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von Lina Rusch – veröffentlicht am 15.11.2019 Nach monatelangem Streit gibt es nun grünes Licht für die Cyberagentur. Die Auflagen für diese besondere GmbH sind allerdings streng. Und die Führungsfrage ist weiter offen – doch es zeichnet sich eine Personalie ab. Im Haushaltsausschuss ging gestern Abend der monatelange Streit zwischen den Koalitionsfraktionen zur Cyberagentur zu…
An Iran-linked cyberespionage group tracked as APT33 has used obfuscated botnets as part of attacks aimed at high-value targets located in the United States, the Middle East and Asia, Trend Micro reported on Thursday. APT33, which some experts believe has been active since at least 2013, is also known as Refined Kitten, Elfin, Magnallium and…
His plan is to pursue it from home, “Victorian Gentleman Scientist” style Legendary coder John Carmack is leaving Facebook’s Oculus after six years to focus on a personal project — no less than the creation of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), or “Strong AI.” He’ll remain attached to the company in a “Consulting CTO” position, but…
Developers love Python, Microsoft’s GitHub says, also revealing the site’s biggest open-source projects. The hit programming language Python has climbed over once-dominant Java to become the second most popular language on Microsoft-owned open-source code-sharing site GitHub. Python now outranks Java based on the number of repository contributors, and by that metric Python is now second…
By Mary Beth Griggs – Nov 11, 2019 Google secretly gathered millions of patient records across 21 states on behalf of a health care provider, in an effort dubbed “Project Nightingale,” reports The Wall Street Journal. Neither the provider’s doctors nor patients were made aware of the effort, according to the report. The Wall Street…
U.S. Cyber Command is using new authorities to gain insights and access to foreign networks to help better inform defense. (U.S. Cyber Command Public Affairs) U.S. Cyber Command is gaining important insights into malware and adversarial actors by working with partner nations to help secure their systems, according to a top official. “We’re also working…
Jeder zweite Befragte zu Beginn des Jahres veröffentlichten Bitkom-Umfrage gab an, in den letzten zwölf Monaten Opfer von Internetkriminalität geworden zu sein. Deutschlandweit registrierte das Bundeskriminalamt allein durch Computerbetrug und missbräuchliche Nutzung von Telekommunikationsdiensten Schäden in Höhe von 61,4 Millionen Euro – dabei dürfte es sich aber nur um einen Bruchteil der tatsächlichen finanziellen Folgen…
Symbolbild, echte Geheimagenten tragen natürlich Schlapphüte. Ein Ex-FBI-Agent spricht über staatliche und nichtstaatliche Cyberangriffe, deren Zuschreibung und den Sony-Pictures-Hack. Von Sylvester Tremmel Wie gehen Geheimdienste gegen Cyber-Attacken vor und wie führen sie selber solche Angriffe durch? Auf dem Web Summit in Lissabon hat Andre McGregor (LinkedIn) darüber etwas aus dem Nähkästchen geplaudert. McGregor war früher…
When Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that blockchain and artificial intelligence would “revolutionize war,” as Cointelegraph reported on Nov. 4, did he take things a bit too far? Jet engines have revolutionized warfare, and so have missiles and nuclear weapons — but shared digital ledgers? Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, for one,…
805,000 Cybersecurity Professionals Are Currently Estimated to be Working in the U.S., Study Finds The biggest surprise about the cybersecurity skills gap is that it exists at all. The job description painted by the latest (ISC)2 workforce study, based on responses from 3,237 existing cybersecurity professionals, is attractive. The pay is good — especially if…
Small-satellite startup Kepler has done something never before accomplished with satellite-based broadband connectivity: providing a high-bandwidth to the Arctic. Kepler’s nanosatellites have successfully demonstrated achieving over 100Mbps of network speed to a German icebreaker sea vessel that acts as a mobile lab for the MOSAiC research expedition. This is the first time there’s been a…
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk – his other new holding company for tech investments, Prosus NV, is currently valued at $114 billion after going public. South African internet company Naspers isn’t a particularly well-known name in the startup community. And yet, the company made an early investment in a small Chinese company called… Tencent. Naspers…
Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, said he wants to “start making defense unicorns.” (Alan Lessig/Staff) Dozens of space companies descended on San Francisco, California Nov. 5 for a unique opportunity: the chance to walk away with a same day contract with the Air Force. Opportunities like…
Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for a new, deep-pocketed agency to fund cutting-edge tech development. WASHINGTON ― With an eye on China, the U.S. Senate’s top Democrat is floating plans for a new, deep-pocketed agency to invest $100 billion into cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics and fifth-generation networking known as 5G. Speaking…
We do not yet know what VTOL flying wing will be the basis for the Flock-93 swarm. The Takhion, seen here, can be hand-launched. (Ministry of Defence) At a security exposition in Moscow in late October, researchers from Russia’s oldest Air Force academy presented a vision of the future of war: a swarm of drones,…
Wer regelmäßig unbekannte Anrufer hat, sollte im Netz recherchieren, wer dahinter steckt Schon wieder ein unbekannter Anrufer auf dem Smartphone? Das kann ganz schön nerven: Ist es vielleicht ein Freund mit einer neuen Nummer – oder doch nur wieder der lästige Hotline-Mitarbeiter des Mobilfunkanbieters, der einen neuen Vertrag anpreisen will? Noch schlimmer: Vielleicht klingelt…
Smart voice assistants can be hijacked by attackers using lasers to send them remote, inaudible commands. Researchers have discovered a new way to hack Alexa and Siri smart speakers merely by using a laser light beam. No physical access of the victims’ device, or owner interaction, is needed to launch the hack, which allows attackers…
The DoD wants the JEDI cloud to consolidate data for use by the warfighter at the tactical edge. Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program In the months leading up to the Department of Defense awarding Microsoft a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, the Pentagon’s senior leaders described pent up demand for a new enterprise cloud. But how…
As DoD moves forward with adopting the framework to implement a C2C solution, it should also take into account a goldmine that offers a trove of value for defense agencies. (Jackie Niam/Getty Images) By Bill Wright The increased attack surface born from the digital age has caused the security threat level to rise, and in…
The housewares giant disclosed a breach with few details – but security researchers have some theories. Housewares and home furnishings purveyor Bed, Bath and Beyond has disclosed a data-thieving cyber attack that allowed the adversaries to access customers’ online accounts. According to a Tuesday SEC filing, the company “discovered that a third party acquired email…
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