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Blockwart “I think Proof-of-Stake is fundamentally vulnerable.” – Dahlia Malkhi [ … for whatever it is worth, I agree with her – TJACK] Is ethereum’s biggest future upgrade “fundamentally vulnerable?” That was the claim put forward by distributed systems expert and founding VMware researcher Dahlia Malkhi on Friday, who used those exact words to…
Krebs on Security: Attackers have seized on a relatively new method for executing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks of unprecedented disruptive power, using it to launch record-breaking DDoS assaults over the past week. Now evidence suggests this novel attack method is fueling digital shakedowns in which victims are asked to pay a ransom to call off…
Under a new plan put in place late last year, the head of U.S. Cyber Command received expanded authorities, but Fifth Domain has learned Congress and the Department of Defense have considered further extending those powers. The discussion, which included members of the Joint Staff, comes as Cyber Command is expected to become a full…
It’s almost as if New Orleans were contracting its own version of the NSA. Palantir deployed a predictive policing system in New Orleans that even city council members don’t know about By Ali Winston Feb 27, 2018, 3:25pm EST Illustrations by Garret Beard and Alex Castro In May and June 2013, when New Orleans’…
Blockwart Automobile manufacturer Porsche is exploring Blockchain apps in its vehicles in cooperation with the Berlin-based startup XAIN, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported yesterday, Feb. 27. In their press release published Feb. 22, Porsche stated that the company is “the first automobile manufacturer to implement and successfully test Blockchain in a car.” Possible applications for…
Blockwart Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to launch a Blockchain-based vehicle lifecycle management system in 2020 that would provide customers with a history of their vehicle from “the manufacturer all the way to the scrap yard,” local news outlet Arabian Business reported yesterday, Feb. 27. The Blockchain project, formed in…
Blockwart Germany won’t tax bitcoin users for using the cryptocurrency as a means of payment, the Ministry of Finance has said. The guidance, published Tuesday, sets Germany apart from the U.S., where the Internal Revenue Service treats bitcoin as property for tax purposes – which means that if an American buys a cup of…
Blockwart Confronted with substantial federal funding reductions, Berkeley, California, is turning to crypto tokens as away to fund services like affordable housing. Mayor Jesse Arreguin and councilman Ben Bartlett have teamed up with San-Francisco-based investment startup Neighborly to advance an initiative that would divide municipal bonds into micro-bonds and then sell them as tokens…
Blockwart Alibaba’s T-Mall e-commerce platform is reportedly adopting blockchain technology in its cross-border supply chain through a partnership with logistics company Cainiao. According to a report by China’s news agency Xinhua Wednesday, the partnership aims to move information on goods for import and export onto a blockchain that can then track their country of…
Experten befürchten einen umfangreichen Datendiebstahl: Russische Hacker sollen möglicherweise ein Jahr lang das gesicherte Netzwerk des Bundes infiltriert haben. 28. Februar 2018 Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE, dpa, rv, fo, kb, kpm Ausländische Hacker sind in das als sicher geltende Datennetzwerk des Bundes und der Sicherheitsbehörden eingedrungen. Das berichteten übereinstimmend die dpa und die Süddeutsche Zeitung. Offenbar…
“Life cycle of a successful spearphishing operation” (Department of Homeland Security graphic) WASHINGTON: Under relentless grilling from Democratic senators, the four-star officer who heads both Cyber Command and the NSA said the US government is “not doing enough” to prevent Russia from meddling in the 2018 elections. Could the US keep the Russians from…
Blockwart The Bitcoin Core client version which provides “full support” to Segregated Witness (‘SegWit’) scaling technology finally received its official release Monday, Feb. 26. A circular to the Core mailing list confirms the raft of upgrades in addition to the historic SegWit move, the forthcoming release having been announced on Github earlier this month.…
Blockwart After Verne Global, Advania is the second-largest data center provider in iceland. Icelandic information technology service Advania has confirmed with their security footage that the police have apprehended the right two men for the three burglaries at data centers in Iceland last December and January, local news outlet Visir reported Feb. 21. Visir…
This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) The U.S. Air Force wants 22 new GPS satellites that are built to resist jamming and electronic interference. The service expects to spend $2 billion on the new satellites for the GPS 3 constellation in the next five years. The production of all 22 satellites is expected…
This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) The U.S. Army is now sending a robotic Humvee to the gun range to see if an autonomous vehicle can accurately engage targets with its remote-controlled machine gun. The armed Hummer is part of the “Wingman” program to develop vehicles that can tag along with U.S. Army…
Blockwart “Bitmain holds 70 to 80 percent of the market for Bitcoin miners and ASIC cards” Chinese mining hardware giant Bitmain has reportedly made higher profits in 2017 than long time American graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturer Nvidia, CNBC reported Feb. 23. CNBC writes that according to a report published Feb. 21 from investment…
Blockwart Hard Forks from hacks system flaws are now called “ethereum improvement protocol” … when a Hard Fork is the greatest assumable accident for any DLT. One step up: Ethereum Recovery Proposal (ERP) – meaning it is a MAJOR mess. Quote: “If you want bailouts you should stick to fiat” The “world computer” is…
AFA ORLANDO: Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) doesn’t speak much in public, for obvious reasons. The commander pretty much appears once a year here to speak with reporters, and for the last three years, mounting lasers on AC-130 gunships has been a top topic. The former AFSOC commander, Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, first announced…
A new report from a series of national security and technology research organizations, including Elon Musk’s OpenAI, details the potential security threats posed by misuses of artificial intelligence. The report, titled “The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention and Mitigation,” echoes the sentiments voiced by European leaders gathered at the Munich Security Conference last…
Washington—The U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) has awarded a $25 million contract to a consortium of university researchers known as the Alliance for Internet of Battlefield Things Research on Evolving Intelligent Goal-drive Networks (IoBT REIGN) to develop new predictive battlefield analytics and services. As battlefields become more reliant on integrated technologies that partner cyber and…