iHLS TV – Ebola, domestic extremism, Shellshock bug, new octocopter and...
In this weekly report (7 October 2014):
Ebola as seen from space
Domestic extremism Summit at the Whitehouse,
Hackers unleash Shellshock bug
New octocopter UAS
Darpa looking into the...
Cops are handing out spyware to parents – with zero oversight
Barely a few days after a government crackdown on a spyware manufacturer, comes the startling revelation that law enforcement agencies have been purchasing commercial...
Israel to India: “Join new cyber security body”
Israel has invited India to be part of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s latest pet project of national cyber defense authority. The PM extended the...
MS-ISAC: Cybersecurity Collaboration is Needed Now More than Ever
As cyber leaders from across federal, state, local and tribal governments prepare to gather for another annual meeting, the future of government cybersecurity in...
Web attacks build on Shellshock bug
A series of attacks on websites and servers using the serious Shellshock bug has been spotted.
Millions of servers use software vulnerable to the bug,...
Next Up for cyberattacks: Human Resources
It's not just IT departments who need to be on high alert, human resource departments need to get their guards up, the Law Technology News...
iHLS TV – Going global, Amazon’s drone store, new grenade launcher,...
In this weekly report (30 September 2014):
iHLS TV is going global to over 40 million viewers through the Shalom Show
Amazon to launch drone store
New...
Civic Apps: Can They Help Fight Crime?
In 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the police department’s latest application programming interface called ClearMap, used to handle anything from wanted lists and...
Foiling the next mega terrorist attack: technologies convergence in law enforcement...
Can you stop someone from planting a powerful charge at a crowded baseball stadium? Yes, but how? Application is more complex organization-wise, and sometimes...
US government launches cyber guerrilla campaign against ISIS
The US government is beginning a campaign to "win the war of ideas by ridiculing the militants with a mixture of blunt language and...
Hackers ‘Swooped’ on biological and nuclear warfare studies
Security researchers have uncovered a group of hackers who broke into 300 banks, corporations and governments for 12 years without being caught.
The hacker collective...
Anonymous criticized for declaring ‘full scale cyber war’ against ISIS
An Anonymous-affiliated Twitter account has declared a "full-scale cyber war" against the Islamic State (formerly known as Isis) with the aim of tracking down...
Losing the cyber war: How to get out of the box...
The United States is losing the cyber war. Despite hugely increased expenditures on cyber security, every day the situation worsens and we continue to...
North Korea cyber warfare capabilities exposed – Part 2 of 2
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North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) is in charge of both traditional and cyber operations, and is known for...
North Korea cyber warfare capabilities exposed – Part 1 of 2
A new HP report suggests the reclusive country's cyber warfare capabilities are rapidly making North Korea a credible threat to Western systems.
Warfare capabilities are...
Digital jihad: ISIS, Al Qaeda seek a cyber caliphate to launch...
Jihadists in the Middle East are ramping up efforts to mount a massive cyber attack on the U.S., with leaders from both Islamic State...
US Army activates its first cyber protection brigade
On September 5, the US Army activated a new Cyber Protection Brigade— the first of its kind in the Army — at Fort Gordon,...
Microsoft defies judge, refuses to hand over customer Emails
Microsoft looks set to be found in contempt of court after defying an order from a US judge that it should hand over data...
iHLS TV – Firefighting in Greece, Italian convoy protection, ISIS, Home...
In this Weekly Report (16 September 2014):
Firefighting in Greece
The Italian Army is evaluating an unlimited aerial surveillance system for real-time convoy protection
ISIS plans to launch...
Cloud computing in the banking system – jeopardizing financial data?
Israel’s wealthiest bodies, the banks and the credit companies, will save a fortune and grow fatter, but what about the security of Israelis’ financial...
FBI version of finding Silk Road server: a lot like hacking
To hear the FBI tell it, tracking down the secret server behind the billion-dollar drug market known as the Silk Road was as easy...
Israeli Civilian cyber simulator sold to Singapore
Elbit Systems announced today that it provided ST Electronics with a Cyber Security Simulator. Enabling users, individually or as a group, to locate, respond...
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