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China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea Intelligence Sharing

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Former CISA Director Jen Easterly writes about a new international intelligence sharing co-op:

Historically, China, Russia, Iran & North Korea have cooperated to some extent on military and intelligence matters, but differences in language, culture, politics & technological sophistication have hindered deeper collaboration, including in cyber. Shifting geopolitical dynamics, however, could drive these states toward a more formalized intell-sharing partnership. Such a “Four Eyes” alliance would be motivated by common adversaries and strategic interests, including an enhanced capacity to resist economic sanctions and support proxy conflicts…

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Exclusive: Senator calls on Commerce to tighten proposed rules on exporting surveillance, hacking tech to problematic nations

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Ron Wyden, D-Ore., fears the regulations have a major loophole and don’t cover enough repressive governments’ agencies.

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Agencies warn about Russian government hackers going after unpatched vulnerabilities

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The SVR is conducting its targeting both specifically and broadly, the U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies said.

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Self-aware fish flexes in mirror before fighting

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If you’re not really into salt-water tanks or don’t spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there’s still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last year it passed the “mirror test”, showing that it can… Continue reading Self-aware fish flexes in mirror before fighting→

Microsoft: Iran makes late play to meddle in U.S. elections

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The effort from four separate groups includes both hacking attempts and fake news campaigns, according to the company.

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New intelligence model could upend biology, genetics, medicine and AI

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These are some absolutely wild ideas, so before we get started, it’s important to know that Michael Levin is no fringe scientist or crackpot. He’s a director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, as well as the Tufts Center for Regenerativ… Continue reading New intelligence model could upend biology, genetics, medicine and AI→

T. Rex was not as smart as we were made to believe

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While we don’t like to talk ill of the dead, new physiological analysis has found that the king of the dinosaurs was not so smart after all. It upends previous research that last year likened the brain and neuronal composition of the Tyrannosaurus rex … Continue reading T. Rex was not as smart as we were made to believe→

Mouse passes mirror test, joining elite club of ‘self-aware’ animals

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Joining the likes of killer whales (Orcinus orca) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), plus a number of primates, a common dark-furred mouse has passed what’s known as the mirror test, backed up by gene mapping, that suggests it may possess we… Continue reading Mouse passes mirror test, joining elite club of ‘self-aware’ animals→

Dancho Danchev’s OSINT and Threat Intelligence Training Video Demonstration in Bulgarian – Part Two

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I’ve decided to share with everyone a recently released YouTube video demonstration in Bulgarian on the topic of OSINT and… Continue reading Dancho Danchev’s OSINT and Threat Intelligence Training Video Demonstration in Bulgarian – Part Two→

Dancho Danchev’s OSINT and Threat Intelligence Training Video Demonstration in Bulgarian – Part One

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I’ve decided to share with everyone a recently released YouTube video demonstration in Bulgarian on the topic of OSINT and… Continue reading Dancho Danchev’s OSINT and Threat Intelligence Training Video Demonstration in Bulgarian – Part One→