Defense

A Ridiculously Simple Defense Against Russian Malware

Tim McMillan·
Disastrous Russian malware attacks on major American corporations and local, state, and federal government agencies are becoming a deeply discomforting and disturbingly regular and frequent occurrence.  Just recently, a ransomware attack on Colonial Oil by the Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang, Darkside, brought...

DARPA Develops AI Sarcasm Detector (Just What We Needed)

Tim McMillan·
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, recently announced the successful demonstration of an advanced AI-enabled model capable of detecting sarcasm in textual communications.  With domains like Twitter and Facebook increasingly becoming battle spaces for “grey zone”...

The Growing Threat of “Deepfake Geography”

Tim McMillan·
This use of artificial intelligence to create compelling false images or videos depicting people doing or saying something that has never actually occurred, commonly known as “deepfakes,” is a reality people have become increasingly familiar with. However, a group of scientists...

Royal Navy’s NavyX Welcomes “Madfox” Autonomous Ship

Tim McMillan·
The Royal Navy recently announced a brand new autonomous surface vessel, the Madfox, is in the hands of the U.K.’s NavyX and will soon be entering the naval fleet.  Formally named the Maritime Demonstrator For Operational eXperimentation (MADFOX), the ship is manufactured...
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FBI Warns Imminent Deepfake Attacks “Almost Certain”

Tim McMillan·
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a unique Private Industry Notification (PIN) on deepfakes, warning companies that “malicious actors almost certainly will leverage synthetic content for cyber and foreign influence operations in the next 12-18 months.”  The FBI’s...