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Air Force recruiters will seek computer skills for their operations in the coming years The flight suit is too old fashioned; enterprise network security experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security predict that in the near future the Air Forcewill begin to recruit more computer professionals, anticipating the ways in which artificial intelligence will change the way […]
This new policy involves smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers and any other device or app whit GPS features The Department of Defense has recently launched an order banning all personnel from using any GPS services, in personal or job-issued devices, in all “operational areas”. This measure, applying to smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers and any other device […]
The Department of Defense will hire a single cloud services provider Enterprise network security specialists report that, as of last Thursday, the Department of Defense began accepting formal proposals for its highly anticipated cloud service contract, known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI). This contract will be awarded to a single cloud service provider – which […]
Update: Microsoft has informed Fossbytes about a correction statement from the DOD which is to clarify the misleading language of the contract announcement. The contract doesn’t provide DOD, the rights to access Microsoft’s proprietary source code. DOD Statement: “The Department of Defense does not, and will not, have access to Microsoft’s proprietary source codes. The METSS-II […]
Shamoon, a piece of malware that tries to turn infected computers into unusable bricks, is back. Earlier this month, a number of cybersecurity firms reported that hackers had used the malware against thousands of computers in Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation agency and other government bodies. According to Bloomberg, the attacks, like previous ones involving Shamoon, […]
In a new development during AntiSec’s Jeremy Hammond arrest case, the FBI told the court that it has now charged the group for stealing credit card information equals $700,000. Last December AntiSec, known as a branch of Anonymous hacking group hacked into database of security agency Startfor and leaked 200GB worth of data, with username, passwords, information […]