Experts warn that the global shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber-attack Security experts warn that the sector transporting 90 per cent of world trade is highly vulnerable PUBLISHED : Thursday, 24 April, 2014, 10:03pm The next hacker target appears likely… Read More ›
GPS
Obama permits Russian GPS stations to be built on U.S. Soil / While opposed by the CIA and Pentagon
American spy agencies don’t want Russian GPS sites in their backyard Planto let Moscow build monitor stationson US soil, as a gesture to improve diplomatic relations, is opposed by the CIA and Pentagon PUBLISHED : Monday, 18 November, 2013, 5:30am… Read More ›
Radar gun spots vehicles with illegal GPS jammers / They could disrupt Power, Financial Institutions etc, etc…
17:33 02 August 2013 by Paul Marks For similar stories, visit the Crime and Forensics Topic Guide The battle against truckers and motorists who jam GPS signals has moved up a gear. A new handheld radar can pinpoint which vehicles… Read More ›
Texas students hijack superyacht with GPS-spoofing luggage
Don’t panic, yet Students from the University of Texas successfully piloted an $80m superyacht sailing 30 miles offshore in the Mediterranean Sea by overriding the ship’s GPS signals without any alarms being raised. The team, led by assistant professor Todd… Read More ›
Researchers show how a major GPS flaw could allow terrorists and hackers to hijack commercial ships and planes
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:29 EST, 27 July 2013 | UPDATED: 20:29 EST, 27 July 2013 The world’s GPS system is vulnerable to terrorists and hackers who could use it to hijack ships, including commercial airliners and cruise… Read More ›
Third testing of China’s anti-satellite weapons?
Jan 10, 2013 18:23 Moscow Time Photo: EPA A number of US experts in the area of strategic arms based on the information received from the US intelligence community have announced that China is getting ready for the third testing… Read More ›
Satellite Wars: China unveils ‘cheaper’ answer to GPS
Published: 27 December, 2012, 22:33 Edited: 27 December, 2012, 22:33 China’s rapidly-expanding rival to GPS, called BeiDou, has become available to customers across Asia-Pacific for the first time. It aims to claim a fifth of the satellite services market… Read More ›
8 Things we learned from Stephen Hawking’s new book
Sunday, 25 November 2012 From the idea that our universe is one among many, to the revelation that mathematician Pythagoras didn’t actually invent the Pythagorean theorem, here are eight shocking things we learned from reading physicist Stephen Hawking’s new book,… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 