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Dr. Paul de Souza

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Founder President at Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI.US) National Security Professional | Advisor | University Professor

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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ‡ș🇾𝗝𝗹𝗩𝗧 đ—„đ—˜đ—Ÿđ—˜đ—”đ—Šđ—˜đ——:The Trump Administration’s New National Cybersecurity Strategy: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 đ—Šđ—œđ—« đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„đ—Š. 🟩 đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„ 𝟭: 𝗩𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗘 đ—”đ——đ—©đ—˜đ—„đ—Šđ—”đ—„đ—Ź đ—•đ—˜đ—›đ—”đ—©đ—œđ—ąđ—„ ‱ DETERRENCE AND DISRUPTION ‱ DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS ‱ RAISE COSTS WITH FULL NATIONAL POWER ‱ DENY CYBERCRIMINAL SAFE HAVEN ‱ WORK WITH DEMOCRATIC ALLIES 🟩 đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„ 𝟼: đ—Łđ—„đ—ąđ— đ—ąđ—§đ—˜ 𝗖𝗱𝗠𝗠𝗱𝗡-𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗘 đ—„đ—˜đ—šđ—šđ—Ÿđ—”đ—§đ—œđ—ąđ—Ą ‱ REDUCE COMPLIANCE BURDENS ‱ STREAMLINE CYBER AND DATA RULES ‱ IMPROVE REGULATOR-INDUSTRY ALIGNMENT ‱ ADDRESS LIABILITY CONCERNS ‱ PRESERVE PRIVACY RIGHTS 🟩 đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„ 𝟯: đ— đ—ąđ——đ—˜đ—„đ—Ąđ—œđ—­đ—˜ 𝗔𝗡𝗗 đ—Šđ—˜đ—–đ—šđ—„đ—˜ đ—™đ—˜đ——đ—˜đ—„đ—”đ—Ÿ đ—šđ—ąđ—©đ—˜đ—„đ—Ąđ— đ—˜đ—Ąđ—§ 𝗡𝗘𝗧đ—Șđ—ąđ—„đ—žđ—Š ‱ ZERO-TRUST ARCHITECTURE ‱ POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY ‱ CLOUD TRANSITION ‱ CONTINUOUS TESTING AND THREAT HUNTING ‱ AI-ENABLED CYBERSECURITY TOOLS ‱ FASTER, SMARTER PROCUREMENT 🟩 đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„ 𝟰: đ—Šđ—˜đ—–đ—šđ—„đ—˜ đ—–đ—„đ—œđ—§đ—œđ—–đ—”đ—Ÿ đ—œđ—Ąđ—™đ—„đ—”đ—Šđ—§đ—„đ—šđ—–đ—§đ—šđ—„đ—˜ ‱ PROTECT ENERGY, FINANCE, TELECOM, WATER, HOSPITALS, AND DATA CENTERS ‱ SECURE IT AND OT ENVIRONMENTS ‱ STRENGTHEN SUPPLY CHAINS ‱ MOVE AWAY FROM ADVERSARY VENDORS ‱ IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND RAPID RECOVERY ‱ SUPPORT STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL PARTNERS 🟩 đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„ đŸ±: 𝗩𝗹𝗩𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 đ—Šđ—šđ—Łđ—˜đ—„đ—œđ—ąđ—„đ—œđ—§đ—Ź 𝗜𝗡 đ—–đ—„đ—œđ—§đ—œđ—–đ—”đ—Ÿ 𝗔𝗡𝗗 đ—˜đ— đ—˜đ—„đ—šđ—œđ—Ąđ—š 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗱𝗟𝗱𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗩 ‱ SECURE INNOVATION AND SUPPLY CHAINS ‱ PROTECT AI SYSTEMS AND DATA CENTERS ‱ SUPPORT BLOCKCHAIN AND SECURE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ‱ ADVANCE POST-QUANTUM AND QUANTUM SECURITY ‱ USE CYBER DIPLOMACY TO SHAPE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITION ‱ DEFEND AGAINST CENSORSHIP AND SURVEILLANCE-ORIENTED FOREIGN PLATFORMS 🟩 đ—Łđ—œđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—”đ—„ đŸČ: 𝗕𝗹𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 ‱ EXPAND THE CYBER WORKFORCE PIPELINE ‱ CONNECT ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND MILITARY ‱ TRAIN CURRENT PROFESSIONALS ‱ RECRUIT THE NEXT GENERATION ‱ REMOVE INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO SCALE TALENT Check out the full strategy breakdown in the comments below! 👇 Cyber Security Forum Initiative The White House
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

I’d like to share a đ—œđ—Čđ—żđ˜€đ—Œđ—»đ—źđ—č đ˜‚đ—œđ—±đ—źđ˜đ—Č. I underwent a đ—°đ—źđ˜đ—” đ—č𝗼𝗯 đ—œđ—żđ—Œđ—°đ—Čđ—±đ˜‚đ—żđ—Č today, and I am 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁đ—Č𝗳𝘂đ—č for the 𝗰𝗼𝗿đ—Č, the 𝗰đ—čđ—źđ—żđ—¶đ˜đ˜†, and the reminder that đŸ«€đ—”đ—Č𝗼𝗿𝘁 đ—”đ—Č𝗼đ—čđ˜đ—” deserves our 𝗳𝘂đ—čđ—č 𝗼𝘁𝘁đ—Čđ—»đ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—». 💚 For many of us 𝗼𝗳𝘁đ—Č𝗿 đŸ±đŸŹ, especially when 𝘀𝘆đ—șđ—œđ˜đ—Œđ—ș𝘀, 𝗳𝗼đ—șđ—¶đ—č𝘆 đ—”đ—¶đ˜€đ˜đ—Œđ—żđ˜†, or đ—żđ—¶đ˜€đ—ž đ—łđ—źđ—°đ˜đ—Œđ—żđ˜€ raise concern, getting 𝗰đ—čđ—źđ—żđ—¶đ˜đ˜† matters. As đ—œđ—čđ—źđ—Ÿđ˜‚đ—Č builds up, 𝗼𝗿𝘁đ—Čđ—żđ—¶đ—Č𝘀 can narrow and reduce or block 𝗯đ—čđ—Œđ—Œđ—± 𝗳đ—čđ—Œđ˜„. đ—–đ—źđ—żđ—±đ—¶đ—źđ—° đ—°đ—źđ˜đ—”đ—Č𝘁đ—Čđ—żđ—¶đ˜‡đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» with đ—°đ—Œđ—żđ—Œđ—»đ—źđ—żđ˜† đ—źđ—»đ—Žđ—¶đ—Œđ—Žđ—żđ—źđ—œđ—”đ˜† allows physicians to look for đ—»đ—źđ—żđ—żđ—Œđ˜„đ—Čđ—± or 𝗯đ—čđ—Œđ—°đ—žđ—Čđ—± đ—°đ—Œđ—żđ—Œđ—»đ—źđ—żđ˜† 𝗼𝗿𝘁đ—Čđ—żđ—¶đ—Č𝘀 — 𝟭𝟬𝟬%! đŸ©ș ⚠Our cyber industry must become more heart healthy. đ—Ÿđ—Œđ—»đ—Ž đ—”đ—Œđ˜‚đ—żđ˜€, đ—°đ—Œđ—»đ˜€đ˜đ—źđ—»đ˜ đ—œđ—żđ—Č𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿đ—Č, đ—œđ—Œđ—Œđ—ż 𝘀đ—čđ—Čđ—Čđ—œ, đ˜đ—Œđ—Œ đ—șđ˜‚đ—°đ—” đ˜€đ—¶đ˜đ˜đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž, đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—°đ—”đ—żđ—Œđ—»đ—¶đ—° 𝘀𝘁𝗿đ—Č𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗿đ—Č 𝗡𝗱𝗧 đ—Żđ—źđ—±đ—Žđ—Č𝘀 đ—Œđ—ł đ—”đ—Œđ—»đ—Œđ—ż.They are risk multipliers. Take care of your heart with the same discipline you bring to your mission. 𝓘 đ“Œđ“±đ“Șđ“»đ“ź đ“œđ“±đ“Čđ“Œ đ“«đ“źđ“Źđ“Șđ“Ÿđ“Œđ“ź đ“čđ“»đ“źđ“żđ“źđ“·đ“œđ“Čđ“žđ“· đ“¶đ“Șđ“œđ“œđ“źđ“»đ“Œ, đ“Șđ“·đ“­ 𝓘 đ“±đ“žđ“č𝓼 đ“¶đ”‚ 𝓼𝔁đ“čđ“źđ“»đ“Čđ“źđ“·đ“Źđ“ź đ“źđ“·đ“Źđ“žđ“Ÿđ“»đ“Șđ“°đ“źđ“Œ đ“žđ“œđ“±đ“źđ“»đ“Œ đ“œđ“ž đ“œđ“Ș𝓮𝓼 đ“œđ“±đ“źđ“Čđ“» đ“±đ“źđ“Șđ“»đ“œ đ“±đ“źđ“Șđ“”đ“œđ“± đ“Œđ“źđ“»đ“Čđ“žđ“Ÿđ“Œđ“”đ”‚ đ“·đ“žđ”€. My sincere thanks to đŸ‡ș🇾 Dr. Eugene K. Soh, MD for his exceptional care, professionalism, and for being the best cardiologist I could have asked for. ❀Carient Heart & Vascular❀
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ‡źđŸ‡±Israeli reporting alleges â€œđ—»đ—Č𝗼𝗿đ—č𝘆 𝗼đ—čđ—č” 𝗧đ—Čđ—”đ—żđ—źđ—» đ˜đ—żđ—źđ—łđ—łđ—¶đ—° 𝗰𝗼đ—șđ—Č𝗿𝗼𝘀 were compromised; footage was đ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—żđ˜†đ—œđ˜đ—Čđ—± and sent to 𝘀đ—Č𝗿𝘃đ—Č𝗿𝘀 in 𝗧đ—Čđ—č đ—”đ˜ƒđ—¶đ˜ƒ / đ˜€đ—Œđ˜‚đ˜đ—”đ—Čđ—żđ—» 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗼đ—Čđ—č; analytics supported đŸ‘‰â€œđ—œđ—źđ˜đ˜đ—Čđ—żđ—» đ—Œđ—ł đ—čđ—¶đ—łđ—Č”👈 development; and Israel allegedly đ—±đ—¶đ˜€đ—żđ˜‚đ—œđ˜đ—Čđ—± 𝗰đ—Čđ—čđ—č𝘂đ—č𝗼𝗿 đ—źđ—»đ˜đ—Čđ—»đ—»đ—źđ˜€ to prevent updates reaching đ—žđ—”đ—źđ—șđ—Čđ—»đ—Čđ—¶â€™đ˜€ 𝘀đ—Čđ—°đ˜‚đ—żđ—¶đ˜đ˜† đ—±đ—Čđ˜đ—źđ—¶đ—č. 𝗖𝗔𝗡 đ—Šđ— đ—”đ—„đ—§-𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 đ—–đ—–đ—§đ—© 𝗕𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 đ—–đ—ąđ—Ąđ—§đ—„đ—ąđ—Ÿđ—Ÿđ—˜đ—— đ—„đ—˜đ— đ—ąđ—§đ—˜đ—Ÿđ—Ź? 💯 𝗬𝗘𝗩. I’ve seen this capability firsthand while overseas a few years back. đ—Șđ—”đ˜† đ—¶đ˜ đ—ș𝗼𝘁𝘁đ—Č𝗿𝘀 (đ—±đ—Č𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ—±đ—Č𝗿 đ—čđ—Čđ—»đ˜€) 📌Smart-city CCTV/traffic systems can become strategic intelligence sensors when paired with analytics. 📌Comms disruption + surveillance visibility can accelerate decision advantage in fast-moving campaigns. 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗼đ—čđ—čđ—Čđ—č 𝗰𝗼𝘀đ—Č đ˜€đ˜đ˜‚đ—±đ˜†: đ—Șđ—źđ˜€đ—”đ—¶đ—»đ—Žđ˜đ—Œđ—», 𝗗.𝗖. (𝟼𝟬𝟭𝟳) đŸ‡ș🇾 Just days before the Presidential Inauguration, attackers reportedly compromised 123 of 187 (~65%) outdoor surveillance cameras operated by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, a reminder that public safety video ecosystems can be a high-impact target. âœ”ïžđ——đ—œđ—Šđ—–đ—Ÿđ—”đ—œđ— đ—˜đ—„ (𝗱𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗱𝗡𝗟𝗬) This post is based 𝟭𝟬𝟬% onÂ đ—œđ˜‚đ—Żđ—čđ—¶đ—°đ—č𝘆 đ—źđ˜ƒđ—źđ—¶đ—č𝗼𝗯đ—čđ—Č đ—Œđ—œđ—Čđ—»-đ˜€đ—Œđ˜‚đ—żđ—°đ—Č 𝗿đ—Čđ—œđ—Œđ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—»đ—ŽÂ for 𝗩𝗔 andÂ đ—±đ—Č𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č đ—żđ—¶đ˜€đ—ž 𝗼𝘀𝘀đ—Č𝘀𝘀đ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜. I claimÂ đ—»đ—Œ đ—¶đ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ—±đ—Č𝗿/𝗰đ—čđ—źđ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—Čđ—± 𝗼𝗰𝗰đ—Č𝘀𝘀 and makeÂ đ—»đ—Œ đ—źđ˜đ˜đ—żđ—¶đ—Żđ˜‚đ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»Â or claims ofÂ đ—Œđ—œđ—Čđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»đ—źđ—č 𝗿đ—Čđ˜€đ—œđ—Œđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ—Żđ—¶đ—čđ—¶đ˜đ˜†. âœ”ïžđ—•đ—”đ—Ąđ—Ąđ—˜đ—„ đ——đ—œđ—Šđ—–đ—Ÿđ—”đ—œđ— đ—˜đ—„ đ—™đ—ąđ—„ đ—©đ—œđ—Šđ—šđ—”đ—Ÿ 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧. 𝗡𝗱 đ—”đ—§đ—§đ—„đ—œđ—•đ—šđ—§đ—œđ—ąđ—Ą. 🧭Confidence reflectsÂ đ—Šđ—Œđ˜‚đ—żđ—°đ—Č đ—Ÿđ˜‚đ—źđ—čđ—¶đ˜đ˜† + đ—°đ—Œđ—żđ—żđ—Œđ—Żđ—Œđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—», not certainty. Without publicÂ đ—łđ—Œđ—żđ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ—° đ—źđ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—źđ—°đ˜đ˜€Â (samples, hashes, infrastructure, logs), I assess attribution as đ—čđ—Œđ˜„ đ—°đ—Œđ—»đ—łđ—¶đ—±đ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—Č and focus onÂ đ—±đ—Č𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—Č-𝗯𝘆-đ—Č𝗳𝗳đ—Č𝗰𝘁𝘀 (resilience, monitoring, risk reduction). đ—Šđ—Œđ˜‚đ—żđ—°đ—Č𝘀 ➊ https://lnkd.in/eiQYf2qx ➋ https://lnkd.in/ekVmfWyk ➌ https://lnkd.in/eUHA4MpK Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI #CTI CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID) #CTID
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Dr. Paul de Souza

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3mo

đŸ‡ș🇾 đđ«đžđŹđąđđžđ§đ­ đƒđšđ§đšđ„đ 𝐉. đ“đ«đźđŠđ© đ”đ§đŻđžđąđ„đŹ đđšđ­đąđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐀𝐈 đ‹đžđ đąđŹđ„đšđ­đąđŻđž đ…đ«đšđŠđžđ°đšđ«đ€. What stands out to me is that this is not a comprehensive set of new AI rules; but rather a strategic framework to centralize authority under federal oversight. It rejects a new federal AI rulemaking body, leans on sector regulators and industry-led standards, and tries to replace a fragmented patchwork of state regimes with a national baseline. I think both camps are partly right. The innovation side is right that a fragmented fifty-state patchwork will slow deployment and weaken U.S. competitiveness. The governance side is right that legitimacy cannot rest onÂ đŹđ©đžđžđ, đŹđ„đšđ đšđ§đŹ, đšđ« đŻđšđ„đźđ§đ­đšđ«đČ đŹđ­đšđ§đđšđ«đđŹ đšđ„đšđ§đž. ⚖ 𝐌đČ đ­đšđ€đž 𝐹𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐬 𝐱𝐬 đŹđąđŠđ©đ„đž: build a *thin* but credible federal layer, keep sector-specific accountability where harm is concrete, and judge success byÂ đ­đ«đźđŹđ­, đ«đžđŹđąđ„đąđžđ§đœđž, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đšđđšđ©đ­đąđšđ§. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 đ«đžđšđ„ 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 is whether Congress can create coherence without creating a vacuum. 📌𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: Opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect the views or positions of CSFI or any organizations I represent. đ…đšđ« 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 đšđ« 𝐝𝐱𝐬𝐜𝐼𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐹𝐧: Can the US government achieve AI policy consistency without sacrificing oversight? Overall, I believe we are making progress here! 👇 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐈 đ…đ«đšđŠđžđ°đšđ«đ€ 𝐱𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 đ›đžđ„đšđ°! 👇 The White House US Congress #AI #policy #cyber 🔄 Repost 💬 Comment
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đŸ‡źđŸ‡· 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐊, 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐂𝐘𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐄. The *Handala Hack Team* publicly claimed, and reporting indicates, unauthorized access to the personal Gmail account of Kash Patel, followed by the online release of hundreds of emails and personal files. The đŸ‡ș🇾FBI confirmed the targeting and stated the exposed material was “historical” and contained NO government information. But the strategic lesson is much bigger than the mailbox. ⚠ ⬛ 𝐓𝐡𝐱𝐬 𝐱𝐧𝐜𝐱𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐹𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐹𝐰 đŠđšđđžđ«đ§ 𝐜đČđ›đžđ« đ°đšđ«đŸđšđ«đž đ°đšđ«đ€đŹ: ➜ 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐭đČ-đœđžđ§đ­đ«đąđœ đąđ§đ­đ«đźđŹđąđšđ§ against a softer personal asset ➜ đ‡đšđœđ€-𝐚𝐧𝐝-đ„đžđšđ€ đ©đŹđČđœđĄđšđ„đšđ đąđœđšđ„ đšđ©đžđ«đšđ­đąđšđ§đŹ designed for coercion, embarrassment, and narrative impact ➜ 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 đđžđŹđ­đ«đźđœđ­đąđŻđž đœđšđ©đšđ›đąđ„đąđ­đČ, with parallel reporting on Iran-aligned wiper-style disruption through cloud and control-plane abuse ⬛ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 đ­đ«đšđđžđœđ«đšđŸđ­ 𝐱𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 đđžđŸđžđ§đđžđ«đŹ đŹđĄđšđźđ„đ 𝐟𝐹𝐜𝐼𝐬 𝐹𝐧. The FBI FLASH describes actionable malware behavior and file IOCs tied to a đŠđźđ„đ­đą-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐱𝐧𝐝𝐹𝐰𝐬 đŠđšđ„đ°đšđ«đž 𝐬𝐞𝐭. â–Ș 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟏 masquerades as common apps such as Pictory, KeePass, and Telegram â–Ș 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟐 establishes đ›đąđđąđ«đžđœđ­đąđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐂𝟐 through a Telegram bot communicating with đšđ©đą.đ­đžđ„đžđ đ«đšđŠ.đšđ«đ  â–Ș Delivery reportedly relies on đŹđšđœđąđšđ„ đžđ§đ đąđ§đžđžđ«đąđ§đ  and file transfer through messaging apps â–Ș Persistence uses 𝐖𝐱𝐧𝐝𝐹𝐰𝐬 đ‘đžđ đąđŹđ­đ«đČ đšđźđ­đšđ«đźđ§ â–Ș Defensive evasion involves đđšđ°đžđ«đ’đĄđžđ„đ„ behavior đŸ›Ąïž 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐱𝐯𝐞 đ„đžđŹđŹđšđ§đŹ 📍Treat đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐹𝐼𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐹𝐟 đŹđžđ§đąđšđ« đ„đžđšđđžđ«đŹ as part of the attack surface 📍Hunt for 𝐩𝐚𝐬đȘđźđžđ«đšđđąđ§đ  đąđ§đŹđ­đšđ„đ„đžđ«đŹ, đ‘đžđ đąđŹđ­đ«đČ đ«đźđ§ đ€đžđČ𝐬, and đđšđ°đžđ«đ’đĄđžđ„đ„ 𝐚𝐛𝐼𝐬𝐞 📍Monitor unusual outbound traffic to đšđ©đą.đ­đžđ„đžđ đ«đšđŠ.đšđ«đ  and related messaging-app infrastructure 📍Build response plans for 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭, đąđ§đŸđšđ«đŠđšđ­đąđšđ§ đšđ©đŹ, and đ©đźđ›đ„đąđœ đ§đšđ«đ«đšđ­đąđŻđž đŹđĄđšđœđ€, not just traditional incident response ➜ 𝐂đČđ›đžđ« đ°đšđ«đŸđšđ«đž 𝐧𝐹 đ„đšđ§đ đžđ« đŹđ­đšđ«đ­đŹ 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ©đžđ«đąđŠđžđ­đžđ«. It starts with 𝐱𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐭đČ, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬, and the ability to weaponize stolen data for strategic effect. Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ‡źđŸ‡·đ—œđ—żđ—źđ—»â€™đ˜€ 𝗰𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿 đ—œđ—čđ—źđ˜†đ—Żđ—Œđ—Œđ—ž đ—¶đ˜€ đ—źđ—°đ˜đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č, đ—źđ—»đ—± đ˜đ—”đ—Č â€œđ—»đ—Œđ—¶đ˜€đ—Č” đ—¶đ˜€ đ—œđ—źđ—żđ˜ đ—Œđ—ł đ˜đ—”đ—Č 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘁đ—Č𝗮𝘆. Rapid7 Lab's new report on the escalating regional conflict highlights a layered ecosystem: state-linked APTs and proxy/hacktivist fronts. Expect high-visibility disruption through DDoS and defacement, alongside quieter access-building that can outlast the news cycle. ✅ 𝗗𝗖𝗱 đ—łđ—Œđ—°đ˜‚đ˜€ đ—łđ—Œđ—ż đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—»đ—Č𝘅𝘁 𝟳𝟼 đ—”đ—Œđ˜‚đ—żđ˜€: Hunt for spikes in perimeter scanning, newly dropped web shells, abnormal authentication patterns, MFA changes, newly created privileged accounts, and any *IT-to-OT pivot attempts*. Treat DDoS and defacement as possible cover for deeper access operations. 🎯 đ—§đ—źđ—°đ˜đ—¶đ—°đ—źđ—č 𝗧𝗧𝗣𝘀 đ˜đ—Œ đ˜„đ—źđ˜đ—°đ—” (đ— đ—œđ—§đ—„đ—˜ 𝗔𝗧𝗧&𝗖𝗞): ‱ Internet-facing recon/scanning → T1595 (Active Scanning) ‱ Exploitation of edge/public-facing apps → T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) ‱ Phishing and crisis-themed lures → T1566 / T1566.001 ‱ Credential misuse across VPN, SSO, and cloud → T1078 + T1110 ‱ DDoS and defacement for pressure and distraction → T1498 + T1491 ‱ Exfiltration and hack-and-leak amplification → T1567.002 ‱ Destructive escalation through wipers → T1561.002 / T1485 ⚠ đ—˜đ˜…đ—œđ—Œđ˜€đ˜‚đ—żđ—Č đ—œđ—żđ—¶đ—Œđ—żđ—¶đ˜đ—¶đ—Č𝘀: Rapid7 calls for rapid patching and mitigation of internet-facing footholds, especially high-impact auth-bypass and RCE paths such as đ—–đ—©đ—˜-𝟼𝟬𝟼đŸČ-𝟭𝟼𝟮𝟭, đ—–đ—©đ—˜-đŸźđŸŹđŸźđŸ±-đŸ±đŸźđŸČđŸ”đŸ­, and đ—–đ—©đ—˜-đŸźđŸŹđŸźđŸ±-𝟯𝟼𝟰𝟯𝟯. đŸ§© đ—Źđ—”đ—„đ—” (đ˜„đ—¶đ—œđ—Č𝗿 đ˜€đ˜đ—źđ—Žđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž) đ˜€đ˜đ—źđ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ—œđ—Œđ—¶đ—»đ˜: 𝗭đ—Čđ—żđ—Œđ—–đ—čđ—Č𝗼𝗿đ—Č 𝗣𝗩𝟭 indicators include “ClientUpdate.ps1,” “DECKey,” “Decrypte-Content,” and “$ClientData.” Strong work by đ—„đ—źđ—œđ—¶đ—±đŸł 𝗟𝗼𝗯𝘀: timely and actionable coverage for defenders. #ThreatIntel #DFIR #DCO #SOC #MITREATTACK #IncidentResponse đŸ‡ș🇾Cyber Security Forum Initiative CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID)đŸ‡ș🇾 NOTE: Infographic design by CSFI. Rapid7 report link in comments below.
150

Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ‡șđŸ‡žđŸ‡źđŸ‡±đ—™đ—œđ—„đ—Šđ—§ 𝟰𝟮 đ—›đ—ąđ—šđ—„đ—Š of 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖 đ—™đ—šđ—„đ—ŹÂ (OSINT snapshot): The public reporting suggests a strike-window, multi-domain effects package with cyber disruption and influence activity unfolding alongside kinetic escalation, and yet it provides very few technical artifacts to support tool-level attribution. đŸ”Č  𝗖𝗱𝗠𝗠𝗩 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗟 (𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗱𝗡𝗔𝗟): Iranian national connectivity reportedly collapsed to ~4% of normal traffic (effect confirmed; cause contested; no public routing/BGP attribution). đŸ”Č  𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗹𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 đ—©đ—œđ—” đ—§đ—„đ—šđ—Šđ—§đ—˜đ—— 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟: Mass push notifications were delivered through a high-reach prayer-time/calendar app for ~30 minutes, urging surrender/defection; intrusion mechanism and perpetrator remain unconfirmed/unclaimed. (Pivot: Android package ID reported as com.mobiliha.badesaba.play.) đŸ”Č  𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔/đ—Łđ—Ÿđ—”đ—§đ—™đ—ąđ—„đ—  đ——đ—œđ—Šđ—„đ—šđ—Łđ—§đ—œđ—ąđ—Ą: Multiple Iranian news websites and “local apps” were reported disrupted; at least one case described apparent hack/defacement before takedown, technique remains ambiguous (DDoS vs web takeover vs upstream disruption vs controls). đŸ”Č  𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬-đ—Ÿđ—˜đ—©đ—˜đ—Ÿ đ——đ—˜đ—šđ—„đ—”đ——đ—”đ—§đ—œđ—ąđ—Ą: Reporting also described disruptions to Wi-Fi, landlines, and mobile networks with intermittent data. đ— đ—œđ—§đ—„đ—˜ 𝗔𝗧𝗧&𝗖𝗞 (best-fit mapping to reported effects; **NOT a confirmed TTP chain): T1498 — Network Denial of Service T1491.002 — Defacement: External Website T1190 — Exploit Public-Facing Application T1078 — Valid Accounts T1195 — Supply Chain Compromise đŸ‘‰đ——đ—œđ—Šđ—–đ—Ÿđ—”đ—œđ— đ—˜đ—„: This post relies on publicly reported information and OSINT only; attribution remains low confidence, and no public malware/IOC set was released within the assessed window. Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID) #CTID #OSINT #CTI #CEMA #InfoOps #DOW #CyberOps #OCO
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ‡șđŸ‡žđŸ‡źđŸ‡±==[ 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖 đ—™đ—šđ—„đ—Ź ]==<<< 𝗟đ—Čđ˜€đ˜€đ—Œđ—»đ˜€ đ—łđ—żđ—Œđ—ș đ—ąđ—œđ—Čđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ—˜đ—œđ—¶đ—° 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘆: đ—§đ—”đ—Č đ— đ˜†đ˜đ—” đ—Œđ—ł đ˜đ—”đ—Č "𝗩𝗼𝗳đ—Č" đ—Łđ˜‚đ˜€đ—” đ—Ąđ—Œđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—». 𝗡𝗱𝗧𝗘: The app-based psychological operation began roughly 𝟳 minutes after the start of the primary kinetic strikes. đ—™đ—¶đ—żđ˜€đ˜ đ—žđ—¶đ—»đ—Čđ˜đ—¶đ—° 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗾: Coordinated U.S. and Israeli đ˜€đ˜đ—żđ—¶đ—žđ—Č𝘀 (Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion) commenced at đŸŹđŸ”:đŸ°đŸ± 𝗔𝗠 Tehran local time on 𝗙đ—Č𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟼𝟮, 𝟼𝟬𝟼đŸČ. đ—™đ—¶đ—żđ˜€đ˜ đ—”đ—œđ—œ 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗾: The weaponized push notifications from the BadeSaba prayer app began at đŸŹđŸ”:đŸ±đŸź 𝗔𝗠 Tehran local time. đŸ“Čđ—§đ—”đ—Č đ˜đ—”đ—żđ—Čđ—Č đ—œđ—żđ—¶đ—ș𝗼𝗿𝘆 đ—șđ—Č𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗮đ—Č𝘀 𝘄đ—Č𝗿đ—Č: đŸŹđŸ”:đŸ±đŸź 𝗔𝗠 — "𝗛đ—Čđ—čđ—œ đ—”đ—źđ˜€ đ—źđ—żđ—żđ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Čđ—±." 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟼 𝗔𝗠 — "đ—§đ—”đ—Č đ˜đ—¶đ—șđ—Č đ—łđ—Œđ—ż 𝗿đ—Č𝘃đ—Čđ—»đ—Žđ—Č đ—”đ—źđ˜€ đ—°đ—Œđ—șđ—Č." 𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟰 𝗔𝗠 — "𝗟𝗼𝘆 đ—±đ—Œđ˜„đ—» đ˜†đ—Œđ˜‚đ—ż 𝘄đ—Čđ—źđ—œđ—Œđ—»đ˜€ đ—Œđ—ż đ—·đ—Œđ—¶đ—» đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—łđ—Œđ—żđ—°đ—Č𝘀 đ—Œđ—ł đ—čđ—¶đ—Żđ—Čđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»." The cyber operators chose the BadeSaba ecosystem for a reason: 𝗩𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—§đ—„đ—šđ—Šđ—§. With đŸ±đ— + đ—±đ—Œđ˜„đ—»đ—čđ—Œđ—źđ—±đ˜€ and a faith-oriented daily-use pattern, the platform provided a high-confidence channel where messages would be received, trusted, and acted on with minimal friction. đ—Șđ—Č đ˜€đ—œđ—Čđ—»đ—± 𝗼 đ—čđ—Œđ˜ đ—Œđ—ł đ˜đ—¶đ—șđ—Č đ—”đ—źđ—żđ—±đ—Čđ—»đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—łđ—żđ—Œđ—»đ˜ đ—±đ—Œđ—Œđ—ż, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 đ˜„đ—”đ—źđ˜â€™đ˜€ đ—Œđ˜‚đ—ż đ—œđ—čđ—źđ—» đ˜„đ—”đ—Čđ—» đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—źđ—±đ˜ƒđ—Č𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼đ—č𝗾𝘀 đ—¶đ—» đ˜đ—”đ—żđ—Œđ˜‚đ—Žđ—” 𝗼 đ—°đ—”đ—źđ—»đ—»đ—Čđ—č 𝘄đ—Č 𝗼đ—č𝗿đ—Čđ—źđ—±đ˜† 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁? The latest 𝗖𝗩𝗙𝗜 𝗱𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗧 on Operation Epic Fury (the BadeSaba compromise) highlights a sophisticated abuse of đ—œđ˜‚đ˜€đ—” đ—»đ—Œđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ—¶đ—»đ—łđ—żđ—źđ˜€đ˜đ—żđ˜‚đ—°đ˜đ˜‚đ—żđ—Č (often implemented via services like đ—™đ—¶đ—żđ—Č𝗯𝗼𝘀đ—Č 𝗖đ—čđ—Œđ˜‚đ—± 𝗠đ—Čđ˜€đ˜€đ—źđ—Žđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž (𝗙𝗖𝗠)). For any organization running a high-reach mobile application, this is a wake-up call. 🔍 𝗞đ—Č𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗾đ—Č𝗼𝘄𝗼𝘆𝘀 đ—łđ—Œđ—ż 𝗗đ—Č𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ—±đ—Č𝗿𝘀: ✔đ—Șđ—Čđ—źđ—œđ—Œđ—»đ—¶đ˜‡đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁: The attackers didn't need a malicious APK update. Instead, they compromised the push-sending capability to broadcast messages at scale to an installed base measured in đŸ±đ— + đ—±đ—Œđ˜„đ—»đ—čđ—Œđ—źđ—±đ˜€ via a trusted channel. âœ”ïžđ—§đ—”đ—Č đ—Łđ—Œđ˜„đ—Č𝗿 đ—Œđ—ł đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—Łđ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Œđ˜: While the initial access remains unknown (ranging from account takeover to backend compromise), the operational effect was clear: mass confusion and influence delivered through a "legitimate" app interface. âœ”ïžđ—œđ—»đ—łđ—żđ—źđ˜€đ˜đ—żđ˜‚đ—°đ˜đ˜‚đ—żđ—Č 𝗼𝘀 𝗼 𝗕đ—čđ—¶đ—»đ—± đ—Šđ—œđ—Œđ˜: If you don’t have message-level audit logs (who sent what, when), delivery telemetry, and payload capture on the send-side, your investigation becomes guesswork. ****If your push pipeline is compromised today, do you have the telemetry to prove it? 💡 đ—§đ—”đ—Č đ—§đ—”đ—Œđ˜‚đ—Žđ—”đ˜-đ—Łđ—żđ—Œđ˜ƒđ—Œđ—žđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ—„đ—Č𝗼đ—čđ—¶đ˜đ˜†: We spend millions on code signing and supply chain security for our binaries, but often treat đ—œđ˜‚đ˜€đ—” đ—»đ—Œđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» 𝗰𝗿đ—Čđ—±đ—Čđ—»đ˜đ—¶đ—źđ—č𝘀 as secondary secrets. Cyber Security Forum Initiative #epicfury
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

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đŸ‡ș🇾𝐎𝐃𝐍𝐈 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐘𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊. The 2026 Annual Threat Assessment delivered by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to the United States Senate frames *artificial intelligence* not as a fringe risk but as a driver reshaping the cyber domain and national security at large. â—Ÿđ€đˆ is described as a 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐱𝐧𝐱𝐧𝐠 đ­đžđœđĄđ§đšđ„đšđ đČ of this decade: one that đšđœđœđžđ„đžđ«đšđ­đžđŹ đ­đ«đšđđąđ­đąđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐜đČđ›đžđ« đ­đĄđ«đžđšđ­đŹ, enables adversaries to đŹđœđšđ„đž 𝐹𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐱𝐯𝐞 đšđ©đžđ«đšđ­đąđšđ§đŹ (OCO), and forces defenders to đ«đžđ­đĄđąđ§đ€ both đđšđœđ­đ«đąđ§đž 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đ­đšđšđ„đąđ§đ . â—Ÿđ“đĄđž 𝐎𝐃𝐍𝐈 đ«đžđ©đšđ«đ­ identifies the following 𝐂𝐘𝐁𝐄𝐑 đ­đĄđ«đžđšđ­ đŸđ„đšđ°: â—ŸGlobal tech competition ➡ AI race intensifies ➡ chips power AI dominance ➡ AI speeds intelligence, cyber, and military operations ➡ nation-states and ransomware target critical infrastructure ➡ cyber risk spreads to space and supply chains ➡ quantum threatens encryption ➡ national security now depends on AI, cyber resilience, semiconductors, and trusted infrastructure. 👇 📄 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 đ›đžđ„đšđ° 👇 🔄 Repost 💬 Comment Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI #ODNI
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Dr. Paul de Souza

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đŸ‡źđŸ‡·Â đ—™đ—ąđ—„ đ—§đ—˜đ—›đ—„đ—”đ—Ą, đ—–đ—Źđ—•đ—˜đ—„đ—Šđ—Łđ—”đ—–đ—˜ đ—„đ—˜đ— đ—”đ—œđ—Ąđ—Š 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗱𝗩𝗧 đ—Łđ—˜đ—„đ— đ—œđ—Šđ—Šđ—œđ—©đ—˜ 𝗗𝗱𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 for imposing costs on the United States and its allies, while its broader proxy and covert architecture preserves the potential to translate pressure into real-world harm. 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗩𝗘 đ—”đ—–đ—§đ—ąđ—„đ—Š 𝗱𝗡 đ—Źđ—ąđ—šđ—„ đ—„đ—”đ——đ—”đ—„: đŸ”č APT35 / Charming Kitten: credential theft and cloud mailbox access đŸ”č APT42: targeted espionage against NGOs, policy figures, and dissidents đŸ”č APT34 / OilRig and MuddyWater: LOTL post-exploitation đŸ”č Fox Kitten / Pioneer Kitten: VPN and firewall compromise for reusable access đŸ”č CyberAv3ngers-type fronts: OT exposure + weak credentials = disproportionate impact đ——đ—˜đ—™đ—˜đ—Ąđ—Šđ—œđ—©đ—˜ đ—Łđ—„đ—œđ—ąđ—„đ—œđ—§đ—œđ—˜đ—Š: đŸ›ĄïžÂ Phishing-resistant MFA for high-risk users đŸ›Ąïž Alerting on mailbox rules, OAuth abuse, and impossible-travel admin logins đŸ›Ąïž Aggressive patching and telemetry collection on perimeter devices đŸ›Ąïž Hunting for encoded PowerShell, scheduled tasks, and WMI/WinRM misuse 𝗕𝗱𝗧𝗧𝗱𝗠 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: In this battlespace, identity and the edge are decisive terrain. Cyber Security Forum Initiative CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID)
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đŸ‡ș🇾 𝐀 đ‘đšđ«đž đđžđ«đŹđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐏𝐹𝐬𝐭. My youngest son, Victor de Souza, is getting married, and he and his fiancĂ©e, Emma Young, are beginning their life together. They are a young couple building their future with humility, hard work, and strong values. 💍. I do not usually share personal matters here on LinkedIn, but this is one of those rare exceptions. ❀ 👉 đ“đĄđžđąđ« 𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐱𝐧𝐠 đ«đžđ đąđŹđ­đ«đČ 𝐱𝐬 đĄđžđ«đž: https://lnkd.in/eKxTaKbJ đŸŽ–ïžVictor has lived a life of service from an early age through the 𝐘𝐹𝐼𝐧𝐠 đŒđšđ«đąđ§đžđŹÂ andÂ đ‚đąđŻđąđ„ đ€đąđ« đđšđ­đ«đšđ„, and today he proudly serves our nation in the 𝐔𝐧𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 đ€đąđ« đ…đšđ«đœđž. He also works hard as a cyber professional and, above all, is a loving son. Dr. Christine de Souza and I are also very happy to welcome Emma into our family. She is aÂ đŹđ©đžđœđąđšđ„, đĄđšđ«đđ°đšđ«đ€đąđ§đ  đČ𝐹𝐼𝐧𝐠 đ„đšđđČ, and we feel truly grateful to have her as our daughter-in-law. đŸ€ To my friends, colleagues, and peers across this community: if you feel moved to support this young couple as they begin this new chapter, I would be deeply grateful. 🙏 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑩𝑜𝑱 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑩𝑜𝑱𝑟 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑩, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑱𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 ~ Dr. Paul de Souza and Dr. Christine de Souza. Cyber Security Forum Initiative
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Dr. Paul de Souza

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3mo

đŸ‡șđŸ‡Šđ—šđ—žđ—żđ—źđ—¶đ—»đ—¶đ—źđ—» 𝗰𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿 đ˜‚đ—»đ—¶đ˜đ˜€ (256th Cyber Assault Division), InformNapalm, and associated OSINT/activist networks conducted what Kyiv describes as a counter-operation against đŸ‡·đŸ‡ș Russian attempts to restore or bypass restricted access to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network.Â đŸ‘‰đ—–đ—Źđ—•đ—˜đ—„ → 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖 in no time! A real-world comms-network disruption with battlefield counter-C2 effects—exactly the sort of signal worth feeding into CTI enrichment, correlation, and verification streams. 💡𝗧𝗛𝗘 đ—§đ—„đ—”đ——đ—˜đ—–đ—„đ—”đ—™đ—§ đŸ”Č Ukrainian cyber reportedly used Telegram-based deception (fake channels/bots) promising “activation” or registration help for Starlink terminals, exploiting urgency after access restrictions. đŸ”Č đŸ‡·đŸ‡șRussian personnel allegedly submitted identifying details, terminal IDs, and precise location coordinates expecting restoration of connectivity. đŸ”Č The operation reportedly amassed ~2,420 records tied to Russian-used terminals/positions; Ukrainian authorities then used the data to block or “brick” devices. 📌Operationally, this is a hybrid cyber-OSINT trap producing geo-registered adversary C2 infrastructure data and behavioral indicators; ideal forÂ đ—łđ—Œđ—čđ—čđ—Œđ˜„-đ—Œđ—» đ—°đ—Œđ—żđ—żđ—Čđ—čđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»Â (HUMINT/IMINT), geolocation verification, attribution tagging, and threat-actor profiling in CTI watches. 📌 MITRE ATT&CK — đ—ąđ—œđ—Čđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»đ—źđ—č 𝘀đ—Čđ—Ÿđ˜‚đ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—Č (𝗿đ—Čđ—œđ—Œđ—żđ˜đ—Čđ—±) T1583 – Acquire Infrastructure T1585 – Establish Accounts T1566 – Phishing T1598 – Phishing for Information T1592 – Gather Victim Host Information T1590 – Gather Victim Network Information T1119 – Automated Collection T1552 – Unsecured Credentials / Sensitive Information T1489 – Service Stop T1499 – Endpoint / Network Denial of Service Cyber Security Forum Initiative CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID) #CTI #cyberOps #CSFI
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Dr. Paul de Souza

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đŸ‡șđŸ‡žđŸŽ„đ—Șđ—źđ˜đ—°đ—” đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—»đ—Č𝘄đ—č𝘆 𝗿đ—Čđ—čđ—Č𝗼𝘀đ—Čđ—± 𝗹.𝗩. 𝗖𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿 đ—–đ—Œđ—șđ—șđ—źđ—»đ—±â€™đ˜€ 𝗖𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿 đ—Ąđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»đ—źđ—č đ— đ—¶đ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ—™đ—Œđ—żđ—°đ—Č (𝗖𝗡𝗠𝗙) đ—șđ—¶đ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ˜ƒđ—¶đ—±đ—Čđ—Œ đ—”đ—Č𝗿đ—Č: https://lnkd.in/efrMGgE3 The short video underscores the unit’s evolving posture, one centered on persistent engagement abroad under the defend‑forward strategy rather than a static defensive stance. CNMF’s global footprint with more than đŸ±đŸ± đ—±đ—Čđ—œđ—čđ—Œđ˜†đ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜đ˜€ đ˜đ—Œ 𝗼𝘁 đ—čđ—Č𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟼𝟳 đ—°đ—Œđ˜‚đ—»đ˜đ—żđ—¶đ—Č𝘀 đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—șđ—Œđ—żđ—Č đ˜đ—”đ—źđ—» đŸłđŸ± đ—”đ˜‚đ—»đ˜-đ—Œđ—œđ—Čđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—»đ˜€ đ—Œđ—» đ—»đ—Čđ˜đ˜„đ—Œđ—żđ—ž đ—Čđ—»đ˜ƒđ—¶đ—żđ—Œđ—»đ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜đ˜€ đ˜€đ—¶đ—»đ—°đ—Č 𝟼𝟬𝟭𝟮, reflecting how the U.S. military cyber arm projects persistent operations overseas to deter and disrupt adversary activity. đŸ‡ș🇾Operationally, #CNMF is framed as integral to U.S. priorities such as election security, counter‑ransomware, and counter‑espionage crises, reinforcing a narrative of global engagement and signaling to partners and potential recruits alike that the U.S. cyber force is both active and forward‑leaning. Cyber National Mission Force U.S. Cyber Command
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

💡There is a decisive push on acquisition velocity by the Central Intelligence Agency #CIA which is rolling out a new acquisition framework designed to shorten the time from mission requirement to operating authority by using centralized vendor vetting and streamlined IT authorization, with an emphasis on rapidly onboarding prototypes and modernizing core systems. đŸ‡șđŸ‡žđ˜Ÿđ™€đ™ąđ™„đ™šđ™©đ™žđ™©đ™žđ™«đ™š đ™–đ™™đ™«đ™–đ™Łđ™©đ™–đ™œđ™š đ™˜đ™€đ™ąđ™šđ™š đ™›đ™§đ™€đ™ą đ™šđ™źđ™šđ™©đ™šđ™ąđ™š, đ™›đ™–đ™šđ™© đ™„đ™§đ™€đ™˜đ™Șđ™§đ™šđ™ąđ™šđ™Łđ™©, 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 đ™™đ™–đ™©đ™– đ™„đ™žđ™„đ™šđ™Ąđ™žđ™Łđ™šđ™š, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙹𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 đ™–đ™Łđ™–đ™Ąđ™źđ™©đ™žđ™˜ đ™©đ™đ™§đ™€đ™Șđ™œđ™đ™„đ™Șđ™© 𝙖𝙣𝙙 đ™Łđ™€đ™© 𝙖 𝙹𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 â€œđ™šđ™žđ™Ąđ™«đ™šđ™§ 𝙗đ™Șđ™Ąđ™Ąđ™šđ™©â€ đ™©đ™€đ™€đ™Ą. ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ ┃ đ—€đ—šđ—˜đ—Šđ—§đ—œđ—ąđ—Ą đ—™đ—ąđ—„ 𝗹.𝗩. đ—©đ—˜đ—Ąđ——đ—ąđ—„đ—Š ┃ ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛ ➀ đ—Șđ—”đ—źđ˜ đ—șđ—¶đ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—»-đ—Žđ—żđ—źđ—±đ—Č đ—°đ—źđ—œđ—źđ—Żđ—¶đ—čđ—¶đ˜đ˜† đ˜„đ—Œđ˜‚đ—čđ—± đ˜†đ—Œđ˜‚ đ—Żđ—żđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ˜đ—Œ the 𝗖𝗜𝗔, đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—”đ—Œđ˜„ đ˜„đ—Œđ˜‚đ—čđ—± đ˜†đ—Œđ˜‚ đ—œđ—źđ—°đ—žđ—źđ—Žđ—Č đ—¶đ˜ đ—łđ—Œđ—ż 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁 đ—Č𝘃𝗼đ—čđ˜‚đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ˜đ—”đ—żđ—Œđ˜‚đ—Žđ—” đ—Œđ—łđ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—¶đ—źđ—č đ—°đ—”đ—źđ—»đ—»đ—Čđ—č𝘀? └─ 𝗞đ—Čđ—Čđ—œ đ—¶đ˜ đ—”đ—¶đ—Žđ—”-đ—čđ—Č𝘃đ—Čđ—č — đ—»đ—Œ 𝘀đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ˜đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č đ—±đ—Čđ˜đ—źđ—¶đ—č𝘀.👈 https://lnkd.in/eZNpMQtq Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI #Cybersecurity #CTI #DataEngineering #AI #OSINT #NationalSecurity
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đŸżïžđđ„đ– 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐂𝐒𝐅𝐈đŸ‡ș🇾: 𝐋𝐱𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐎𝐂 & đ“đšđœđ­đąđœđšđ„ 𝐇𝐼𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐧𝐠 đ‘đžđ©đšđ«đ­. Cyber professionals trackingđŸ‡źđŸ‡· Iran-linked activity should read this. 𝐂𝐒𝐅𝐈’𝐬 đ„đšđ­đžđŹđ­ 𝐜đČđ›đžđ« đ­đĄđ«đžđšđ­ đąđ§đ­đžđ„đ„đąđ đžđ§đœđž đ«đžđ©đšđ«đ­ delivers tactical value for defenders monitoring 𝐌𝐼𝐝𝐝đČđ–đšđ­đžđ«, đ‡đšđ§đđšđ„đš, and 𝐌𝐎𝐈𝐒-đ„đąđ§đ€đžđ đąđ§đŸđ«đšđŹđ­đ«đźđœđ­đźđ«đž, with a sharp focus on đ„đąđŻđž đ«đšđźđ­đąđ§đ  đŹđąđ đ§đšđ„đŹ, đąđ§đŸđ«đšđŹđ­đ«đźđœđ­đźđ«đž đ©đąđŻđšđ­đŹ, 𝐡𝐹𝐬𝐭 đšđ«đ­đąđŸđšđœđ­đŹ, and 𝐱𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐼𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧. ⚫ đ‡đąđ đĄđ„đąđ đĄđ­đŹ: â–Ș đ“đąđžđ« 𝟏 đąđ§đđąđœđšđ­đšđ«đŹ prioritized for immediate hunt and blocking â–Ș 𝐋𝐱𝐯𝐞 đąđ§đŸđ«đšđŹđ­đ«đźđœđ­đźđ«đž đ©đąđŻđšđ­đŹ tied to active or recently observed routing and hosting â–Ș 𝐇𝐹𝐬𝐭 đšđ«đ­đąđŸđšđœđ­đŹ, 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐓𝐓&𝐂𝐊-đŠđšđ©đ©đžđ đ›đžđĄđšđŻđąđšđ«đŹ for rapid triage â–Ș 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝đČ-𝐭𝐹-đđžđ©đ„đšđČ 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧𝐬 across 𝐘𝐀𝐑𝐀, 𝐒𝐱𝐠𝐩𝐚, đ’đźđ«đąđœđšđ­đš/đ’đ§đšđ«đ­, đ™đžđžđ€, đ’đ©đ„đźđ§đ€, and 𝐊𝐐𝐋 â–Ș đŽđ©đžđ«đšđ­đšđ«-đ«đžđšđđČ đ©đąđŻđšđ­ 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐱𝐧𝐬 from domain hit to persistence or impact activity 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ„đšđ­đžđŹđ­ 𝐂𝐒𝐅𝐈 đ«đžđ©đšđ«đ­ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đŹđĄđšđ«đ©đžđ§ đČđšđźđ« 𝐡𝐼𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐱𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐹𝐧! A special thanks to our Operational Sponsors Silobreaker and Penlink! Cyber Security Forum Initiative CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID) Darrell Johnston Johnmichael O'Hare #CSFI #CTI 🔄 Pass it on 📱 Spread the word đŸ€Â Join the movement
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ‡źđŸ‡·Â đŒđ€đ‘đ‚đ‡ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐘𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐔𝐙. The cyber and electronic threat picture in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to intensify, with direct implications for maritime security, critical infrastructure, energy logistics, and regional stability. 🟱 𝐈. 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐘𝐁𝐄𝐑 & 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐒 ➜ 𝐆𝐏𝐒 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐆: Massive spike in interference, with 1,100+ commercial ships disrupted across the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Iran. 🟱 𝐀𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒: Automatic Identification System signals diverted to false-positive locations, including inland Iran and airports, creating elevated collision risk. 🟱 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄: Transit is effectively constrained by the loss of precise navigation and the resulting withdrawal of maritime insurance. 🟱 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐒: The environment appears to be shifting toward a permission-based transit model, with traffic near collapse and only two crossings reported on March 16. 🟱 𝐈𝐈. 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐕𝐔𝐋𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 ➜ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒 (𝐈𝐂𝐒): Adversary focus appears to be shifting toward ports, water plants, and power stations. 🟱 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 & 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆: High-priority alerting remains warranted for ➜ ***VShell remote access trojans*** targeting Greek and international firms. 🟱 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄: Recent fuel distribution disruptions in Jordan indicate possible spillover risk to U.S. and Israeli energy logistics. 🟱 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄 & 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: A 200% surge in dark activity, with vessels switching off tracking, is complicating global maritime monitoring. 🟱 𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄 ➜ 𝐃𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓: Iran’s central cyber headquarters may be degraded, but proxy networks and geographically dispersed cells remain active. 🟱 𝐀𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒: High-impact hack-and-leak operations and DDoS campaigns remain viable options against global shipping and energy markets. Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID) #CTI #hormuz
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

🌐 𝐃𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓 is no longer a niche capability reserved for foreign ministries. It is becoming aÂ đœđšđ«đž đ„đžđšđđžđ«đŹđĄđąđ© đœđšđŠđ©đžđ­đžđ§đœđČ for cyber leaders. 𝐂đČđ›đžđ« đ«đąđŹđ€Â now sits at the intersection ofÂ đ­đžđœđĄđ§đšđ„đšđ đČ, đ„đšđ°, đ đžđšđ©đšđ„đąđ­đąđœđŹ, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đžđ±đžđœđźđ­đąđŻđž 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐱𝐬𝐱𝐹𝐧-đŠđšđ€đąđ§đ . According to the World Economic Forum’sÂ đ†đ„đšđ›đšđ„ 𝐂đČđ›đžđ«đŹđžđœđźđ«đąđ­đČ đŽđźđ­đ„đšđšđ€ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐃𝐱𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭), 𝟔𝟒% of organizations report accounting for geopolitically motivated cyberattacks, and 𝟗𝟏% of the largest organizations have adjusted strategy because of geopolitical volatility. đŸ€ I travel globally toÂ đ­đ«đšđąđ§, đ©đ«đžđŹđžđ§đ­, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐹𝐭𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐞 with foreign governments on how to build and professionalize cyber forces. That experience reinforced a simple lesson for me: ***thatÂ đ­đžđœđĄđ§đąđœđšđ„ đđžđ©đ­đĄÂ is foundational, but no longer sufficient!*** That is why I strongly recommendÂ đƒđąđ©đ„đšđŠđšđ­đąđœ đ“đ«đšđđžđœđ«đšđŸđ­ đŸđšđ« 𝐍𝐹𝐧-đƒđąđ©đ„đšđŠđšđ­đŹ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 from the 🇹🇭Geneva Centre for Security Policy for current and aspiring cyber leaders: https://lnkd.in/ee3-XsRJ 𝐂đČđ›đžđ« đ„đžđšđđžđ«đŹÂ must also be able toÂ đŹđĄđšđ©đž 𝐹𝐼𝐭𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐞𝐬 đšđœđ«đšđŹđŹ đ›đšđ«đđžđ«đŹ, withÂ đœđ«đžđđąđ›đąđ„đąđ­đČ, đ«đžđŹđ­đ«đšđąđ§đ­, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đŹđ­đ«đšđ­đžđ đąđœ đœđ„đšđ«đąđ­đČ. đŸ‡±đŸ‡șđŸ‡ș🇾 These photos were taken at a 𝐜đČđ›đžđ« đ­đĄđ«đžđšđ­ đąđ§đ­đžđ„đ„đąđ đžđ§đœđž 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 at the 𝐄𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬đČ 𝐹𝐟 đ‹đźđ±đžđŠđ›đšđźđ«đ Â in Washington, DC. I had the privilege of helping organize the discussion in partnership with theÂ đ†đšđŻđžđ«đ§đŠđžđ§đ­ 𝐹𝐟 đ‹đźđ±đžđŠđ›đšđźđ«đ . #CyberDiplomacy #CyberLeadership #CyberSecurity #Geopolitics #ThreatIntelligence Cyber Security Forum Initiative
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

🇾đŸ‡Ș🇬🇧đŸ‡ș🇾Silobreaker provides #CSFI with persistent, all-source #OSINT collection and analysis to maintain situational awareness on Iran’s protest operating environment (OE); fusing đŸ‡źđŸ‡· Iranian and international reporting while also enabling deeper visibility into regional *cyber activity* (APTs, TTPs, etc). The platform supports rapid correlation of disparate indicators into actionable cyber threat intelligence (CTI) enrichment and decision advantage! If you’d like a capability brief or a demo, please contact my primary POC (and dear friend for many years): Darrell Johnston.☘ đƒđ«đšđ© “𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐎” 𝐱𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 đŸ—šïž 𝐱𝐟 đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 đȘđźđąđœđ€ 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐹 đšđ« 𝐚 đŹđĄđšđ«đ­ đ›đ«đąđžđŸđąđ§đ  📊 The Silobreaker dashboard is simply outstanding! đŸ“Œđ‹đžđšđđžđ«đŹđĄđąđ© đ­đšđ€đžđšđ°đšđČ: treat geopolitical OSINT as indications & warning (I&W) to stress-test resilience and continuity. The intent is to ensure teams are postured for: đŸ“Œđƒđžđ đ«đšđđžđ 𝐜𝐹𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐯𝐱𝐭đČ / intermittent access and downstream impacts to operations and comms đŸ“Œđ„đ„đžđŻđšđ­đžđ đđąđŹđąđ§đŸđšđ«đŠđšđ­đąđšđ§ / influence pressure across the information environment đŸ“Œđˆđ§đœđ«đžđšđŹđžđ 𝐃𝐃𝐹𝐒 / volumetric attack risk against public services with potential spillover effects đŸ“Œđ‘đšđ©đąđ đ©đšđ„đąđœđČ/sanctions/compliance shifts that can constrain operations with minimal notice đŸ™ïž 𝐂𝐱𝐭𝐱𝐞𝐬 đ­đ«đžđ§đđąđ§đ  𝐱𝐧 đŻđąđšđ„đžđ§đœđž 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜đČđ›đžđ« 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐯𝐱𝐭đČ 𝐱𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ©đšđŹđ­ 𝟕 𝐝𝐚đČ𝐬: đŸ‡źđŸ‡·đŸ‘‰Bandar Abbas (major port on the Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz)đŸ€” Bukan đŸ‡źđŸ‡· Bushehr đŸ‡źđŸ‡· Khorramabad đŸ‡źđŸ‡· Arak đŸ‡źđŸ‡· Cyber Security Forum Initiative CSFI Cyber Threat Intelligence Division (CSFI-CTID) #CTI #silobreaker Remember to: 👍 LIKE 💬 COMMENT | 🔄 SHARE |đŸ“Č FOLLOW me for more!
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

🚹𝟓𝟎% 𝐑𝐂𝐂𝐉𝐎𝐀 đ­đ«đšđąđ§đąđ§đ  𝐝𝐱𝐬𝐜𝐹𝐼𝐧𝐭 đžđ±đœđ„đźđŹđąđŻđž 𝐭𝐹 đ„đšđ° đžđ§đŸđšđ«đœđžđŠđžđ§đ­ đŠđžđŠđ›đžđ«đŹ! 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧, đ„đšđ° đžđ§đŸđšđ«đœđžđŠđžđ§đ­ đŠđžđŠđ›đžđ«đŹ! Violent extremist elements are on the move. What is your plan to detect, disrupt, and contain them? ❓What do you know about their beliefs & motivations? ❓What do you know about your own vulnerabilities in preventing terrorist attacks? ❓Do you know how to identify and counter online radicalization? ***REGISTER HERE***: https://csfi.us/?p=rccjoa ✍***PAY HERE***: https://lnkd.in/di5YEDUG (50% OFF!) 📡 Join the RCCJOA for a revolutionary training experience! Connect from any location, at any hour of the day, on your chosen platform. Uncover endless possibilities with this flexible asynchronous virtual learning opportunity! ⚠ 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐄𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘: 𝐔𝐒 $𝟓𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 #RCCJOA helps your team accomplish this by looking at the entire threat picture posed by #Jihadists and their current operations worldwide. It takes you deep into the world of extremist ideology and terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures. It looks at online social media activity, recruiting, and how the radicalization process unfolds. Most importantly, it teaches you what to do about it. Are you ready to identify and fight online radicalization? Sign up today for the *Radicalization and Counter Cyber Jihadist Operations Analyst* COURSE AND CERTIFICATION! Famous Canadian spy and CSFI Instructor Mubin Shaikh teaches you how! đŸ‡ș🇾🇹🇩 #training #lawenforcement #counterterrorism United States Capitol Police #radicalization Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI "đŒ 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑱𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 đ¶đ‘†đčđŒ 𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 đ¶đ‘œđ‘ąđ‘›đ‘Ąđ‘’đ‘Ÿ/đ¶đ‘Šđ‘đ‘’đ‘Ÿ đœđ‘–â„Žđ‘Žđ‘‘đ‘–đ‘ đ‘Ą 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝐮𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑩𝑠𝑡 (đ‘…đ¶đ¶đœđ‘‚đŽ) 𝑐𝑜𝑱𝑟𝑠𝑒. đŒ ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑱𝑠𝑙𝑩 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝐿𝑖𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 đ‘€đ‘œđ‘Ÿđ‘˜đ‘’đ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 đ‘™đ‘Žđ‘€ 𝑒𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑩 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 10 𝑩𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑩 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. đŒ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 đ‘…đ¶đ¶đœđ‘‚đŽ 𝑒𝑑𝑱𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑱𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑱𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠 đ‘€đ‘’đ‘™đ‘™ đ‘€đ‘œđ‘Ÿđ‘Ąâ„Ž 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑩. đŒ đ‘€đ‘œđ‘ąđ‘™đ‘‘ 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 đ‘€đ‘–đ‘Ąâ„Žđ‘œđ‘ąđ‘Ą ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛." 𝐮𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑛 đœđ‘œđ‘›đ‘’đ‘ , đ¶â„Žđ‘Žđ‘›đ‘‘đ‘™đ‘’đ‘Ÿ 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 đ·đ‘’đ‘đ‘Žđ‘Ÿđ‘Ąđ‘šđ‘’đ‘›đ‘Ą, 𝐮𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑎.
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đŸ‡ș🇾 đ—”đ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—¶đ—źđ—č đ—œđ—»đ˜đ—Čđ—čđ—čđ—¶đ—Žđ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—Č đ—¶đ˜€ 𝗿đ—Čđ˜€đ—”đ—źđ—œđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ˜đ—”đ—Č 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁đ—čđ—Čđ—łđ—¶đ—Čđ—čđ—± 𝗯𝘆 đ—°đ—Œđ—șđ—œđ—żđ—Čđ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ˜đ—¶đ—șđ—Č 𝗯đ—Č𝘁𝘄đ—Čđ—Čđ—» 𝘀đ—Čđ—Čđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž, đ—±đ—Čđ—°đ—¶đ—±đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž, đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—źđ—°đ˜đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž. The 𝗠𝗼𝘃đ—Čđ—» 𝗩đ—ș𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝘆𝘀𝘁đ—Čđ—ș was built to accelerate military targeting by fusing enormous volumes of intelligence, satellite imagery, drone feeds, and signals intelligence into a faster operational picture. Developed with Palantir Technologies, this đ—źđ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—¶đ—źđ—č đ—¶đ—»đ˜đ—Čđ—čđ—čđ—¶đ—Žđ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—Č-powered command-and-control platform reportedly integrates data from more than ***150 sensors*** to identify, classify, and track threats in near real time. The strategic value: đ—¶đ˜ đ˜€đ—”đ—Œđ—żđ˜đ—Čđ—»đ˜€ đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—œđ—źđ˜đ—” đ—łđ—żđ—Œđ—ș 𝘀đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—Œđ—ż đ˜đ—Œ đ—±đ—Čđ—°đ—¶đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ˜đ—Œ đ—Č𝘅đ—Čđ—°đ˜‚đ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—». 📍 đ—Șđ—”đ˜† đ˜đ—”đ—¶đ˜€ đ—ș𝗼𝘁𝘁đ—Č𝗿𝘀 ‱ đ—Šđ—œđ—Čđ—Čđ—± is now a battlefield advantage. ‱ đ—”đ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—¶đ—źđ—č đ—¶đ—»đ˜đ—Čđ—čđ—čđ—¶đ—Žđ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—Č helps commanders move through data saturation faster. ‱ 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗮đ—Čđ˜đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž 𝗰𝘆𝗰đ—čđ—Č𝘀 are being compressed by machine-assisted analysis and automation. ‱ 𝗛𝘂đ—șđ—źđ—» đ—·đ˜‚đ—±đ—Žđ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜ remains essential for validation, legality, and commander intent. 📍 đ—›đ—Œđ˜„ đ˜đ—”đ—Č 𝗳đ—čđ—Œđ˜„ đ˜„đ—Œđ—żđ—žđ˜€ ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗔 — đ—–đ—Œđ—čđ—čđ—Čđ—°đ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—œđ—»đ—Žđ—Č𝘀𝘁 ‱ Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems collect imagery, video, and sensor streams. ‱ The Maven Smart System ingests those feeds for large-scale analysis and fusion. ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗕 — đ—™đ˜‚đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ—¶đ—»đ˜đ—Œ 𝗼 đ—Šđ—”đ—źđ—żđ—Čđ—± 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁đ—čđ—Čđ˜€đ—œđ—źđ—°đ—Č đ—Łđ—¶đ—°đ˜đ˜‚đ—żđ—Č ‱ Data from multiple sources is fused into a common operational picture. ‱ Multiple echelons can view the same battlespace and focus quickly on areas of interest. ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗖 — đ—”đ—żđ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—¶đ—źđ—č đ—œđ—»đ˜đ—Čđ—čđ—čđ—¶đ—Žđ—Čđ—»đ—°đ—Č 𝗖𝘂đ—Čđ—¶đ—»đ—Ž ‱ Computer vision and tracking models detect, classify, and follow potential threats. ‱ The system helps surface likely targets faster than manual review alone. ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗗 — đ—”đ—»đ—źđ—č𝘆𝘀𝘁 đ—„đ—Čđ˜ƒđ—¶đ—Č𝘄 đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—Łđ—Œđ˜€đ—¶đ˜đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č đ—œđ—±đ—Čđ—»đ˜đ—¶đ—łđ—¶đ—°đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» ‱ Human analysts validate the data against mission requirements and commander intent. ‱ Artificial intelligence narrows the search, but people remain central to positive identification. ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗘 — 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗮đ—Č𝘁 đ— đ—źđ—»đ—źđ—Žđ—Čđ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜ đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—Łđ—żđ—¶đ—Œđ—żđ—¶đ˜đ—¶đ˜‡đ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» ‱ Advanced tools help organize, rank, and prioritize targets. ‱ This supports faster decisions inside a synchronized battlefield framework. ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗙 — đ——đ—¶đ—Žđ—¶đ˜đ—źđ—č đ—›đ—źđ—»đ—±đ—Œđ—łđ—ł đ˜đ—Œ đ— đ—¶đ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—» 𝗩𝘆𝘀𝘁đ—Čđ—ș𝘀 ‱ Once validated, targeting data can move directly into mission-command and fire-support systems. ‱ That reduces friction between nomination and execution. ➀ 𝗩𝘁đ—Čđ—œ 𝗚 — 𝗔𝘀𝘀đ—Č𝘀𝘀đ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜ đ—źđ—»đ—± 𝗙đ—Čđ—Čđ—±đ—Żđ—źđ—°đ—ž ‱ Effects and battle damage assessments feedback into the system. ‱ The shared picture updates continuously, improving the next decision cycle. Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI #AI United States Department of War
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș 𝐄𝐔 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐖 I’m seeing strong strategic momentum across the Digital Europe Programme, and two active calls stand out for Member States, public administrations, and trusted partners: đŸ”č đ‚đ«đšđŹđŹ-đđšđ«đđžđ« 𝐂đČđ›đžđ« 𝐇𝐼𝐛𝐬 Strengthen collective cyber defense, shared situational awareness, and operational collaboration across Europe. đŸ”č 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐹𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐱𝐯𝐞 & 𝐂𝐹𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 đđźđ›đ„đąđœ đ€đđŠđąđ§đąđŹđ­đ«đšđ­đąđšđ§đŹ (𝐌𝐂𝐏) Advance cross-border digital services, interoperability frameworks, and shared data ecosystems. 📅 đƒđžđšđđ„đąđ§đžđŹ đšđ©đ©đ«đšđšđœđĄđąđ§đ  (𝐌𝐚đČ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔) đŸ’¶ 𝐅𝐼𝐧𝐝𝐱𝐧𝐠 đšđŻđšđąđ„đšđ›đ„đž đŸđšđ« đŠđźđ„đ­đą-đœđšđźđ§đ­đ«đČ đœđšđ„đ„đšđ›đšđ«đšđ­đąđšđ§ 👉 If you are building capabilities in: ‱ Cyber threat intelligence sharing ‱ Cross-border operational coordination ‱ Interoperable digital infrastructure ‱ Public sector cyber resilience This is the moment to engage, build consortia, and position strategically. Europe is investing in đœđšđ„đ„đžđœđ­đąđŻđž 𝐜đČđ›đžđ« đŹđ­đ«đžđ§đ đ­đĄ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đąđ§đ­đžđ«đšđ©đžđ«đšđ›đąđ„đąđ­đČ 𝐚𝐭 đŹđœđšđ„đž, those who move early will shape the architecture! #CyberSecurity #EUFunding #DigitalEurope #CyberDefense #Interoperability #CTI Cyber Security Forum Initiative European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) European Union Council of the European Union NATO
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đŸ‡șđŸ‡žÂ đ•đšđ„đźđ§đ­đžđžđ« đŽđ©đ©đšđ«đ­đźđ§đąđ­đČ (𝐃𝐌𝐕) ➜ 𝐂𝐒𝐅𝐈 đ„đ±đžđœđźđ­đąđŻđž 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 đđ«đšđ đ«đšđŠ đŸŽ“Â đ‚đšđ„đ„đžđ đž 𝐒𝐭𝐼𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 đđ«đžđŸđžđ«đ«đžđ. We are recruiting volunteer Executive Assistants in the DMV to support CSFI leadership through the 𝐂𝐒𝐅𝐈 đ„đ±đžđœđźđ­đąđŻđž 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 đđ«đšđ đ«đšđŠ. If you are studying IT, marketing, cybersecurity, or you are serious about breaking into the cybersecurity field, we want to hear from you. ➜ This is aÂ đŻđšđ„đźđ§đ­đžđžđ«, 𝐩𝐱𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐹𝐧-đđ«đąđŻđžđ§ đ«đšđ„đž. It supports cyber warfare awareness, collaboration, and professional development inside a cybersecurity-focused environment. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 đČ𝐹𝐼 đ°đąđ„đ„ đŹđźđ©đ©đšđ«đ­: â–Ș Executive and administrative coordination (meetings, correspondence, precision follow-through) â–Ș Communications liaison work (across internal teams and external stakeholders) â–Ș Project coordination (for strategic initiatives, events, and training activities) â–Ș Information and record management (with a strong security mindset) 𝐖𝐡𝐹 𝐰𝐞 đšđ«đž đ„đšđšđ€đąđ§đ  đŸđšđ«: â–Ș ***𝐔𝐒 𝐜𝐱𝐭𝐱𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 đšđ§đ„đČ â–Ș Local to 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐹𝐧, 𝐃𝐂 / đ•đąđ«đ đąđ§đąđš / đŒđšđ«đČđ„đšđ§đ (𝐃𝐌𝐕) â–Ș College students preferred (IT, marketing, cybersecurity, or adjacent fields) â–Ș Strong writing, organization, and professional judgment â–Ș Comfortable handling sensitive information with discretion đ’đžđ„đžđœđ­đąđšđ§ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đšđ§đ›đšđšđ«đđąđ§đ : 📌 Screening and interviews are required due to the nature of the work 📌 A signed NDA is required 📌 CSFI Code of Conduct adherence is required 📌 Public Engagement Guidance will be provided during onboarding 📌 A recommendation letter (professional reference) is required 𝐂𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐱𝐭𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭: ⏳ 𝐌𝐱𝐧𝐱𝐩𝐼𝐩 𝐹𝐧𝐞-đČđžđšđ« 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐱𝐭𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐹𝐰 𝐭𝐹 đšđ©đ©đ„đČ: đŸ“© Send your resume and cover letter to contact@csfi.us Include a short note explaining why you want to serve and what you want to learn. đŸ€ We welcome serious applicants who value professionalism, discipline, and service. Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI WWW.CSFI.US
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

2mo

đ—Șđ—”đ—Čđ—» đ˜đ—”đ—Č 𝗮đ—čđ—Œđ—Żđ—źđ—č đ˜€đ˜đ—źđ—»đ—±đ—źđ—żđ—± đ—¶đ˜€ 𝗼 đ—șđ—źđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—”đ—Œđ—», đ—±đ—Œđ—»â€™đ˜ 𝘀đ—Č𝘁𝘁đ—čđ—Č đ—łđ—Œđ—ż 𝗼 đ˜€đ—œđ—żđ—¶đ—»đ˜. 🌍 Most CTFs are a 48-hour pressure cooker. 𝗖𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿𝗚𝗼đ—șđ—Č 𝟼𝟬𝟼đŸČ flips the script. We are a 𝟭𝟬-𝘄đ—Čđ—Č𝗾 đ—șđ—źđ—żđ—źđ˜đ—”đ—Œđ—»Â built for those who want to master the "why," not just the "how." With 70 days of gameplay and 70+ diverse challenges, you have the space to deep-dive, research, and truly level up. đ——đ—Œđ—»'𝘁 đ—·đ˜‚đ˜€đ˜ đ—°đ—Œđ—șđ—œđ—Č𝘁đ—Č. đ—˜đ˜ƒđ—Œđ—č𝘃đ—Č. đ—Șđ—”đ˜† đ—đ—Œđ—¶đ—» 𝗖𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿𝗚𝗼đ—șđ—Č? 𝟳𝟬-𝗗𝗼𝘆 𝗗đ—Čđ—Čđ—œ đ——đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č: Trade burnout for mastery. You have 10 weeks to solve complex tasks at your own pace. ⏳ đ——đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č𝗿𝘀đ—Č đ—Šđ—žđ—¶đ—čđ—č 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗾𝘀: Hands-on experience in 𝗠𝗼đ—č𝘄𝗼𝗿đ—Č đ—”đ—»đ—źđ—čđ˜†đ˜€đ—¶đ˜€,Â đ—™đ—Œđ—żđ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ—°đ˜€, 𝗱𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗧, and 𝗱𝗳𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č 𝗩đ—Čđ—°đ˜‚đ—żđ—¶đ˜đ˜†. 🔍 đ—„đ—Č𝗼đ—č-đ—Șđ—Œđ—żđ—čđ—± 𝗩𝗰đ—Čđ—»đ—źđ—żđ—¶đ—Œđ˜€: Solve 15+ logically connected scenarios that mimic actual cyber incidents. đŸ’» 𝗖𝗼𝗿đ—Čđ—Č𝗿 đ—Ÿđ—źđ˜‚đ—»đ—°đ—”đ—œđ—źđ—±: Top performers can qualify for theÂ đ—˜đ˜‚đ—żđ—Œđ—œđ—Čđ—źđ—» 𝗖𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿 𝗩đ—Čđ—°đ˜‚đ—żđ—¶đ˜đ˜† đ—–đ—”đ—źđ—čđ—čđ—Čđ—»đ—Žđ—Č (𝗘𝗖𝗩𝗖). 🏆 đ—ąđ—œđ—Čđ—» đ˜đ—Œ 𝗔đ—čđ—č: From students to pros—all you need is a PC and a "never-give-up" attitude. 🚀 đ—˜đ˜…đ—œđ—Č𝗿𝘁 đ—Šđ˜‚đ—œđ—œđ—Œđ—żđ˜: Access a dedicated community and advice from the 𝗩𝗞-đ—–đ—˜đ—„đ—§Â team. đŸ€ 👇 đ—„đ—Čđ—Žđ—¶đ˜€đ˜đ—żđ—źđ˜đ—¶đ—Œđ—» đ—čđ—¶đ—»đ—ž đ—¶đ—» đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ—°đ—Œđ—șđ—șđ—Čđ—»đ˜đ˜€! #cybersecurity #cybergame #cyberexercise #cyberCTF Cyber Security Forum Initiative
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

đŸ›ĄïžÂ đ—Ąđ—”đ—§đ—ą 𝗟𝗱𝗬𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗔 𝟼𝟬𝟼đŸČ: 𝗗đ—Čđ—łđ—¶đ—»đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž đ˜đ—”đ—Č 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿đ—Č đ—Œđ—ł đ—–đ—Œđ—čđ—čđ—Čđ—°đ˜đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č 𝗗đ—Č𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—Č. âš”ïžÂ đ—Šđ—°đ—źđ—čđ—Č & đ—Šđ—°đ—Œđ—œđ—Č: Involved over 4,000 warfighters from 25 nations. ⚔ Here are the most interesting cyber-focused facts from the exercise: 🟩 𝗱𝗳𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—¶đ˜ƒđ—Č đ—Łđ—Œđ—čđ—¶đ—°đ˜† đ—Šđ—”đ—¶đ—łđ˜đ˜€: LOLE26 provided a venue for NATO to test its move toward a more proactive and offensive cyber posture, where members can provide ***cyber weaponry "effects"*** to a commander without sharing the sensitive source code or specifics of the tool. 🟩 𝗧𝘄đ—Čđ—»đ˜đ˜†-đ—™đ—Œđ˜‚đ—ż/𝗩đ—Č𝘃đ—Čđ—» đ—›đ˜†đ—Żđ—żđ—¶đ—± đ—Ș𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿đ—Č đ—œđ—»đ—·đ—Č𝗰𝘁𝘀: The exercise wasn't limited to the physical battlefield. Participants faced constant "injects" (simulated events) from response cells that included simulated cyberattacks on critical infrastructure like electrical grids and supply chains. đŸŽ–ïžÂ đ—žđ—Č𝘆 𝗖𝘆𝗯đ—Č𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗾đ—Č𝗼𝘄𝗼𝘆𝘀: đŸŸŠÂ đ—œđ—»đ˜đ—Č𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁đ—Čđ—± 𝗘𝗳𝗳đ—Č𝗰𝘁𝘀: For the first time, cyber operations were fully synchronized with Air, Space, and Land domains under a single Article 5 scenario. đŸŸŠÂ đ—œđ—»đ—łđ—żđ—źđ˜€đ˜đ—żđ˜‚đ—°đ˜đ˜‚đ—żđ—Č 𝗗đ—Č𝗳đ—Čđ—»đ˜€đ—Č: Simulated attacks on electrical grids and supply chains forced commanders to adapt to a "contested" digital environment. 🟩 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿đ—Č-đ—Łđ—żđ—Œđ—Œđ—ł 𝗧đ—Čđ—°đ—”: Testing the latest in AI-driven network defense and Zero Trust architecture across 9 Allied territories. NATO NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) Cyber Security Forum Initiative #CSFI #NATO
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Dr. Paul de Souza

Tech & AI

3mo

🌏 In an age of geopolitical disruption and global crises, #diplomacy is an increasingly crucial skill to manage #conflict, to advocate for new ideas and to achieve sustainable political outcomes through #dialogue and #negotiation. In this course on Diplomatic Tradecraft for Non-Diplomats 2026, you'll explore the evolution of diplomacy, #crisismanagement, negotiation tactics, #communication & #leadership skills to enhance your knowledge and use of diplomatic tools & practices! 📅 Sign up before 4 May to take part: https://bit.ly/4pKB7ao Modules: ✔The core modules for the course are:  ✔What does a diplomat do? ✔Negotiating as a diplomat ✔Diplomatic jargon busting ✔Soft Power ✔Working with the media ✔Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy ✔Diplomatic Writing 🇹🇭[ D I P L O M A T I C  T R A D E C R A F T ] 👉 𝐈 đ°đąđ„đ„ 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐬 đœđšđźđ«đŹđž, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 đ°đšđźđ„đ 𝐛𝐞 đ©đ„đžđšđŹđžđ 𝐭𝐹 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 đŹđžđ„đžđœđ­ đ đ«đšđźđ© 𝐹𝐟 đœđ„đšđŹđž 𝐜𝐹𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧𝐬 𝐣𝐹𝐱𝐧 𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐹𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐧𝐼𝐞 đ«đžđŸđąđ§đąđ§đ  𝐭𝐡𝐞 đđąđ©đ„đšđŠđšđ­đąđœ 𝐣𝐼𝐝𝐠𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đ„đžđšđđžđ«đŹđĄđąđ© đŹđ€đąđ„đ„đŹ đ«đžđȘđźđąđ«đžđ 𝐭𝐹 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐱𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐹𝐝𝐚đČ’𝐬 đœđšđŠđ©đ„đžđ± đ đ„đšđ›đšđ„ đžđ§đŻđąđ«đšđ§đŠđžđ§đ­. 🇹🇭[ L E A D E R S H I P  I N  A C T I O N ] Geneva Centre for Security Policy #GCSP
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