DefenceTalkRussia’s foreign ministry on Sunday said an old version of its website had been attacked after a US hacker claimed he broke in and posted a mocking message. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook that the hacker targeted “an old site that has not been used for a long time,” adding that “specialists […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-confirms-ministry-website-attack-after-us-hacker-claim-68468/

DefenceTalkChinese people believe the United States is the “top threat” facing their country, a poll showed Wednesday, with most suspecting the world’s number one economy of trying to “prevent China from becoming an equal power”. A survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Center revealed 45 percent of Chinese consider US power and influence to be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-rank-us-as-top-threat-survey-68313/

DefenceTalkA DARPA program aimed at preventing attacks involving radiological “dirty bombs” and other nuclear threats has successfully developed and demonstrated a network of smartphone-sized mobile devices that can detect the tiniest traces of radioactive materials. Combined with larger detectors along major roadways, bridges, other fixed infrastructure, and in vehicles, the new networked devices promise significantly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/a-new-generation-of-cheap-networked-nuclear-radiation-detectors-68074/

DefenceTalkWith the outsourcing of microchip design and fabrication worldwide, a $350 billion business, bad actors along the supply chain have many opportunities to install malicious circuitry in chips. These “Trojan horses” look harmless but can allow attackers to sabotage healthcare devices; public infrastructure; and financial, military, or government electronics. Siddharth Garg, an assistant professor of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cybersecurity-researchers-design-a-chip-that-checks-for-sabotage-68062/

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/

DefenceTalkFailure to properly handle sensitive issues between the US and China could “very likely disturb and undermine” their military-to-military relations, a top Chinese official told US National Security Advisor Susan Rice Monday. Rice is the highest-level US official to visit the capital since an international tribunal this month rejected China’s vast territorial claims in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-sensitive-issues-could-damage-ties-with-us-military-67911/

DefenceTalk“Economic giant, political dwarf” — that is how the world long viewed post-World War II Germany, the European export power reluctant to use military muscle in global conflicts. It is an image that Europe’s most populous country wants to shed as it gradually assumes a bigger defence role, within the frameworks of NATO and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-plans-to-assume-greater-security-role-67816/

DefenceTalkIn the last few years, several groups have announced that their facial recognition systems have achieved near-perfect accuracy rates, performing better than humans at picking the same face out of the crowd. But those tests were performed on a dataset with only 13,000 images – fewer people than attend an average professional U.S. soccer game. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/how-well-do-facial-recognition-algorithms-cope-with-a-million-strangers-67735/

DefenceTalkHackers aligned with Russia’s government breached US Democratic National Committee computers and stole data including a trove of opposition research on Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The cyber-attack was so comprehensive, including one access to the DNC network that lasted the course of an entire year, that the intruders were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-hackers-breach-us-democratic-committee-database-report-67668/

DefenceTalkIt’s the latest in high-tech anti-drone technology, and both the Pentagon and US Homeland Security are on board. As recreational drones become increasingly common, multiple government agencies are struggling to ascertain the best way to deal with security threats posed by the aircraft. High profile incidents like the series of mysterious UAV-sightings across Paris last […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-buys-safe-solution-for-zapping-drones-out-of-the-sky-67519/