Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. In Mid January the Ukrainian government was hit with destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , and several Ukrainian government websites were defaced by exploiting a separate vulnerability in OctoberCMS.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. The early Cyber Range hubs were mainly used to help educate and certify military technicians and cybersecurity professionals at selected companies. They answered, yes. Shoring up weak links.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Dutch government will not tolerate ransomware attacks that could threaten national security, it will use intelligence or military services to curb them. The Dutch government announced that it will not tolerate cyberattacks that pose a risk to its national security and will employ intelligence or military services to counter them.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2024

The US government announced establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The ASD(CP) also serves as the Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA), advising the Secretary of Defense on military cyber forces and activities. Spearheading the DoD’s implementation of national-level cyberspace policies.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

military carry out training exercises for real life cyber warfare. That led to a transition into what it is today: a leading supplier of immersive “gamification” training modules designed to keep cyber protection teams in government, military, and corporate entities on their toes.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 17, 2024

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance formed in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat during the Cold War, has traditionally focused on deterring and defending against conventional military attacks. The fight against cyberthreats extends beyond military alliances.

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IT Governance

APRIL 27, 2018

This week, we discuss TSB’s chaotic system upgrade, a security flaw in electronic hotel locks and a major NATO cyber security exercise. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 27 April 2018. According to CCDCOE, the exercise is running from 23 to 27 April. Here are this week’s stories.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

The latest action came yesterday, when Biden warned of “evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.” “Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 24, 2012

This shift affects everything from the strategy that guides it to the individuals who oversee it (civilian political appointees) and the lawyers who advise them (civilians rather than military officers). This is virtual reality as a new way of knowledge: a new and terrible kind of transcendent military power. Why not purple dragons? (Ed:

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. This domain has been hosted on eight other IPs throughout its history, none of these IPs were directly affiliated with the South African government. Experts added that the IP 196.216.136[.]139

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Open Media pointed out that that Windows XP is the last operating system developed by Microsoft that was approved by the Kremlin for use on official Russian government computers. Microsoft Windows 10 is only allowed only for government systems that don’t manage secret information. ” reads the post published by The Guardian.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are four operators in Myanmar: state-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( MPT ) , Qatar based Ooredoo, military-aligned Mytel, and privately owned Telenor Myanmar. Blocked websites have no means to identify and contact the organization responsible of the blocking and exercise their rights to object.

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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The country needed to quickly increase the number of soldiers in the military while also increasing the production of wartime goods and manufacturing. To do this, the United States Government employed several strategies to garner the support of the American people. The First Motion Picture Unit, part of the U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

First, it said that it would invest in cultivating military assets in the digital space, as reported by the Organization for World Peace. Second, Japan announced that the government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology would conduct a national scan of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Unwritten Record

AUGUST 2, 2022

Government-issued combat boots. Here in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives, we have a handful of photographs within our holdings that show a glimpse into Elvis’ time with the military. Army’ 3rd Armd Div Winter Shield Exercise plan the day’s reconnaissance during field exercise in Bavaria in West Germany.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

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. Today Merit supplies IT infrastructure to schools, universities, government and other entities across the state.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Notably, the Order requires private companies to share with the federal government the results of “red-team” safety tests for foundation models that pose certain risks, directs the development of new AI standards to guide government agencies’ acquisition and use of AI, creates a new National AI Research Resource to foster U.S.

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Brandeis Records Manager

JULY 13, 2017

Red teaming (RT), with origins in the military, involves thinking differently and more objectively about your program, looking under rocks, and grasping alternative views of the way things are. Devil’s advocates have long been paired with RT exercises. by] making critical and contrarian thinking part of the planning process.”.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Defending against Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) A leading financial investment management organization put their security posture to the test and OpenText stood out as the sole solution that detected an unannounced advanced red team exercise. Kevin has more than 10 years experience in cybersecurity engineering and consulting.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 18, 2021

She is a daughter of a military father and so she went to West Point Academy, as one of the first female cadets. And, finally, CISA partners with local and state governments by sharing best practices from around the country. exercise these whole nation attack plans to prepare. Easterly began by presenting her bio.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Human Rights Groups Olga Lautman reported on a very sophisticated social engineering tactic that completely falsifies Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). The NGO Watchlist identifies suspicious NGOs and investigates their funders and links to government influence. or UK government authority."

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 3, 2024

Scott explored what happens when governments, or those with authority, attempt and fail to “improve the human condition.” It is this constructed reality that shapes the decisions businesses make every day, governs financial markets, influences geopolitical strategy, and increasingly controls more of how global society functions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 24, 2019

It was developed over the 20th century to enable the successful realization of more complex engineering projects; from telephony to military, space and automotive domains. However, developing complex software systems with large teams is still a fallible, expensive and inconsistent exercise.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management: Aligns security goals with business goals and regulatory requirements that apply to the data or the organization. Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools help to prioritize the most valuable or the most damaging data and systems for additional layers of protection.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

The governments of the world wanted the quick and agile minds of children who could think three dimensional -- and without all that moralizing about killing, you know, space aliens. And it could be somebody like a target, it could be a bank, it could be a municipality, like the city of New York, or it could be the US military.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. Even government and public bodies’ websites – including, ironically, the ICO – were found to be running cryptomining software after a third-party plug-in was compromised, but it transpired.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

Government. Yes, we have started with training and recently conducted a phishing exercise, we are currently doing a POC test with a few users regarding the PAB functionality. Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, @ 2:00 PM (ET) Save My Spot! Zimperium has the story: [link] What KnowBe4 Customers Say "Hi Stu, I trust that you are well.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

government -- hacking the U.S. Government - as part of a red or blue team experience. Vamosi: The term red team is military in origin. Part of Cold War wargaming exercises, the red teams are always viewed as offensive, or the attackers -- in this case it could be reference to the red Soviet Union. Or a blue team?

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

government -- hacking the U.S. Government - as part of a red or blue team experience. Vamosi: The term red team is military in origin. Part of Cold War wargaming exercises, the red teams are always viewed as offensive, or the attackers -- in this case it could be reference to the red Soviet Union. Or a blue team?

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

government -- hacking the U.S. Government - as part of a red or blue team experience. Vamosi: The term red team is military in origin. Part of Cold War wargaming exercises, the red teams are always viewed as offensive, or the attackers -- in this case it could be reference to the red Soviet Union. Or a blue team?

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

decrease from FY 2018, OCIE attributes the relatively small decrease to the month long suspension of examinations during the 2019 government shutdown. In FY 2019, OCIE examined approximately 15% of all RIAs, notwithstanding the government shutdown in early 2019. Information Security . OCIE completed 3,089 examinations in FY 2019.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

OCIE also will focus on recommendations and advice provided to retail investors, with a particular emphasis on seniors, retirees, teachers and military personnel, as well as products that the SEC considers higher risk (e.g., In FY 2019, OCIE examined approximately 15% of all RIAs, notwithstanding the government shutdown in early 2019.

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Archives Blogs

JULY 28, 2017

Most meeting minutes don’t read like this, and it seems likely that Sapis/Stone was exercising his writing muscles and ability for tongue-in-cheek prose with this first notebook entry. Ought any government to interfere in any religion?”. Have military heroes been beneficial to the world?”. Is deception justifiable in any case?”.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. And I think it is an exercise, pretty fun to look at those credentials. Fact is, we’ve long had passwords as a credential. Lewis: Good. Other: Wait. I must have the password.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. All those exercises, the honeypot or honeynet challenges I think that's what they were called in. Let's analyze stuff.

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