US Air Force Loses Investigation Database
We have recently written about the mind staggering fact that the Pentagon still uses floppy disks to perform nuclear missions. This new story is...
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Last month, some of the world’s foremost experts on cybersecurity gathered in Lille, France for the International Forum on Cybersecurity, as well as politicians,...
Israeli system intercepts cloud-stored data
Nowadays, everything is available at the palm of our hand. Nevertheless, these amazing capabilities, combined with our instinctive fear of the "Big Sister Syndrome"...
Falling Behind in the Cyber War
By Rachel Ehrenfeld
Shutting down the background check system of the Office of Personnel Management employees will do little to prevent the abuse of millions...
Critical Windows Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
A high-severity Windows vulnerability has been identified and is currently being exploited by threat actors. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-35250, lies in the Windows...
Are computers Really Safe From Cyber Attacks?
Most of us have already heard about ways of defending against possible cyber attacks: Don't open e-mails from people you don't know, choose a...
Could DARPA Have Invented The Ultimate Cyber Security?
When the internet first started coming into being, security wasn’t really an issue, not even as an afterthought. This is was more than half...
AI And Security – Higher Level Of Safety
As new technologies and capabilities have emerged in recent years, artificial intelligence and security have become intertwined, leading to a high level of safety.
Artificial...
DHS Funds New Bitcoin Analytics Tool
US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) is funding the development of a new Bitcoin analytics tool.
As Bitcoin becomes...
Harvard: US Can’t Ban Encryption
US can’t be successful in banning encryption as it is a global phenomenon, according to Harvard study.
Despite over two years’ efforts by the...
The Enemy Within: Most Cybercrimes By Employees
In an era where most organizations run on electronic communications, it is not only executives and IT engineers who hold the keys to the...
New Video Analytics Technlogy for Business and Security
A new video analytics technology for both security and business, the sMart Data Warehouse, was showcased by Netavis Software at the Security Essen 2016...
Ariel University to Establish Training Center For Cyber Protectors
Ariel University is currently establishing a training center for cyber protectors based on technology by Cyberbit, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems. The center will be...
Cyberattack Disrupts University, Shutting Down Campus Services
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands has been severely impacted by a cyberattack, leading to the shutdown of nearly all its digital...
DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge’s Final Stage
Seven teams from around the country have earned the right to play in the final competition
of DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC), a first-of-its-kind tournament...
Fostering Cyber-Defenses of Financial Institutions
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has been fostering the cyber-defenses of financial institutions. This research-and-development effort will...
Communicating under water – a revolutionary Israeli development
Dolphins communicate under water using sound waves that travel great distances. Now, human beings can also communicate under water, using a small device, attached...
iHLS Moved Its Offices to State-Of-the-Art Complex In Ra’anana
iHLS has moved into its offices in Ra’anana this week. Such a move is certainly cause for celebration, especially when the new offices are...
One Step Ahead: Intelligence StartUp Goes Behind Enemy Lines
One of the things the United States has learned from the war in Iraq was to foresee the threat lurking around the corner. Soldiers...
Homeland Security seeking off-the-shelf applications to manage biometric data
The Department of Homeland Security’ Office of Biometric Identity Management is currently looking for off-the-shelf applications that can more effectively store, match and analyze...
Authentication Technology to Deliver Safer Transactions
Due to the rise of mobile transactions, passwords are not sufficiently secure as a means of authentication, and additional modes are required for next-generation...
DARPA Looking For Blockchain-based Communications
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking at ways it can utilise blockchain technology - the engine behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency...
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