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UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2)

Security Affairs

Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest Western Europe-led cyber exercise that took place in Tallinn with 34 teams from 11 countries. This year, 750 cyber specialists have participated in the military cyberwarfare exercise. ” reads the press release published by the UK Ministry of Defence. .

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad. Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. military unit, MEDC and TARDEC this summer hosted the second annual Commercial CyberTruck Challenge.

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GUEST ESSAY: 6 steps any healthcare organization can take to help mitigate inevitable cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). military exercise their plans often – it builds human muscle memory and increases comfort and resiliency in the people working through these crises.

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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

Security Affairs

Credit: ESA – European Space Agency The offensive cybersecurity team at Thales demonstrated how to take control of the ESA satellite, the is considered the world’s first ethical satellite hacking exercise. The exercise aims at assessing the resilience of satellites to cyber attacks. According to classified U.S.

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China-linked Alloy Taurus APT uses a Linux variant of PingPull malware

Security Affairs

However, the attackers chose a domain name that gives the impression of a connection to the South African military. The Alloy Taurus APT group targeted South Africa because in February 2023, the African state joined Russia and China to participate in combined naval exercises. Experts added that the IP 196.216.136[.]139 softether[.]net

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s Cyber Range hubs provide career paths to high-schoolers, underutilized adults

The Last Watchdog

State-of-the-art telepresence gear, supplied by Merit Network , funnels everything from capture-the-flag exercises to full course work and certification testing to earn 42 different professional designations. They’d come into our hub to get educated and attain excellent cybersecurity skills, including leadership development programs.

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Wings for This Man: Celebrating the Tuskegee Airmen

Unwritten Record

The country needed to quickly increase the number of soldiers in the military while also increasing the production of wartime goods and manufacturing. Army Air Forces, was the first military unit to be made up entirely of Hollywood professionals. Other parts of their training are also depicted, such as flight simulation and exercise.