OSINT OPERATIONS and CROSS DOMAIN SOLUTIONS (CDS): How CDS can help OSINT activities and overcome technological challenges OSINT or Open-source intelligence relates to the gathering of data through public sources which are processed, analyzed, and disseminated, so that this data becomes valued information/ intelligence. The data can be collected from various but only publicly available […]
What is STANAG?
NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) is a set of standards and procedures that are used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to ensure interoperability and compatibility among their military forces. The purpose of STANAG is to facilitate cooperation and coordination among NATO member countries, especially in times of crisis or conflict. […]
Air Gapping and Cross Domain Solutions in a Nutshell
An air gap, also known as a “separation gap,” is a security measure used to physically isolate a computer or networks with different security requirements amongst each other. Air gaps are still widely used in today’s high security domains, mainly because of their alleged high security and they are implemented mainly through the use of […]
Cyberthreats to the Shipping Industry and how to mitigate them
When thinking about cybersecurity or cyberthreats, most people will have in mind server rooms full of blinking lights, SOCs where network operations are monitored by cyber teams or evil hackers wearing a black sweater trying to break into some kind of hi-tech datacenter. Nobody would ever think about one of the thousands of bulky, low-tech […]
Of warships and cybersecurity: the challenges of modernization in times of digitalization
Navies are constantly modernising their fleet through digitalization programmes. To take advantage of new communication technologies and their numerous benefits such as real-time decision making and information sharing, former air gapped systems are being connected with the IT world. Consequently, sensitive networks are being integrated with less secure ones. Modern warships are designed to take […]
