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UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2)

Security Affairs

Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest Western Europe-led cyber exercise that took place in Tallinn with 34 teams from 11 countries. This year, 750 cyber specialists have participated in the military cyberwarfare exercise. ” reads the press release published by the UK Ministry of Defence. .

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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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Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise

Security Affairs

The international live-fire cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2019 (LS19) took place on April 8-12 in Tallinn, Estonia, and the figures behind this important competition are important. “This year the exercise evolved around 4000 virtualised systems that had to take more than 2500 attacks.

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Fitness apps: Good for your health, not so much for military security

The Security Ledger

Fitness apps are proving to be a lot less beneficial to military security than they are for military fitness. » Related Stories Mobile, automation-industry leaders promote two new IoT security efforts Evasive new botnet can take over enterprise devices to steal data, spread ransomware U.S. Read the whole entry. »

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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

Security Affairs

This week, during the third edition of CYSAT, the European event dedicated to cybersecurity for the space industry, the European Space Agency (ESA) set up a satellite test bench, inviting white hat hackers to attempt seizing control of OPS-SAT , a nanosatellite operated by the agency for demonstration purposes. According to classified U.S.

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

The Last Watchdog

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. They answered, yes. Shoring up weak links.

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Jen Easterly Takes Charge of CISA At Black Hack USA 2021

ForAllSecure

She is a daughter of a military father and so she went to West Point Academy, as one of the first female cadets. exercise these whole nation attack plans to prepare. Support joint exercises to improve cyber defense operations. Easterly began by presenting her bio. She later returned to West Point to teach.