware, an online portal with interactive content on Cyber Security, for the consumption of small and medium businesses (SMBs), and Vocational Training Institutes. The new platform includes computer based training modules on cyber threats and Internet security awareness, cyber...
Russia Biggest Source Of Cyber Attacks:Sweden's Intelligence Agency
Swedens foreign intelligence agency considers Russia as the biggest source of cyber attacks and influence operations against the country. The head of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) said, “It is pretty easy for me to say that many of the activities we are subject to have...
Russia Increases 'Cyber-Espionage' Targeting Politicians To Destabilize Germany: Intelligence Agency
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has warned that Russia is trying to destabilize the country with propaganda campaigns and cyber attacks. The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (Bfv) agency is warning comes prior to the countrys general elections, which would be held in few months
SE Asia Based Hackers Stole ThyssenKrupp Trade Secrets
German based steel maker ThyssenKrupp AGs technical trade secrets are likely to have been stolen by South East Asia based hackers in cyber attacks earlier this year. The worlds largest steel maker ThyssenKrupp said that the breaches are likely to have caused by attackers located in Southeast Asia
BAE Systems To Provide Anti-Fraud Solutions To NFU Mutual
BAE Systems has received a contract to help NFU Mutual develop a system for the insurance company to protect customers against fraud and financial crimes. The teaming up of the insurance composite with BAE is aimed at utilizing external and internal data sources to identify fraudsters at the point of sale, BAE announced Friday
Computers In Saudi Arabia Attacked Using Destructive Virus 'Shamoon': US Security Firms
US Security firms have revealed that the version of destructive computer virus Shamoon was being empoyed in mid-November to attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other regions. Four years ago the same virus attack had caused damage to tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies,
Internet Of Things Devices Hit By 'Mirai' Worm Cyber Attack
The cyber attack that affected nearly a million customers of German internet provider Deutsche Telekom this weekend was likely caused by a modified version of the Mirai worm which exploits vulnerabilities in Internet of Thing devices. The malware that disrupted TV and phone networks apart from TVs, actually crashes Internet of Thing devices or uses them as part of a botnet in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks,
Australian Cyber Security Delegation Visits Indian IT Firms
An Australian cyber security delegation, who currently is on a four-day visit to India, is eyeing to partner with the Asian country's Information Technology firms to offer next generation cybersecurity capabilities for global clients. The cyber security delegation from Australia is on visit to India beginning from Monday
Google Refused Access To South Korea Map Due To 'Security Concerns'
South Koreas government has refused to provide the countrys detailed map to Google due to “Security concerns”. The joint committee led by transport ministry and IT, foreign affairs, unification, defense, administration and trade ministries reached decision
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Belgium Inaugurates Factory to Manufacture Griffon Armored Vehicles
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Sierra Nevada Bags $13 Billion U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” Contract
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...