Brain-cleaning sleeping cap gets US Army funding

Everybody knows sleep is important, but there’s still a lot we don’t understand about what it actually does to the brain – and how its benefits could be boosted. To investigate, the US Army has awarded researchers at Rice University and other instituti… Continue reading Brain-cleaning sleeping cap gets US Army funding

Flight testing of future tactical drone for the US Army completed

Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV have completed flight tests of an improved version of Martin’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as part of the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) competition to replace the aging RQ-7B Shadow … Continue reading Flight testing of future tactical drone for the US Army completed

Smashing Security podcast #230: Flash card f-up and energy pipe pilfering

The US military has been caught exposing its nuclear weapons secrets, and we explore the world of nerdy miners.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graha… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #230: Flash card f-up and energy pipe pilfering

US Army tells remote workers to switch off their IoT devices (and then withdraws advice)

The US Army appears to have made a strategic withdrawal from advice it issued to remote workers last week about their use of smart IoT devices.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. Continue reading US Army tells remote workers to switch off their IoT devices (and then withdraws advice)