DefenceTalkDefenceTalkIn recent weeks, Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election, including unsuccessful attacks on people associated with both the Trump and Biden campaigns, as detailed below. We have and will continue to defend our democracy against these attacks through notifications of such activity to impacted customers, security features […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-cyberattacks-targeting-u-s-elections-76306/

DefenceTalkDonald Trump pledged to massively increase US military spending and swiftly demand a defeat plan of the Islamic State (IS) group if he becomes president, burnishing his defense bona fides Wednesday ahead of a forum with Hillary Clinton. Speaking in Philadelphia, the Republican presidential candidate told supporters that he would ask his generals within the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-seeks-massive-us-military-buildup-is-defeat-plan-68125/

DefenceTalkCan the US election be hacked? The recent breach of Democratic National Committee data, along with other electronic intrusions, has raised concerns about cyber incidents that could affect the outcome of the US presidential race, or other contests. The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said the hack that targeted the DNC had accessed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hacking-of-dnc-raises-fears-of-cyber-attack-on-us-election-67960/

DefenceTalkThe prospect of Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on par with religious militancy destabilizing the world economy, according to British research group EIU. In the latest version of its Global Risk assessment, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked victory for the Republican front-runner at 12 on an index where the current […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-victory-a-major-global-risk-eiu-67074/