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Among the top threats for 2022 are cyberterrorism, cyber blackmail, cyber kidnapping, data breaches, and theft of electronic wallets and cryptocurrencies, according to the report 2022 Security Predictions, published by the cybersecurity firm DigiCert. “Cyberattacks not only affect critical health, transportation, or water infrastructure, they can also affect the supply chain of common products. They all have a common denominator:…
Between November 23 and 26, 2021, Brasília hosted one of the largest and most important Defense and Security fairs in Latin America, the Conference on Military Systems and Technology (CSTM, in Portuguese). In its 10th edition, CSTM brought together military and government officials, as well as investors, diplomats, scholars, and systems operators in the private sector. Brazilian Defense Minister Walter…
The Argentine Armed Forces strengthened their knowledge in denial of service, antivirus neutralization, and confidential data propagation, during the Cyber Dawg 2021 exercise that took place in the United States in late September. Some 20 U.S. state organizations, members of the Georgia National Guard, and Argentine service members — united under the U.S. Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program —…
Space Foundation, a U.S. nongovernmental organization that advocates for the global space industry, in association with KPMG International, a Dutch network that provides audit, tax, and advisory services in 146 countries, published the report Navigating Space: A Vision for Space in Defense, which explores the space domain and ecosystem. To that effect, Chile will begin a “new space age” with…
Diálogo interviewed Colombian Army General Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez, commanding general of the Colombian Military Forces, during the South American Defense Conference 2021, in Miami, Florida, August 17-18. Diálogo: What are the main regional challenges that South American countries must overcome together with the United States? Colombian Army General Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez, commanding general of the Colombian Military Forces:…
On July 22, 2021, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense launched a multi-satellite antenna to help combat deforestation and other environmental crimes in Brazil. With a diameter of 11.3 meters, the new antenna is capable of capturing images from satellites operated by Brazilians and other countries with which Brazil has acquisition contracts. he antenna can receive data from all Earth observation,…
Highlighting common threats as well as shared interests, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, addressed military leaders at the annual South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) held this year in Miami, Florida, August 17-18. From combatting threats such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; transnational criminal organizations trafficking in arms, humans, and drugs; to responding…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement to monitor climate changes that affect the earth. The agreement, signed on July 13, 2021, will help address and mitigate climate change through Earth science research, open data, and applications, NASA said in a statement. “NASA and ESA are leading the way in space,”…
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Global Fishing Watch (GFW), a nonprofit that uses satellites to provide a view of global fishing activities, announced July 22 a new xView3 Challenge to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The xView3 is a competition with a $150,000 prize that’s intended to attract skilled developers who like a…
When we observe the four generations of war, we realize that the evolution of technology influences and changes the form of conflicts. This technological evolution also depends on the nature of conflicts, whose great characteristic today is fragmentation. During the Cold War there were two main models. The war that was constantly being prepared, with millions of NATO and Warsaw…
Summary Every day it is more common to hear the term Artificial Intelligence in different aspects of human life and it is normal to imagine that it is a new concept, which is a mistake. This concept has been developing for many years and looking for a place in the solution of different social, economic, military, medical, commercial, etc. needs.…
The scientific study to identify the new challenges to security forces and the most appropriate responses to each of them needs to start with a geopolitical analysis. The scenario reading needs to be forward-looking. In the last decade, Americans and Europeans have fought in the mountains of Afghanistan; Colombians and Peruvians have disputed the control of territories with narcoguerrillas; and…
