The U.S. Army in partnership with the security firm Synack, is teaching children "white hat," or ethical hacking skills, says Daniel Lim, first lieutenant of the U.S. Army Cyber Command. Lim, who is leading the workshop n a packed room at one of the largest hacking conferences in the world, said the kids are learning how to hack everything from door locks to computer games to hardware.
BlackBerry Gets Approval To Sell Encryption Tools To US Government
BlackBerry on Thursday said it received approval from the National Security Agency to sell tools for encrypting phone calls and text messages to US federal government agencies.
Cyber Attacks Could Cost $53 Billion World Wide
Lloyd's of London report has announced that a major, global cyber attack could trigger an average of $53 billion of economic losses, a figure on par with a catastrophic natural disaster such as U.S. Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
NAF Partnership With Local Firm On Aircraft Reactivation Pays Off
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has revealed some of the benefits being enjoyed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in its approach to aircraft reactivation.
British Government offers £2million to fund scientific research into new technology to combat terrorism
United Kingdom government is to make available £2m scientific research fund into technology and behavioural science projects that could potentially identify a possible terrorist in crowds. The competition, run by the Home Office and Defence and Security Accelerator, with support from the Royal Society, calls for research proposals on how to reduce the threat from terrorists carrying weapons or explosives.
Made In Nigeria: Army Launches Locally Made Patrol Vehicles
The Nigerian Army on Monday inaugurated locally fabricated Infantry Patrol Vehicles (IPV) to strengthen troops’ operations nationwide.
Facebook To Change Strategy To Filter Out Spammers
Face book's vice president Adam Mosseri, in a statement on Friday said, social media giants are changing the computer algorithm handling news feeds on its website to check spammers who use clickbait stories and limit their reach of people who have been known to deliver sensational contents to misinform unsuspecting users.