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Hacking Weapons Systems
2021-03-26 13:41

Lukasz Olejnik has a good essay on hacking weapons systems. Basically, there is no reason to believe that software in weapons systems is any more vulnerability free than any other software.

U.S. DoD Weapons Programs Lack ‘Key’ Cybersecurity Measures
2021-03-05 20:45

Weapons programs from the U.S. Department of Defense are falling short when it comes to incorporating cybersecurity requirements, according to a new watchdog report. While the DoD has developed a range of policies aimed at hardening the security for its weapon systems, the guidance leaves out a key detail - the contracts for procuring various weapons.

Nuclear Weapons Agency Hacked in Widening Cyberattack
2020-12-17 23:07

The Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration, which is the agency that maintains the U.S. nuclear stockpile, have been compromised as part of the widespread cyberattack uncovered this week stemming from the massive SolarWinds hack. An exclusive report by Politico cited DoE official sources who said that their department was infiltrated by the cyberattackers, including hits on the NNSA; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission which has oversight for the entire department; the Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories in Washington and New Mexico; and the Richland Field Office of the DoE. The DoE confirmed its compromise on Friday.

SolarWinds hackers breach US nuclear weapons agency
2020-12-17 16:29

Nation-state hackers have breached the networks of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the US Department of Energy. NNSA is a semi-autonomous government agency responsible for maintaining and securing the US nuclear weapons stockpile.

SolarWinds hackers breach agency in charge of US nuclear weapons
2020-12-17 16:29

Nation-state hackers have breached the networks of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the US Department of Energy. NNSA is a semi-autonomous government agency responsible for maintaining and securing the US nuclear weapons stockpile.

Review: The Perfect Weapon
2020-11-30 05:30

Released at the peak of the US 2020 election campaign and just before the election itself, the documentary examines the harsh reality of today's conflicts between nations, relying not so much on physical weapons but rather on attacking the enemy in a more stealthy and unpredictable way, with cyber weapons. Based on the information gained from interviewing top military, government and intelligence officials, the documentary implies that the first cyber weapon ever used by one state against another is Stuxnet, a malicious worm launched by the US and Israel to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program.

BAE Systems to help detect weapons of mass destruction with advanced analytics technology
2020-02-14 02:30

BAE Systems has received funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Defense Sciences Office to develop advanced analytics technology that will assist in the detection and deterrence of weapons of mass destruction activity, helping to ensure national security. The first-of-its-kind technology will leverage multiple data sources and uses data fusion, adversary modelling, pattern matching, and machine learning techniques to detect and identify indications of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threat.

PATSCAN platform detects hidden weapons, chemicals, and bombs
2020-01-10 15:09

At CES 2020, Patriot One Technologies explained its PATSCAN platform, which can detect hidden weapons and more without the perpetrator even knowing they've been scanned. So we have algorithms that have been trained to recognize weapons from the signatures we get through tartaric biomagnetic resonance, through cognitive microwave radar, or through video object recognition.

Patscan platform detects hidden weapons, chemicals and bombs
2020-01-09 21:27

At CES 2020, Patriot One Technologies explained its Patscan platform, which can detect hidden weapons and more without the perpetrator even knowing they've been scanned.

US nuclear weapons command finally ditches 8-inch floppies
2019-10-22 14:24

The disks are part of the command centres that run the country’s nuclear missile deterrent on behalf of SACCS.