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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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