Security News

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.

Hacked devices can be turned into acoustic weapons
2019-08-13 13:54

Security researcher Matt Wixey found that many gadgets aren't protected from being turned into hearing-damaging weapons. Or melting.

What’s cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack?
2019-08-07 18:59

Cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack is the network itself, which enables the malicious encryption of shared files on network servers, especially files stored in...

Facebook staff sarin for a bad day: Suspected chemical weapon parcel sent to Silicon Valley HQ
2019-07-01 21:27

Postal package triggered test equipment, buildings evacuated, no one exposed Staff were evacuated today at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters after a package believed to contain the chemical...

Bill Would Help Congress Track Sale of Cyber Weapons
2019-05-16 20:48

State Department Would Be Required to Provide Information on Approved SalesA House panel has approved a measure designed to make sure Congress is informed when U.S. companies sell offensive cyber...

Report: Chinese Hackers First to Use NSA Cyber Weapons
2019-05-07 12:48

Symantec Report Deepens Mystery Around Lost NSA Tools and ExploitsA Chinese hacking group was using exploits and tools developed by the NSA months before the tools were released by another group,...