Category: Cyber Security

Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify Russian Casualties. 

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has demonstrated how technology may play a significant role in modern warfare. Kyiv is aggressively utilizing social media to weaken Putin’s forces’ morale. The country is now employing facial recognition software to identify Russian personnel killed in action and notify their relatives of their deaths. 

Source: https://eurasiantimes.com/ukraine-uses-artificial-intelligence-tech-in-its-war-against-russia/  

  

A bug in Honda is an indicator of the exuberant car-attack surface that could give hackers easy victims.

As the auto industry continues to develop and implement the use of smart car technology and EV’s open up a wide array of possibility for cyber attackers and hackers. A recent vulnerability found in the automaker system has been found to affect both Honda and Acura keyless entry functions. The radio signals in which entry less key fobs communicate with the vehicle are easily intercepted, which in turn allows a threat actor to unlock, lock or even start the car.

Source: https://threatpost.com/automaker-cybersecurity-lagging-tech-adoption/179204/

The US fears the possibility of cyber-attacks, with the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, top us officials warned business leaders to invest in cyber security, fearing the evolution of warfare as digital. Russia is no stranger to using cyber warfare and hacking strategies in order to weaken institutions or businesses.

In 2015, hackers managed to turn off power in certain areas of the Ukraine

In 2017 a ransomware attack dubbed “NotPetya” wreaked havoc on its victims by locking them out of their own files.

in May 2021, a group of Russian hackers named DarkSide breached Colonial Pipeline Co.

In order to protect your data in the event of cyber attacks against the us. Laptop mag recommends using multifactor authentication, anti-malware tools, switch passwords regularly, back up data and encrypt your data.

Source: https://www.laptopmag.com/news/a-russian-cyber-attack-may-hit-the-us-how-to-protect-your-data-and-devices

NSA Director James Clapper declares that he has never been more concerned about cyber security. We’ve established a sizable firm focused on real-time protection in artificial intelligence, and we approach businesses from an attacker’s viewpoint rather than an insider’s. There will be acquisitions of startups and established cyber security enterprises and the purchase of established, more secure cyber security firms. 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/03/15/palo-alto-networks-ceo-ive-never-been-worried-about-cybersecurity-more-than-now.html 

Google said on Tuesday that it wants to purchase cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion as part of a larger attempt to secure its cloud clients. The publicly listed company, which was launched in 2004, will be acquired for $23 per share by the Mountain View, California-based search engine. If authorities accept the transaction, it would be Google’s second-largest acquisition after the $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility acquisition in 2012. Two years later, Google sold the firm to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. Nest, a developer of smart home products, is Google’s third-largest purchase, which it paid $3.2 billion for in 2014. Alphabet is the parent company of Google. The transaction is likely to be completed later this year. 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/08/google-plans-to-acquire-mandiant-for-5point4-billion.html