DefenceTalkTikTok was dealt fresh setbacks Tuesday as Australia joined a list of Western nations banning the Chinese-owned apps from government devices and Britain fined it for allowing children under 13 to use the social media platform. The popular video-sharing app has come under growing pressure in Western countries, with the United States urging TikTok to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tiktok-hit-with-uk-fine-australia-government-ban-80006/

DefenceTalkThe White House on Monday gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress. Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young in a memorandum called on government agencies within 30 days to “remove and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-gives-federal-agencies-30-days-to-enforce-tiktok-ban-79913/

DefenceTalkA British AI firm said it was rethinking its “safeguards” after its audio tool was used to clone celebrity voices and have them say racist and homophobic slurs. Eleven Labs tweeted on Monday that it had been a “crazy weekend” and admitted to finding “an increasing number of voice cloning misuse cases” just days after […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ai-voice-tool-misused-as-deepfakes-flood-web-forum-79825/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department on Tuesday released its Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap, which spells out how it plans to move beyond traditional network security methods to achieve reduced network attack surfaces, enable risk management and effective data-sharing in partnership environments, and contain and remediate adversary activities over the next five years. “Zero trust is a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-releases-path-to-cyber-security-though-zero-trust-architecture-79631/

DefenceTalkUS authorities announced a ban Friday on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “an unacceptable risk to national security” — including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE. Both firms have been on a roster of companies listed as a threat by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the new rules bar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-bans-gear-from-chinas-huawei-and-zte-over-security-risk-79628/

DefenceTalkA major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in critical infrastructures such as spacecraft, aircraft, energy generation systems and industrial control systems was exposed by researchers at the University of Michigan and NASA. It goes after a network protocol and hardware system called time-triggered ethernet, or TTE, which greatly reduces costs in high-risk settings […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-vulnerability-in-networks-used-by-spacecraft-aircraft-and-energy-generation-systems-79606/

DefenceTalkNATO on Thursday condemned a cyberattack on Albania that Tirana and Washington blamed on Iran, and pledged to bolster the alliance member’s defences against hackers. “We stand in solidarity with Albania following the recent cyber attack on its national information infrastructure,” NATO allies said. “We strongly condemn such malicious cyber activities designed to destabilise and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-condemns-alleged-iranian-cyberattack-on-albania-79375/

DefenceTalkFinland’s parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “A denial of service attack is taking place against the parliament’s external website,” parliament said in a statement. The attack began around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT), slowing down or completely denying access […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-parliament-website-targeted-in-cyber-attack-79181/

DefenceTalkFORT GEORGE E. MEADE: In close coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine, USCYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force is disclosing these indicators of compromise. In the last few months, the Security Service of Ukraine discovered several types of malware in their country, and have analyzed the samples and identified IOCs. The IOCs included 20 novel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uscybercom-releases-iocs-for-malware-targeting-ukraine-79121/

DefenceTalkSpain’s defence minister warned on Friday of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. Asked if Spain feared Russia could launch such an attack, Margarita Robles told journalists “the possibility of a cyberattack exists”, without mentioning the country by name. “There are many challenges and many threats,” she said, adding that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-warns-of-possible-cyberattack-at-nato-summit-79036/