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Most contractors the Department of Defense hired in the last five years failed to meet the required minimum cybersecurity standards, posing a significant risk to U.S. national security. Managed service vendor CyberSheath on Nov. 30 released a report showing that 87% of the Pentagon supply chain fails to meet basic cybersecurity minimums. Those security gaps are subjecting sizeable prime defense contractors and their subcontractors to cyberattacks from a range of threat actors putting U.S. national security at risk. Those risks have been well-known for some time without attempts to fix them. This independent study of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB)…

Russian president Vladimir Putin has threatened to cut oil production in response to the G7’s price cap on Moscow’s crude exports, a measure western countries hope will keep oil flowing while denting revenues for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.Speaking to reporters on Friday, Putin said Russia “would simply not sell to the countries” that imposed the price ceiling or joined an EU embargo on buying the country’s oil.“We will possibly, if we have to, even think — I’m not saying that it’s a decision — about a possible cut in production,” Putin said following a summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Putin’s comments…

Russian state media and lawmakers praised President Vladimir Putin after Moscow sent WNBA star Brittney Griner to the U.S. for convicted Russian arms dealer Vitkor Bout, hailing the prisoner swap as a “capitulation by America.”Russian state TV host Yevgeny Popov wrote on his Telegram account that the life of Bout, who arrived back in Russia late last night — “is only beginning,” according to Reuters.”Everyone will forget about Griner tomorrow,” Popov added.Maria Butina, who served 18 months in a U.S. prison after being convicted of acting as an unregistered foreign agent, called the prisoner swap “a capitulation by America.”RUSSIA’S SWAPPED CONVICT…

CNN  —  Russia refused to release Paul Whelan alongside Brittney Griner unless a former colonel from Russia’s domestic spy organization currently in German custody was also released as part of any prisoner swap, US officials told CNN, even as the US offered up the names of several other Russian prisoners in US custody that they would be willing to trade. The US was unable to deliver on the request for the ex-colonel, Vadim Krasikov, because he is serving out a life sentence for murder in Germany. CNN first reported exclusively in August that the Russians had requested that Krasikov be…

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content.KEY3.id, a Decentralized Naming System based on the Ethereum chain initiated Blue-Chip NFT bound domain name voting campaign on December 5th and generated great social buzz in many Blue-Chip NFT communities. After 4 days of intense competition, Mimic Shhans community ranks top with 1059 votes, making .mimic DID available for minting immediately.The second round of voting will start at 20:00 (UTC+8) on December 8th, and will continue to accrue votes on top of the previous vote count. The current top ranks are .mfer, .punk and .doodle. All…

Microsoft has spent years building a good-guy reputation with policymakers and regulators. The software giant has thus dodged the backlash tech rivals such as Amazon, Google and Meta have endured. But the sheer size of its $68.7bn (enterprise value) acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard — one of the biggest ever in the tech sector — could not escape antitrust scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block the acquisition, which would bring together Microsoft’s Xbox console and game streaming service with Activision’s hit titles such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush. Antitrust cases often focus on…

The US alleged on Friday that Russia is providing Iran with “an unprecedented level of military and technical support” as Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine draws the increasingly isolated countries closer together.Citing US intelligence, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Iran is set to receive stepped up military and technical support from Russia in exchange for supplying it with drones.“Russia is seeking to collaborate with Iran on areas like weapons development and training,” Kirby said. “We are concerned that Russia intends to provide Iran with advanced military components.”For the past several months, the administration of Joe Biden has said…

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Croatia has advanced to the World Cup semifinals after eliminating tournament favorite Brazil in a thrilling penalty shootout on Friday. Croatia had a perfect showing in the shootout, going four-for-four while goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic made a save on Brazil’s first attempt made by forward Rodrygo. Marquinhos would hope to keep Brazil’s chances alive on the fourth attempt, but he hit the post, ending the five-time World Cup champions’ journey. PORTUGAL ROLLS WITH CRISTIANO RONALDO ON BENCH – WILL HE STAY THERE?The match ended in a 0-0 draw by the end of regulation time, but Brazilian superstar Neymar would score his 77th goal…