The computer viruses can be purchased for as little as $200 USD a month with the more sophisticated versions being rented to terrorist groups for up to $1million USD a year.

A lot of facts are going to emerge over time, and hopefully, we will understand why this seemingly unprotected rooftop was not covered by some form of security.

The US is encountering challenges in securing uranium supplies, with some traditional sources becoming increasingly unstable.

This is a very grave turn of events in a country that is very deeply polarised, where many Americans do not believe that their democracy is healthy or particularly functional and where a large majority of Americans believe that the domestic political opposition is out to destroy that democracy.

The Paris Olympic games are facing an unprecedented threat with security experts warning that state-level hackers are aiming to seriously disrupt the global sporting event with cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns. Dr Jamie Collier, a threat expert at Mandiant, Google’s cyber security firm, believes that state-sponsored threats from Russia and China potentially represent the most severe threat to the games which will begin in Paris on 26th July. He added that Iran and North Korea are considered to pose lower risks, but vigilance remains crucial. Mandiant predicts cyber espionage operations will target the Olympics, and hackers will also seek to…

Nato members meeting at the 75th anniversary of the alliance have pledged their support for an “irreversible path” to future membership for Ukraine.While a formal timeline for it to join the military organisation was not agreed at a summit in Washington DC, the military alliance’s 32 members said they had “unwavering” support for Ukraine’s war effort.Although a raft of new measures supporting Ukraine were announced, the summit was overshadowed by President Joe Biden’s fitness for office.The US President has been under pressure over his future after the disastrous debate with Donald Trump two weeks ago.But in an hour-long session with…

The United States Department of Justice announced that it has disrupted a Russian sponsored AI-powered social media campaign used to spread disinformation across the internet. The Justice Department said it had collaborated with international partners in Canada and the Netherlands to seize two internet addresses (domains) used to register fake email addresses. The fake email addresses were then used to set up bot accounts, which are essentially automated social media profiles. The investigation identified 968 accounts on X associated with what is known as a bot farm – the term used to describe a network of internet-connected programmes designed to…

Israel is creating a new defence system called Cyber Dome to protect the country from online attacks being launched by Iran and its proxies in the wake of the Hamas October attack. Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, the Cyber Dome is like a digital shield which aims to counter cyber attacks through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI), real-time threat detection, and international cooperation. While specific details of the Cyber Dome system remain secret, expert analysts describe how the system is expected to work: The need for the Cyber Dome is highlighted by Israel’s National Cyber Directorate…

A pullback from South Africa’s close alliances with China and russia militarily is also anticipated with an alignment closer to the United States.

Europe’s new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket is set to make its long-delayed debut today (July 9). Providing all goes to plan, the Ariane 6 will launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday during a four-hour window that opens at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT). The Ariane 6, which is operated by the French company Arianespace on behalf of ESA, will replace the venerable Ariane 5, which retired last year after 117 flights over nearly three decades. Developed at a cost of €4bn (£3.4bn), Ariane-6 is intended to be a workhorse rocket that gives European governments and companies…

Two national health services, the NHS in the United Kingdom and the National Health Laboratory Services in South Africa, responsible for blood tests, have been targeted by cyber attackers in quick succession. Health care services are prime targets as the data they hold is highly valuable data.

Britain’s new Prime Minister will make his debut on the world stage next week when he joins other Western leaders at the US-hosted NATO summit in Washington.Sir Keir Starmer, who won a landslide victory as leader of the Labour Party, will meet with President Joe Biden, President Volodymyr Zelensky and the new NATO chief Mark Rutte, the former Dutch Prime Minister, on Tuesday in the US capital.World leaders will be queuing up to offer congratulations to Britain’s Prime Minister, who saw his party win 412 seats, the largest majority since 1997. By contrast the Tory Party won just 121 seats,…