When Russian troops stole millions of dollars of John Deere farm equipment from an authorized Deere dealer, Agrotek-Invest, in Melitopol, Ukraine, they trailered them to Checknya, about 700 miles away. What the Russians did not know is that (a) the equipment has a GPS in it, so Deere knew exactly where they took it and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Yet Another Russian Military “Asset” Catches Fire Russian jet engine design hub Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute which is outside Moscow, did a “halt and catch fire” due to a fire at the electrical substation which powered the former design center. Score one for Ukraine, according to Russia. Russia claims it is the world’s largest scientific research […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Flaw in uClibc Allows DNS Poisoning Attacks A flaw in all versions of the popular C standard libraries uClibc and uClibc-ng can allow for DNS poisoning attacks against target devices. The library is likely used in milliosn of Internet of Things devices that will never be patched and will always be vulnerable. This is where […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Colonial Pipeline attack. The government has done more to improve cybersecurity in the last year than it had done in the last 10 years. But there is still a lot more to do. Jury Finds Norton/Lifelock Infringed on Two Columbia University Patents Even in the world of cybersecurity, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]You may have heard that Russians with cyber expertise have been leaving the country by the tens of thousands. That represents a big problem for the Kremlin. Russian companies, no different than U.S. companies, need cyber talent to operate their businesses. In addition, especially now, they need cybersecurity talent to protect their businesses – and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
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