Leadership is something all servicemen and women learn while in the military, and it’s an essential and valuable skill to have as a civilian.Sladek has three leadership principles he lives by: Lead by example, share risk with your team, and take care of your people.“It doesn’t matter what you’re working on, if you don’t care who gets the credit you can get stuff done,” he … [Read more...] about Tips for veterans to successfully transition to civilian life, from two former military members
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Ukrainian Military Targeted in Phishing Campaign Leveraging Drone Manuals
Sep 25, 2023THNCyber Attack / Phishing Ukrainian military entities are the target of a phishing campaign that leverages drone manuals as lures to deliver a Go-based open-source post-exploitation toolkit called Merlin. "Since drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been an integral tool used by the Ukrainian military, malware-laced lure files themed as UAVs service … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Military Targeted in Phishing Campaign Leveraging Drone Manuals
Russian State-Backed ‘Infamous Chisel’ Android Malware Targets Ukrainian Military
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. on Thursday disclosed details of a mobile malware strain targeting Android devices used by the Ukrainian military. The malicious software, dubbed Infamous Chisel and attributed to a Russian state-sponsored actor called Sandworm, has capabilities to "enable unauthorized access to … [Read more...] about Russian State-Backed ‘Infamous Chisel’ Android Malware Targets Ukrainian Military
How Elastic and Skillbridge help bridge the gap between military and civilian life
For members of the military, making the transition into a civilian career can be intimidating. Dustin Clark, Engineer, Education at Elastic, who left the military in 2021, says it was scary to take the leap.“I have this job of 10 years and then I have to pull the trigger and go [to civilian life],” he says. “Pretty much the only reason I was confident in getting out [of the … [Read more...] about How Elastic and Skillbridge help bridge the gap between military and civilian life
China Accuses NSA’s TAO Unit of Hacking its Military Research University
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of conducting a string of cyberattacks aimed at aeronautical and military research-oriented Northwestern Polytechnical University in the city of Xi'an in June 2022. The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre (NCVERC) disclosed its findings last week, and accused the Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO) … [Read more...] about China Accuses NSA’s TAO Unit of Hacking its Military Research University
New CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military Personnel
A politically motivated advanced persistent threat (APT) group has expanded its malware arsenal to include a new remote access trojan (RAT) in its espionage attacks aimed at Indian military and diplomatic entities. Called CapraRAT by Trend Micro, the implant is an Android RAT that exhibits a high "degree of crossover" with another Windows malware known as CrimsonRAT that's … [Read more...] about New CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military Personnel
InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered the modus operandi of an elusive threat group that hacks into the high-profile military and diplomatic entities in Eastern Europe for espionage.The findings are part of a collaborative analysis by cybersecurity firm ESET and the impacted firms, resulting in an extensive look into InvisiMole's operations and the group's tactics, tools, … [Read more...] about InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities
Hackers Target Military and Aerospace Staff by Posing as HRs Offering Jobs
Cybersecurity researchers today took the wraps off a new sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign directed against aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East with an aim to spy on key employees of the targeted firms and, in some case, even to siphon money.The campaign, dubbed "Operation In(ter)ception" because of a reference to "Inception" in the malware … [Read more...] about Hackers Target Military and Aerospace Staff by Posing as HRs Offering Jobs