Shaun WatermaninREADME_Why Finland won’t flinch from Russian cyberthreatsFinland offers a model of how a Western democracy can harden vital industries against cyberattacks while resisting disinformation campaigns.Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Steep costs, troubling questions roil DOD cybersecurity program rolloutAbout 80,000 companies that sell to the U.S. military will need to pass a cybersecurity audit before they can bid for business under rules…May 22, 2022May 22, 2022
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Inside the Conti leaks rattling the cybercrime undergroundLeaked internal message traffic makes the ruthless Conti ransomware gang look like any other struggling agile software startup.Mar 12, 2022Mar 12, 2022
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Thousands of Pentagon contractors could buckle under cybersecurity pushThe Biden administration is forging ahead with a scaled-back plan to regulate cybersecurity in the vast and complicated defense industry…Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
Shaun WatermaninREADME_How to hack a satelliteThe winner of the second annual Hack-A-Sat contest used an “ingenious tactic” to defeat the competition, offering lessons for U.S. military…Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Hackers square off to close gaps in satellite cybersecurityThe second annual Hack-A-Sat competition pits security researchers against real satellite equipment.Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Space cyber wargame exposes satellite industry risksSpace industry executives grappled with a simulated crisis Monday as a hacker compromised a satellite and set it on a collision course.Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Space hacking risks pose cyber policy test for Biden adminThe White House won’t be defining the space industry as critical infrastructure, despite mounting pressure from business and lawmakers.Nov 3, 20211Nov 3, 20211
Shaun WatermaninREADME_This vulnerability puts the future of U.S. warfighting at riskSecurity flaws in a standardized component widely used in military and avionics systems threaten the Pentagon’s plans for an Internet of…Aug 19, 20214Aug 19, 20214
Shaun WatermaninREADME_Ten Things We (Re)Learned at DEF CON 29DEF CON is always a bit weird, but this year was weirder than, er, normal — owing mainly to the fact that there were only one-third the…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021