DARPA drones surround mock city hall as part of autonomous swarming demonstration

Small unmanned aircraft are already more than bit-part players in military operations, and when they’re able to work together they could bring even more to the table. One of the many research groups investigating such possibilities is the tea… Continue reading DARPA drones surround mock city hall as part of autonomous swarming demonstration

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team up to develop air-breathing hypersonic missile

At the Paris Air Show, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman announced they have formally agreed to collaborate on building an air-breathing hypersonic weapon for DARPA and the US Air Force. Under the new partnership, the two companies will develop, … Continue reading Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team up to develop air-breathing hypersonic missile

DARPA, Yelp, & FBI – Application Security Weekly #54

Owner of MAGA-Friendly Yelp Knockoff Threatens to Call FBI After Researcher Exposes Security Holes, Chinese Data Breach Exposes ‘Breed Ready’ Status Of Almost 2 Million Women, Dozens of companies leaked sensitive data thanks to misconfigure… Continue reading DARPA, Yelp, & FBI – Application Security Weekly #54

DARPA to Develop $10 Million Open Source Voting System

The US election might be different in 2020 thanks to a project by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the US Department of Defense research division, aiming at bullet-proofing voting machines by moving away from proprietary software that… Continue reading DARPA to Develop $10 Million Open Source Voting System

DARPA Is Developing an Open-Source Voting System

This sounds like a good development: …a new $10 million contract the Defense Department’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched to design and build a secure voting system that it hopes will be impervious to hacking. The first… Continue reading DARPA Is Developing an Open-Source Voting System

DARPA Is Developing an Open-Source Voting System

This sounds like a good development: …a new $10 million contract the Defense Department’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched to design and build a secure voting system that it hopes will be impervious to hacking. The first-of-its-kind system will be designed by an Oregon-based firm called Galois, a longtime government contractor with experience in designing secure and… Continue reading DARPA Is Developing an Open-Source Voting System