MITRE D3FEND: Enabling cybersecurity pros to tailor defenses against specific cyber threats

D3FEND, a framework for cybersecurity professionals to tailor defenses against specific cyber threats is now available through MITRE. NSA funded MITRE’s research for D3FEND to improve the cybersecurity of National Security Systems, the Department of De… Continue reading MITRE D3FEND: Enabling cybersecurity pros to tailor defenses against specific cyber threats

Defense supply chain vulnerabilities creating security gaps

A BlueVoyant report highlights critical vulnerabilities within the defense supply chain ecosystem. The report includes evidence of the exploitable cyber weaknesses of SMBs within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and demonstrates how cybercriminals are… Continue reading Defense supply chain vulnerabilities creating security gaps

US Army to get first personal wearable chemical detector

Intelligent sensing technology company Teledyne FLIR has been awarded US$4 million in initial funding by the Pentagon to develop the “first mass-wearable chemical detector for U.S. troops.”Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Chemical We… Continue reading US Army to get first personal wearable chemical detector

GSA awards Booz Allen $674M contract to support growth of DoD’s Advana data analytics platform

Booz Allen Hamilton was awarded a 5-year, $674M contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) to maintain and support the exponential growth of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Advana data analytics platform to improve decision making across t… Continue reading GSA awards Booz Allen $674M contract to support growth of DoD’s Advana data analytics platform

CloudLinux provides Linux support services for Department of Defense

TuxCare services from CloudLinux provide automated security patches and updates for the systems supporting the Atlas V rocket. Through this work, TuxCare supports Department of Defense and Space Force missions to protect U.S. National Security. “Protec… Continue reading CloudLinux provides Linux support services for Department of Defense

What contractors should start to consider with the DoD’s CMMC compliance standards

Q1 2021 has been a tumultuous period in our era of cyber espionage. The Center For Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), which has been tracking “significant cyber incidents” since 2006, lists 30 major attacks from January to March 2021. Over … Continue reading What contractors should start to consider with the DoD’s CMMC compliance standards

AI can alter geospatial data to create deepfake geography

A fire in Central Park seems to appear as a smoke plume and a line of flames in a satellite image. Colorful lights on Diwali night in India, seen from space, seem to show widespread fireworks activity. Both images exemplify what a University of Washing… Continue reading AI can alter geospatial data to create deepfake geography

Exposing the “KGB Hack” a.k.a Operation EQUALIZER – An OSINT Analysis

Have you ever heard of Project RAHAB or Operation EQUALIZER also known as the first instance of cyber espionage in the form of having German citizens compromise U.S based networks to actually supply the information to the KGB? Keep reading. In this pos… Continue reading Exposing the “KGB Hack” a.k.a Operation EQUALIZER – An OSINT Analysis

DoD’s Cyber Strategy for 2018 – An Analysis

Going through the latest DoD Cyber Strategy for 2018 it should be clearly noted that several key new developments are continuing to take place which are worth discussing in the broader context of real-time cyber threat intelligence cyber attack attribu… Continue reading DoD’s Cyber Strategy for 2018 – An Analysis

Paradigm appoints Daniel Creed as VP of cloud and information security

Paradigm announces the appointment of Daniel Creed as Vice President of cloud and information security. As a key member of the Paradigm leadership team, Creed will oversee the organization’s cloud technology and information security operations. C… Continue reading Paradigm appoints Daniel Creed as VP of cloud and information security