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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Here are five notable historical events that influenced cybersecurity assessment and transformed it into what it is today: The Battle of Midway (1942). military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. military and the analysts who worked to gather intelligence and relay these critical, decoded messages to prevent further attack.

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Why We Fight: Prelude to War, America’s Crash History Lesson

Unwritten Record

Many of these events seen in the film were documented by newsreel companies. ” Military World War IIWhy We Fight stands among the most ambitious and successful film projects ever undertaken by the United States government.

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RG 117: Drawings for the National WWII Memorial Design Competition

Unwritten Record

Each concept involved a journey, of sorts, through various events or stages of the war, seemingly with the idea in mind that a war is not made up of a single event, but rather a series of events that are all connected together, as noted in the “Narrative” of the drawing above.

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GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Last Watchdog

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. The Russian government, military, and intelligence service may wish to achieve some operational effect, for example, disrupting the power grid or interfering with telecommunications infrastructure, which may be part of a larger war plan.

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GUEST ESSAY: 6 steps any healthcare organization can take to help mitigate inevitable cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. A cyber catastrophe may seem inevitable, but there are basic practices and actionable steps any healthcare organization can take to begin reducing the clear and present risk of being impacted by a cybersecurity event. Those data categories are necessary to protect but most likely not sufficient to keep your organization running smoothly in the event of an outage or cybersecurity crisis.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Unwritten Record

The purpose of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is to serve as a date for the official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education. military tribunals at Nuremberg, and U.S.

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306-NT: Photographic File of the Paris Bureau of the New York Times, ca. 1900–ca. 1950

Unwritten Record

The photographs that make up 306-NT were originally part of the New York Times photo morgue for the Paris Bureau of the newspaper. In December 1940, the Paris Bureau of the New York Times was seized by the Nazis and its Library of New Photos was transported to Berlin.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad. Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. The early Cyber Range hubs were mainly used to help educate and certify military technicians and cybersecurity professionals at selected companies. military unit, MEDC and TARDEC this summer hosted the second annual Commercial CyberTruck Challenge.

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New Director of Records Management Training

National Archives Records Express

I participated in setting agency evaluation training standards for instructional events. I first became involved in the training field during my time in the military. While completing my degree in education, I worked as a supplemental instructor and an educational technologist.

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Finding Family in Images of Liberation at Buchenwald

Unwritten Record

The record, part of Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985 , was filmed by Signal Corps members attached to military units tasked with rehabilitating and relocating liberated camp survivors.

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Spotlight: Finding Footage for National History Day Projects

Unwritten Record

In recent months, the National Archives’ Education Updates blog has posted a series of pieces focusing on award-winning National History Day documentaries. Films about Radio and Television: Mobile Television Unit (111-ADC-9168) : A 1951 film showing a military mobile television unit.

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared.

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The Film Frontier: Using Films and Videos in Your National History Day Project

Unwritten Record

Archival films and videos can help bring your NHD topic alive, allowing your audience to engage with and understand historical events in exciting ways.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About

KnowBe4

They started out with: "As Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, a network used throughout Europe—and by the Ukrainian military—faced an unprecedented cyberattack that doubled as an industrywide wake-up call.

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The power of solidarity: Support for Ukraine

CILIP

s war machine is widely reported to be attacking civilian targets as well as the Ukraine military. Despite the fact that the Russian Federation has been waging a hybrid war in Ukraine since 2014, few people were well aware of the threat of a full-scale military invasion.

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Remembering Vietnam

Archives Blogs

The exhibit examines 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War to provide a framework for understanding the decisions that led to war, events and consequences of the war, and its legacy. This 3,000-square-foot exhibit uses more than 80 original records from the National Archives – including newly declassified documents – to critically reexamine major events and turning points in the war and address three critical questions about the Vietnam War: Why did the United States get involved?

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A User’s Guide to World War II-Era Radio in the National Archives

Unwritten Record

Speeches, President Roosevelt’s fireside chats, and talks by military personnel are also present. The Milo Ryan Phonoarchive of Radio Newscasts Relating to World War II and Special Coverage of Other Historical Events defies easy categorization, as there are 4221 titles listed in the catalog.

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Introducing Films of State, a Conference on Government Films

Unwritten Record

In addition to the academic sessions, we’ll have an evening screening with films and clips related to the presentations and a panel on the practical uses of government film, from its role as historical evidence to reuse by educators and television documentaries. Moving Images and the Military.

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Victory at Yorktown

Unwritten Record

While these events were transpiring, Admiral De Grasse’s fleet had sailed north, unbeknownst to the British, who had not expected his entire fleet to head towards the American colonies. Recreating History: Yorktown’s Redoubt 10 at the US Army Heritage and Education Center: [link].

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WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET?

Info Source

Many experts believe that perhaps stronger sanctions could have deterred Russia before the invasion (as the proverb says: it is easy to be wise after the event) but using sanctions to coerce Russia to end the war now seems very unlikely to succeed. Geneva, Switzerland – August 26, 2022.

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“Remembering Vietnam” this Veterans Day

Archives Blogs

November 11 marks the annual observance of Veterans Day, a day on which we honor the courageous men and women who have served in the United States military. The exhibit examines 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War to provide a framework for understanding the decisions that led to war, events and consequences of the war, and its legacy. For more information and to register yourself or group, please visit the event web page.

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Is the federal government ready for robotic process automation?

CGI

Don’t think of the shambling, clanking humanoid automatons from 1950s sci-fi, or even the sleek bomb-disposal robots used today by the military and police departments. While it may not seem like much on the surface, the software robot brings three pivotal capabilities: Orchestration —RPA solutions come with a dashboard to manage your robotic workforce and queue automated workflows based on a schedule or event trigger. Is the federal government ready for robotic process automation?

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“WNYC Mobilizes For Harlem Emergency”

Archives Blogs

Mayor La Guardia with educator Dr. Max Yergan and union leader Ferdinand Smith near the scene of disorder, August 2, 1943.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: How To Become A 1337 Hacker

ForAllSecure

Hacking has an event that’s similar. These computers capture the flag events which are loosely based on the children’s game. Hammond: I tend to, I guess, try and explain capture the flag is sort of gamified cybersecurity education. Vamosi: So, not everyone is in a military academy. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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ForAllSecure Launches The Hacker Mind Podcast

ForAllSecure

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important.

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ForAllSecure Launches The Hacker Mind Podcast

ForAllSecure

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important.

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ForAllSecure Launches The Hacker Mind Podcast

ForAllSecure

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important.

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2019 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 3

eDiscovery Daily

Court Upholds Decision Not to Compel Plaintiff to Produce Unredacted Narrative of Events : In Kratz v. As we noted Tuesday and yesterday , eDiscovery Daily published 66 posts related to eDiscovery case decisions and activities over the past year, covering 56 unique cases !

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Serbian Commissioner Emphasizes Data Protection Awareness

Hunton Privacy

In a July 9, 2012 press release issued by Rodoljub Sabic, Serbia’s Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, the Commissioner commented on his meeting with Hunton & Williams’ Lisa Sotto, who was invited to Serbia by the Commissioner and the USAID-funded Judicial Reform and Government Accountability Project to provide advice and education on data protection issues. But, definitely we need to work hardest in the area of education.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Shall We Play A Game?

ForAllSecure

Additionally, I am kind of pulled into the marketing department, a little bit to give presentations and write blog posts and kind of be out in the spotlight educating the community, and that's fun, but not nowhere near as much fun as doing the real work, kind of on the keyboard.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Shall We Play A Game?

ForAllSecure

Additionally, I am kind of pulled into the marketing department, a little bit to give presentations and write blog posts and kind of be out in the spotlight educating the community, and that's fun, but not nowhere near as much fun as doing the real work, kind of on the keyboard.

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#ModernDataMasters: Carl Smith, PZ Cussons

Reltio

My dad was a military man – now retired – and a very practical, adaptable person. . Education. The CDO owns the data strategy – it’s the people who generate the data that are the ones that need to be educated. Most are not data-centric at all and although education is not formally under the CDO’s remit, it is something they need to push for. I don’t think there will be a step-change event that will completely change things.

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#ModernDataMasters: Carl Smith, PZ Cussons

Reltio

My dad was a military man – now retired – and a very practical, adaptable person. “I Education. The CDO owns the data strategy – it’s the people who generate the data that are the ones that need to be educated. Most are not data-centric at all and although education is not formally under the CDO’s remit, it is something they need to push for. I don’t think there will be a step-change event that will completely change things.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Communities

ForAllSecure

It was also designed under President Eisenhower to move military troops and vehicles from point A to point B, but that's another story. How do we continue to accommodate those diverse voices that don’t often get heard or even included in the large corporate events?

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Mayhem Moves To Production With The Department Of Defense

ForAllSecure

Did I also mention that they let me take MILAIR (Military Aircraft Transportation)? That’s why we support efforts like FuzzCon , fuzzing meetups, and education. In 2016, Mayhem -- then still a research prototype -- showed that fully autonomous cybersecurity was possible.

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Mayhem Moves To Production With The Department Of Defense

ForAllSecure

Did I also mention that they let me take MILAIR (Military Aircraft Transportation)? That’s why we support efforts like FuzzCon , fuzzing meetups, and education. In 2016, Mayhem -- then still a research prototype -- showed that fully autonomous cybersecurity was possible.

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MAYHEM MOVES TO PRODUCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

ForAllSecure

Did I also mention that they let me take MILAIR (Military Aircraft Transportation)? That’s why we support efforts like FuzzCon , fuzzing meetups, and education. In 2016, Mayhem -- then still a research prototype -- showed that fully autonomous cybersecurity was possible.

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A Flurry of Recent Cybersecurity Activity from the Trump Administration

Data Matters

Awareness and education are needed ,” as users, developers, manufacturers, and infrastructure operators all can lack the knowledge and capabilities to protect the Internet. Increase awareness and education across the ecosystem.”. Soon after he took office, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.