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USA – Pentagon launches artificial intelligence effort to prep combatant commands for JADC2 (Andrew Eversden, Defense News)

The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian announced a new initiative Tuesday to prepare combatant command networks for the data-heavy, artificial intelligence-driven reality of the future...

USA – The case for a defense budget that focuses more on China, less on climate change (Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Ken Calvert,...

Since President Biden’s inauguration, we have seen what happens when America projects weakness rather than strength. The case for a defense budget that focuses more...

USA – US Navy facing early challenges in modernizing dry docks for submarine maintenance (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

One of the U.S. Navy’s first major projects under a 20-year shipyard modernization effort is facing cost-overruns and schedule slips, an unexpected circumstance which...

Cybersecurity – Clop ransomware is back into action after the recent police operation (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

A week after the law enforcement operation that targeted the Clop ransomware operators, the gang is back into action. Clop ransomware is back into action...

Cybersecurity – Palo Alto Networks fixes critical flaw (CVE-2021-3044) in Cortex XSOAR (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Palo Alto Networks addresses a critical improper authorization vulnerability (CVE-2021-3044) affecting its Cortex XSOAR security orchestration solution, automation and response (SOAR) platform. Palo Alto Networks...

Cybersecurity – SonicWall finally fixed a flaw resulting from a partially patched 2020 zero-day (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20019, in SonicWall VPN appliances was only partially patched last year and could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive...

Cybersecurity – MITRE adds D3FEND defensive cybersecurity techniques to ATT&CK Framework (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

D3FEND is a new project promoted by MITRE Corporation to add defensive cybersecurity techniques to the ATT&CK Framework. MITRE adds D3FEND defensive techniques to ATT&CK FrameworkSecurity...

Europe/Frontex – Frontex Failing to Protect People at EU Borders (HRW)

The European Union border guard agency’s oversight mechanisms have failed to safeguard people against serious human rights violations at the EU’s external borders, Human Rights...

Tanzania – Discrimination in Tanzania’s Schools Ruining Girls’ Lives (Agnes Odhiambo, HRW)

Tanzania’s first woman president, Samia Suluhu, took office in March 2021. Her administration has the opportunity to call on education authorities to end the...

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