How Defense Research Is Making Troops More Effective in WartimeWalter Pincus
"Valley of Death" refers to the huge gap between invention and innovation.The U.S.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) has contributed Internet,Stealth Airplanes,GPS,etc.to the world since it managed to bridge the gap again and again within its more than 50-year history.In light ...
The modern home is full of IoT-connected devices—helpful in everyday life but often vulnerable to hacking and other security issues.
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The SWI Defense team focuses primarily on providing the MSRC with mitigations and workarounds that can then be supplied to users in security advisories and bulletins produced by the MSRC. Workarounds are temporary steps users can take to protect themselves from attempts to exploit a vulnerability...
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