Has China stolen designs of U.S. defense systems?
In a blow to the U.S. defense industry, Chinese hackers have reportedly stolen confidential details on highly-sensitive advanced weapons systems, including missile defenses, fighter...
Iran’s Cyber Capabilities Reflect Unique Internal Ecosystem
The recent protests in Iran and the regime’s attempts to block them shed light also on Tehran’s cyber capabilities. Offensive cyber operations have become...
iHLS TV – Intelligence Special Edition
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
U.S. DHS cancels national license plate database
Israel hacks Iranian nuclear centrifuge system
CIA may have acted against U.S. senators...
Preparing major Israeli companies against Anonymous attacks on the 7th of...
Written by Joey Peleg, CEO of ICDI and Andrey Komarov, CERT-GIB Chief Technical Officer
Several pilots were started in Israel using the new BOT_TREK - real-time botnet...
Looking for the one bit of data that will tell the...
The definitions may vary but they all say one thing - what is the trick of extracting useful, real time data from the super...
Hostile Cyber Activity Targeted South Korea
Are hostile cyber criminals from North Korea targeting their friendly neighbor to the south?
According to a recent report by the Kaspersky Lab information security...
Securing All Platforms of Communication
Securing telephone communication is on the agenda of the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The organization is “working to...
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...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seduces Young IT Geniuses
In an article published in the New York Times, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Ms. Janet Napolitano, said that she is...
Smartphone vs. Big Brother
We are all understandably ’hysterical’ about maintaining our privacy. There is no doubt this is a burning, crucial issue. Nevertheless, we ought to bear...
Could biometric based security make passwords obsolete?
Voice biometrics, fingerprints, iris scans, and other authentication options are beginning to replace passwords as a means to verify a user's identity and simplify...
Microsoft says NSA spying hit trust in the cloud
A senior Microsoft spokesman says that government surveillance has damaged trust in the cloud and in the company itself, pushing the latter to focus...
Encryption Expert: The Days Of Private Email Conversations ‘Are Long Over’
When American firm Silent Circle shut down its Silent Mail encrypted-email service earlier this month, it claimed that "e-mail as we know it today...
iHLS TV – war in Iraq, cyber security and Israeli technology
Issues and articles discussed in this report:
A new IT security survey
British lawmakers examine UAV market
Smart Russian weapons may reach ISIS in Iraq
New, life-saving Israeli...
INSS Global Cyber Review – 15th August 2013
U.S.A
Cooperation between the US cyber command and the Belgium Military Intelligence Service
United States Army cyber experts, who work closely with the National Security Agency...
Space Cyber attacks – the threat is growing
Can hackers damage the Israeli spy and communications satellites?
This question is now evaluated by experts after such attacks were performed on American satellites.
In recent...
China Cyber and Israel
Israel is under constant cyber attacks from China. "The pace and severity are growing an Israeli source said and added that a much more...
Virtualized security solution ensures safe ultra-broadband customer experience
With the number of malware attacks rising sharply in 2013, and an estimated 15 million mobile devices worldwide infected at any one time, the...
What Is the Role of Today’s CISOs?
When Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) talk, people listen, as evinced by the monthly Twitter #infosecChat hosted by IBM...
Students Hacking Universities: National Security Threat
Academic institutions are easy targets since many do not invest in sophisticated IT personnel or employ the latest cybersecurity programs. Some students have noticed...
Public Sector Trying to Defend Itself in Cyber Environment
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attacks are a serious problem threatening companies and organizations across the globe. While weaponized data attacks on the...
Iran Recruits Students for Cyber War
By Dana Yarketchy
Iranian media quoted Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who said that Iranian students must be ready to participate in a future cyber...
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First-person-view (FPV) drones have become increasingly important for reconnaissance and strike missions, but controlling them often requires bulky ground equipment. Traditional ground control stations...
