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Sean Rayment

The danger of a ground campaign against Hezbollah

There has never been a better time in recent years for Israel to launch a cross-border ground attack against Hezbollah. The Iran-backed terrorist group’s senior leadership, both political and military, has almost been wiped out – with up to 19…

Synack’s army of ethical hackers bolsters corporate security, US election systems

We have just over 1,600 fully vetted freelance ethical hackers in the community from over a hundred countries around the world.

Norway is rearming amid fears of a growing conflict in the Arctic

Norway has announced that it is rearming amid growing fears that the melting Arctic caused by global warming will increase the chance of war with Russia and China. In a bid to combat the potential threat the Nordic country has commissioned…

Russia threatens to shoot down long-range US missile donated to Ukraine

Moscow has warned the United States it will destroy any long-range missiles that are fired into Russia as Washington mulls changing restrictions on the use of the weapons by Ukraine. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, also warned the US…

NATO condemns Russian drone violations of Latvia and Romania airspace

Two NATO members have said Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during night-time attacks on neighbouring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia the previous day. The revelations have led to a severe condemnation of…

Estimates suggest 16,000 Russian soldiers have been killed fighting in Ukraine since April

Up to 16,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since April, new front line casualty estimates have revealed. The astonishing figures come from a data project carried out by the BBC’s Russia service and independent Russian media outlet Mediazona….

Afghanistan has not become a safe haven for terrorists, claims CIA chief

Fears that Afghanistan would become a launching pad for terrorist attacks around the world after the withdrawal of U.S. troops turned out to be wrong, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen has said. Cohen was referring to warnings from some US…

US prepares for threat of joint Chinese, Russian and North Korean nuclear strike

The United States is making plans to counter the growing possibility of a joint Chinese, Russian and North Korean nuclear strike, according to a classified Pentagon document. In March, Joe Biden, the US president, secretly approved a significant change to…

Israeli software firm ionir set to put hackers out of business

Ionir believes it has a solution to ransomware attacks which are predicted to have a global industry cost of $250bn USD by 2030.

Britain at risk from GRU sabotage attacks, says former intelligence chief

An ex-military intelligence officer has warned that Britain is facing a series of sabotage attacks by Russian sleeper agents, the Sun on Sunday can reveal. Former Army officer Col Philip Ingram said that President Vladimir Putin intends to punish the…