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Author Q&A: The ongoing role of fortified structures in military clashes — and cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

There’s no denying that castle walls play a prominent role in the histories of both military defense, going back thousands of years, and — as of the start of the current millennia — in cybersecurity. LW: You cite many examples of instant castle walls, if you will, getting erected in current-day war zones.

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The US Military Buys Commercial Location Data

Schneier on Security

Vice has a long article about how the US military buys commercial location data worldwide. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. This isn’t new, this isn’t just data of non-US citizens, and this isn’t the US military.

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New HiatusRAT campaign targets Taiwan and U.S. military procurement system

Security Affairs

military procurement system. military procurement system and was spotted targeting Taiwan-based organizations The choice of the new targets in the latest campaign suggests a strategic interest of the People’s Republic of China according to the 2023 ODNI threat assessment. military server used for contract proposals and submissions.

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Hybrid cloud examples, applications and use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

Potential disasters include equipment failures, natural disasters, power outages, cyberattacks , civil emergencies or military attacks. Disaster recovery (DR) Disaster recovery (DR) involves IT technologies and best practices designed to prevent or minimize data loss and business disruption resulting from catastrophic events.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: Bi-partisan report calls a for a self-sacrificing approach to cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Here’s the exchange, edited for clarity and length: LW: Should we be more concerned about cyber exposures than classic military threats? Romanoff: Classic military threats will always merit significant concern due to their direct impact on life. Last Watchdog queried Tom Romanoff, BPC’s technology project director about this analysis.

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InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

Security Affairs

Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe. This allows the InvisiMole group to devise creative ways to operate under the radar.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag

Krebs on Security

“We find what appear to be personal devices being brought by military personnel into war zones, exposing pre-deployment sites and military positions,” the researchers wrote. ” For example, they discovered that certain commonly used travel routers compound the potential privacy risks.