It is becoming increasingly apparent that competitors, such as Russia and China, desire to influence international norms and alter the behaviors of allies, partners and Arctic-focused countries for the benefit of these competitor nations.
China appears to wind down military drills near Taiwan
China reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises.
DeathStalker’s VileRAT Continues to Target Foreign and Crypto Exchanges
The campaign is not only ongoing, the threat actors increased its efforts to compromise targets using VileRAT
Congress should allow Pentagon to work with start-ups on needed innovation
The Pentagon and Silicon Valley need to team up. Ignoring the role of institutional venture capital in identifying, supporting, and scaling the most promising commercial technology firms is at best inefficient and at worst it is grossly irresponsible.
Army seeks data as it fields Next Generation Squad Weapons
The data platform “will enable units to regularly assess weapons’ health, reduce failure rates, extend the lifetime of a weapon and optimize maintenance plans,” the company stated in a release.
Cyber-criminals Shift From Macros to Shortcut Files to Hack Business PCs, HP Reports
The report shows an 11% rise in archive files containing malware, including LNK files
China, South Korea clash over THAAD anti-missile system
The differences between South Korea and China underscored a reemerging rift between the countries just a day after their top diplomats met in eastern China and expressed hope that the issue wouldn’t become a “stumbling stone” in relations.
Emotet Tops List of July’s Most Widely Used Malware
The Emotet botnet continues to evolve and now includes a credit card stealer module
Spanish Army buys Milrem ground robot for testing
The evaluation comes as some European armies are in the market to equip their soldiers with robots for anything from cargo carrying to surveillance and attack missions.
The Humble Hub
Over the weekend I organized some old computing equipment. I found this beauty in one of my boxes. It’s a Netgear EN104TP hub. I’ve mentioned this device before, in this blog and my books. This sort of device was the last of the true hubs. In an …