Report: Gov’t, Military Officials in US Allied Countries Among Victims of...
A breach through Facebook-owned messaging application WhatsApp targeted the smartphones of senior government and military officials from at least 20 countries, Reuters reported Friday.
View ArticleBrian Mihelich Named CFO at COMSovereign Holding
Brian Mihelich, former executive at Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson, has joined COMSovereign Holding to serve as chief financial officer.
View ArticleWhite House Asks Tech Firms to Help Combat COVID-19; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The White House on Wednesday called on technology companies to help the government in its campaign against the new coronavirus, The Hill reported Wednesday. “The White House’s top priority is ensuring...
View ArticleUS Government, Tech Firms Eye Use of Smartphone Location Data to Fight COVID-19
The U.S. government is in discussions with health professionals and technology companies such as Google and Facebook about possible ways to obtain insights from smartphone location data to fight the...
View Article30 Firms Join Radio Access Network Coalition
Thirty-one companies have founded an organization that aims to develop policies that will accelerate the adoption of interoperable radio access network offerings.
View ArticleTech Companies Work With Agencies to Ensure Election Security
Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook announced that they have expanded their group with the addition of new partners and met with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, Office of...
View ArticleHII Hosts Keel Authentication Ceremony for New Virginia-Class Submarine
Huntington Ingalls Industries laid the keel for the new Virginia-class fast attack submarine Massachusetts, also known as SSN 798, marking the construction milestone through a virtual ceremony held...
View ArticleSignal, Telegram See Rise in Downloads After WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update...
Messaging applications Telegram and Signal saw an increase in downloads worldwide between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10 after Facebook-owned WhatsApp issued an update to its privacy policy on Jan. 4, CNBC...
View ArticleThink Tank Examines Private Sector AI Research Priorities
The public policy think tank Center for Security and Emerging Technology has found some differences and overlaps in the research agenda at six U.S. technology companies that pursue artificial...
View ArticleFormer DARPA Director Regina Dugan Joins HPE Board
Regina Dugan, who led the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency from 2009 to 2012, has joined the board of directors of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The nearly three-decade public and private sector...
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