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The US Gov is testing high-altitude balloons for surveillance

Security Affairs

The Pentagon is testing the new system that will be used only over the American soil for security purposes, the test phase will involve 25 balloons drifting at 65,000-odd feet and will run from July 12 to September 1. “ ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states The Guardian.

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A Flurry of Recent Cybersecurity Activity from the Trump Administration

Data Matters

Subsequent joint public-private efforts targeted a botnet known as “ Beebone ” in 2015 and the more recent “ Mirai ” and “ Reaper ” attacks. Automated, distributed attacks are an ecosystem-wide challenge ” that no “single stakeholder community can address. in isolation.”.