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Israel Hits Back At Hamas Cyber Attack With Airstrike

Ultimate cyber defence? Israeli warplanes stop attempted Hamas cyber attack, with airstrike that 'removed' its HQ

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Russia Acknowledges ‘Possibility’ Of US Attacks On Power Grid

The remarks follow US reports that US military hackers have placed malware within Russia's power grid, creating the potential for a devastating attack

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Cyber warfare, IoT hacks, and mass data gathering – the new security threats...

With 5G touted as the catalyst that will propel us into a future transformed by the Internet of Things, we spoke to Troy Hunt, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and the creator of the Have I Been...

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Canadian Military Contractor Hit By Ransomware

Ransomware attackers claimed to stolen 60GB of data from Canadian defence contractor after ransomware attack in December 2019

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US Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax Hack

The US Department of Justice has charged four Chinese military hackers with carrying out the 2017 breach of Equifax credit agency

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US Officials Agree New Restrictions On Tech Exports To China – Report

Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from diverting advanced US tech for use by the Chinese military

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Ransomware Gang Releases Secret Industrial Documents

DoppelPaymer ransomware developers release files stolen from contractors to SpaceX, Tesla, Boeing, Lockheed-Martin and US Navy

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Facebook Shuts Down Russian Military Intelligence Operations

Social networking giant takes down 'co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour' connected to Russian military intelligence services

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US Army Develops AR Goggles For Dogs

US Army AR specs simulate laser pointer allowing human handler to direct military dogs from a distance, while seeing what the dog sees

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UK To Create National Cyber Force, Amid £16.5bn Defence Rise

UK's biggest defence investment since Cold War, to combine cyber operations of UK military and intelligence in one unified command

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Chinese Military To Bolster Cyber Defences

China's armed forces promise better cyber defences as it urges the use of more domestic software

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US Military Twitter Suffers Apparent Islamic State Hack Attack

Attack on Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts came hours before President Obama was due to outline plans to strengthen cybersecurity provisions

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US Military Develops Invisible Biometric ‘Passwords’

The end of traditional biometric and password security? US Military signs deal for new ID verification system

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EMC Offers Ex-military Personnel Free Training To Tackle IT Skills Shortage

EMC will invest £250,000 in training former members of the British Armed Forces to design and deploy corporate technology

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BAE Systems’ Oculus Rift VR Tech Could Revolutionise Warfare

‘Mixed Reality’ displays will allow control of the battlefield from hundreds of miles away

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North Korean Hackers Can Kill, Claims Defector

North Korea spends up to 20 percent of its military budget honing its cyber-attack capabilities

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US Army Disables Site Following Hack

Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the hack and defacement of the Army's portal

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MoD Plans New Secure Communications System With Project MORPHEUS

Military wants SMBs to contribute to Project MORPHEUS, promising a chance to influence the future of secure radio technology

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David Cameron Wants To Increase Spending On RAF Drones

Prime Minister urges defence chiefs to plough more cash into RAF Reaper drones to combat IS threat

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Drone Encryption Hardware Is About To Be Deployed In British Army Tanks

ViaSat wins General Dynamics contract for Scout SV encryption tech following successful use in Watchkeeper drones

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Stephen Hawking And Steve Wozniak Warn Of Military AI Arms Race

Elon Musk also signs open letter along with hundreds of top robotic scientists pleading military powers to curtail plans for AI drones

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Pentagon Co-Operates With Apple, Boeing For Wearable Tech

US military announces funding and seeks wearable partnerships deals with the likes of Apple and Boeing

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Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers

'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes

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Juniper Upgrades US Air Force Network Along Open Standards

US Air Force network upgrade will boost resiliency, performance, management and scalability says Juniper Networks

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Ministry Of Defence To Spend £40m On Cyber Security Centre

The new centre is to defend the UK's military networks and systems and coordinate cyber-defence operations

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French Submarines Spring A Leak In Indian Data Breach

Secret documents on Indian submarines built by French contractor DCNS have been leaked, according to Australian media

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US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes

Is Blockchain a possible solution for securing weapons data for the US military, including its nuclear capabilities?

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Airlines Could Replace Co-Pilots With “Genius” Robots

Researchers say using the robot is like having a co-pilot with 600,000 hours of experience

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Are Military Veterans The Answer To The UK’s Tech Skills Gap?

IN DEPTH: The idea of tapping into the skills of military veterans has quickly spread through the technology industry

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IT Upgrade Blunder Leaves MoD Suppliers Millions Out Of Pocket

Some suppliers have been forced to take out loans to pay staff and suppliers

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Data Stolen From Singapore Military In ‘Carefully Planned’ Cyber Attack

The heist, which officials suggested may have been carried out by a nation-state, extracted only basic data on 850 government users

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US Military Suffers Massive Leak Of Confidential Air Force Data

The leaked military documents have been described as the "holy grail" for foreign spies

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Booz Allen Hamilton Leaves Pentagon Files On Open Amazon Server

Oops. American defence contractor leaves sensitive US government files on public server with no password protection

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US Senate Considers Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity Ban For Military

American lawmakers to consider banning Kaspersky Lab products due to Russia espionage concerns

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More Than 100 Robotics Pioneers Call On UN TO Ban Killer Robots

An 'arms race' around lethal autonomous weapons would cause widespread instability, warn founders of robotics and AI companies

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HPE Allowed Russian Military To Review Code Of Pentagon Security Tool

Some argue the source code review could make it easier for Russia to find weaknesses in ArcSight, a key US military security monitoring tool

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Hacker Selling US Military Secrets On Dark Web

Reaper drone data and operation manual for M1 ABRAMS battle tank for sale on dark web after Netgear router exploit

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UK Set To Announce Funding For Independent Satellite System

The government has reportedly cleared the way for work to begin on a navigation system to rival the EU's Galileo

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US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research

The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven

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Government Planning New Offensive Cyber-War Unit

The proposal would expand the UK's existing offensive cyber capabilities fourfold, with funding in the hundreds of millions of pounds

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Google To Be Sued By Belgian Military

Images of military sites are not being blurred, but on the plus side users can check out Google's garage birthplace

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Microsoft Set To Win Secret Clearance Ahead Of Pentagon Cloud Bid

Microsoft is battling Amazon's AWS for the multi-billion-pound deal, after Google pulled out due to ethical concerns

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SpaceX Starts Construction Of Mars Rocket Prototype

The company also launched its first navigation satellite for the US military, in a win against Boeing and Lockheed-Martin

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US Defence Department Sees Global Division Over 5G Standards

Military study warns the US may be the only country to widely use the 5G mmWave standard, with the rest of the world using sub-6 networks – led by China

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Facebook Metaverse To Use Tech From Former Military Contractor

Facebook to build its 'metaverse' with technology from AI.Reverie, which has long history of US military and defence contracts

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Ukraine Using Clearview AI On Dead Russian Soldiers

Facial recognition system from Clearview AI used by Ukraine to uncover Russian special forces, combat misinformation, and identify dead Russian troops

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US Investigates Huawei Equipment Near Missile Silos, Military Bases

US authorities begin investigation over Huawei equipment installed in mobile towers near military bases and missile silos

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Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data

Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find

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US Air Force Denies Simulated AI Drone ‘Attacked’ Operator

US Air Force says simulation in which AI-powered drone attacked operator in order to achieve objectives never took place

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