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Published on Dec 17, 2022
Cyber Warfare Is Getting Real
In 2022, an American dressed in his pajamas took down North Korea’s internet from his living room. Fortunately, there was no reprisal against the United States. But Kim Jong Un and his generals must have weighed retaliation and asked themselves whether the …
Source: Wired - NEUTRAL
Published on Dec 16, 2022
Russia’s cyber war machine in Ukraine hasn’t lived up to Western hype. Report analyses why
New Delhi: Three reasons explain the mismatch between Western expectations from Russian cyberspace operations during the war in Ukraine and their actual impact, according to a new report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. First, Russia’s …
Source: The Print - UNCATEGORIZED
Published on Dec 18, 2022
2022 Cyber Review: The Year the Ukraine War Shocked the World
When we look back at this past year’s cybersecurity stories a decade from now, what will we remember most? That is the question that I attempt to answer every December in this annual cyber review. And, in my opinion, 2022 will be remembered as the year …
Source: Government Technology - NEUTRAL
Published on Dec 18, 2022
Couples are proposing to each other by writing 'marry me' on Ukrainian artillery shells to be fired at Russians
A US supporter of Ukraine proposed to his girlfriend with a message on a Ukrainian artillery shell. They used a Ukrainian service that offers customized notes on munitions in exchange for a donation. They aren't the only ones to have become engaged …
Source: Business Insider - NEUTRAL
Published on Dec 15, 2022
Cyber warfare group caused AIIMS hack: sources
A cyber warfare group backed by a “neighbouring” nation’s government was involved in the cyberattack on servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), two sources aware of a government probe into the breach said. According to the sources, …
Source: The Economic Times - CENTER-RIGHT
Published on Dec 14, 2022
Putin to choose cyber warfare before nuclear weapons, former NSA chief says
Retired Gen. Keith Alexander, the former National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to continue using cyberattacks against Ukraine before using nuclear weapons. …
Source: The Hill - NEUTRAL
Published on Dec 18, 2022
U.S. Can Learn from Ukraine’s Cyber Posture, Top Navy Official Says
The United States can learn important cybersecurity lessons from Ukraine in its war with Russia, a conflict that has not come close to revealing Russia’s full cyber warfare capabilities, a top U.S. Navy cyber official said on Dec. 14. At Splunk’s GovSummit …
Source: MeriTalk - PENDING
Published on Dec 12, 2022
INFORMATION WARFARE: Russian Cyber War Fails In Ukraine
December 12, 2022: For over a decade Ukraine has been subject to an ominously large amount of Russian network reconnaissance of Ukrainian networks and growing Russian Cyber War attacks. None of this was a major news story and that was typical for the …
Source: Strategy Page - NEUTRAL
Published on Dec 17, 2022
Japan unveils its biggest military build-up since WW2
TOKYO – Japan comes up with a new national security strategy moving toward the biggest military buildup since the second global war to tackle threats from China and North Korea. Documents outlining the strategy shift get the final nod from the cabinet as …
Source: Daily Pakistan - PENDING
Published on Dec 17, 2022
US Weapons Makers Set to Profit as Japan Readies $320 Billion Military Buildup
In a significant departure from its postwar national security strategy—nominally limited to self-defense along with hosting U.S. troops—Japan on Friday announced its plan to embark on a five-year, $320 billion military buildup to secure offensive strike …
Source: Common Dreams - LEFT-WING
Published on Dec 17, 2022
66% of Cybersecurity Experts Burn Out From Pressure to Prevent Data Breaches: Report
Because of the staggering average cost of $4.35 million per data breach, security analysts are under continual pressure to safeguard valuable data assets. Apparently, they are frequently the ones who must shoulder the responsibility when things go wrong. …
Source: Tech Times - NEUTRAL
Published on Dec 17, 2022
Japan Unveils Unprecedented $320 Billion Arms Plan | Political News
Japan said it would embark on a once-unimaginable $320 billion military build-up to equip missiles capable of striking China and prepare for a sustained conflict, as regional tensions and a Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a fear of war. The government …
Source: Breaking Latest News - UNCATEGORIZED
Published on Dec 16, 2022
Japan approves a historic new military build-up
Japan on Friday approved a new national security strategy — one of the country's largest defense shake-ups since World War II. This is a marked shift from the country's pacifist approach, which has dominated its political discourse for decades. …
Source: Deutsche Welle - PUBLIC BROADCASTER
Published on Dec 16, 2022
What will Japan's military build-up look like?
Japan unveiled a new national security strategy on Friday along with details of its biggest military build-up since World War Two, in a marked shift away from the pacifism that has dominated its political discourse for seven decades. The changes, which …
Source: The Economic Times - CENTER-RIGHT
Published on Dec 16, 2022
Japan Unveils Biggest Military Buildup Since WWII
TOKYO (Dispatches) -- Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military buildup since World War II with a $320 billion plan to buy missiles capable of striking China. It “is my answer to the various security challenges that we face,” Prime Minister Fumio …
Source: Kayhan - GOV'T PROPAGANDA
Published on Dec 16, 2022
China Consolidates Its Grip On The Middle East – OpEd
China’s President Xi Jinping flew to Saudi Arabia on December 7 to host a Chinese-Arab summit there. The visit had been on the stocks for some time. Xi was first invited to Riyadh back in March. The long delay – during which Xi succeeded in …
Source: Eurasia Review - PENDING
Published on Dec 16, 2022
China condemns Japan's new security policies for stoking tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, December 16, 2022. /CFP Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, …
Source: CGTN - GOV'T PROPAGANDA
Published on Dec 16, 2022
Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War-II
Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. …
Source: Pakistan Today - UNCATEGORIZED
Published on Dec 16, 2022
Key points of Japan’s new defence strategy
Japan outlined plans on Friday to drastically expand its defence capabilities over the next five years in response to threats from China and nuclear-armed North Korea. Here are some of the key changes: Counterstrike capacity – Defence spending will be …
Source: Macau Business - PENDING