A Strong Case For Strong Encryption
by Konstantin Bodragin
A vocal and at times fierce debate over encryption has developed in recent months. On the one side are those proposing the...
Watch: How ISIS’ Propaganda Imitates Western Films And Games
One of the most distinguishing, and decidedly modern, features of ISIS is its approach to propaganda. Like no group before it, ISIS learnt to...
Wi-Fi Devices Invaluable to Forensics Investigators
Timely access to Wi-Fi devices at crime scenes could provide police with vital evidence, including placing suspects at the scene.
This is possible due to...
UK Police To Deploy Drone-Jamming Tech At Major Events
British police is planning to use sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and jamming technology at major public events at risk of terrorist attack....
MIT Invents A Messaging System More Anonymous Than Tor
Researchers at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new online text messaging...
Major Hack in Juniper Networks Equipment
US officials are worried that hackers backed by foreign governments were able to spy on communications between the US government and private companies for...
IoH – Internet of Humans
By Avi Yariv
A few weeks ago I heard a presentation of CEO of a leading Israeli company, developing technologies for IoT – the new...
Amazon’s IoT Platform Is Ready For Action
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has finally moved its cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform away from beta and into the release stage.
AWS IoT enables...
Critics of UK “Snoopers Charter” Claim Massive Technical Flaws
Adrian Kennard, head of UK ISP Andrews & Arnold, an Internet service provider, has warned of major technical issues with the proposed Investigatory Powers...
Technology Steps In to Aid Response In Active Shooter Scenarios
Active shooter scenarios require a swift and precise response from law enforcement and emergency services to minimise casualties and to save as many lives...
A Comprehensive Cyber Attack On ISIS – Pros and Cons
The Pentagon is set to step up its cyber warfare efforts against ISIS, and is arguing that disabling the group’s computers, mobile phones, and...
Foxcom: Communications Solution, Now For the Security Industry
Out of all the technologies surrounding us, perhaps the most revolutionary technology is the we use to communicate. The ability to contact a person...
Kazakhstan’s Internet Spying Likely To Flop
While Western powers are deeply engaged in debating the merits and dangers of encryption, Kazakhstan is leading the charge in bypassing the security mechanism...
ISIS’ Newest Propaganda Weapon: An Android App
ISIS is known for its advanced application of propaganda techniques, far more so than their predecessors. Ghost Security Group, an online hacktivist collective whose...
Russia Joins Space Warfare Race, Tests Anti-Satellite Missile
In a further escalation of the space arms race, Russia has launched and tested an anti-satellite missile on Nov. 18. The missile system, called...
Iran Is Challenging IoT Security
As we have previously reported, the Internet of Things (IoT) may be on the brink of changing our lives - but before that happens...
All Natural: New “Pheromone” Based Robotic Communication
Swarm robotics, an emerging field in robotics, deals with the coordination of multi-robot systems. In a feat of mechanical bio-mimicry, scientists in the field...
Self-Jamming Reveals Threats to US Satellite Communications
261 times this year American satellites’ communications were jammed. This wasn’t done by enemy forces or by unfriendly nations, such as Russia or China....
Is Your Android Device Really Secure?
We have written before about China building its own secure smartphone ecosystem - including a homegrown operating system and even processing chips - all...
New Space-Grade Microchip From BAE Systems
Space travel poses a number of unique challenges to scientists and engineers - radiation being but one of them, but a major challenge nonetheless....
China To Build Spy-proof Smartphones
For years digital security experts have worried over possible backdoors implemented into equipment manufactured at Chinese factories. Over the years there have been several...
IoT Could Turn Our Cities Into Cyber Battlegrounds
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly. The number of internet-connected devices is expected to hit 6.4 billion in 2016, and to surpass...
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These AI Agents Treated a Security Filter Like a Problem to...
Giving AI agents access to the internet creates a problem that ordinary web automation does not necessarily present. When conventional software encounters a restriction,...
