Computer hackers pose a growing threat to governments, companies, and individuals in Latin America
Latin American security officials must remain on alert for cyber-attacks, analyst says
March 25, 2014
Browsing: Emerging Threats
Brazil and Argentina Create Bilateral Organization for Cyber Defense Cooperation
Brazil and Argentina announced the creation of a bilateral organization aimed at analyzing cyber defense cooperation actions. The neighboring country will send a team of civilian and military specialists to Brazil in November, in order to learn about the activities and projects conducted by the Brazilian Army’s Cyber Defense Center.
September 19, 2013
Drones Await Regulation
Unmanned aerial vehicles have already proved to be effective within the military scope, and they would be very useful in civil life, but there are no regulations for commercial use.
September 05, 2013
Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Moves Forward in Ecuador
The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) project developed by the Ecuadorean Air Force’s (FAE) Research and Development Center (CIDFAE), will allow an air surveillance system to be used on the northern border in the country’s eastern region. The FAE has been working since 2000 in the research of UAVs, gaining experience with projects, namely: ‘RPV Rayo’ and ‘High Altitude Platform Project’…
August 27, 2013
Peru Uses Drones for Agriculture, Archeology
Drones are most often associated with assassinations in remote regions of Pakistan and Yemen but in Peru, unmanned aircraft are being used to monitor crops and study ancient ruins.
August 16, 2013
UAS assists U.S. Coast Guard’s narcotics seizure for first time
U.S. Coast Guard officials operated a ScanEagle UAS for more than 90 hours during a two-week deployment in May.
July 31, 2013
Colombia Receives New Silver Fox UAVs from BAE Systems
Colombian Armed Forces will receive a Silver Fox unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), manufactured by BAE Systems, a British multinational defense, security and aerospace company.
July 08, 2013
Brazilian Air Force and Federal Police May Use UAVs at Confederations Cup
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and Federal Police may use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) during two games of the Confederations Cup, between June 15 and June 30, in Brazil. This aircraft would be used during the opening of the competition, in Brasília, and the closing, in Rio de Janeiro, within the scope of the aerial space defense plan established by…
June 06, 2013
DARPA Envisions the Future of Machine Learning
Machine learning – the ability of computers to understand data, manage results, and infer insights from uncertain information – is the force behind many recent revolutions in computing.
April 03, 2013
Colombia Rises to the Cyber Challenge
The Colombian Military Is Working With Regional Partners In A Joint Effort To Face The Menace Of Virtual Adversaries In A New Domain Of Conflict Botnets, ethical hackers, malware, rootkits… all terms that sound like they come from a conversation in a Star Trek episode, but yet are now becoming household names in the face of an incipient domain of…
April 01, 2013
Ecuador’s Air Force to Develop UAVs for Surveillance, Training Purposes
The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE in Spanish) said it’s in the final stages of a $6 million project to develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance and training.
March 29, 2013
Mexican-American Company Develops Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Mexican-American company 3Drobotics.com is developing the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Quadcopter. Mexican Jordi Muñoz is a young entrepreneur who designed an automatic pilot for UAVs. At age 26 he is a partner of the company that, according to his estimates, should have generated about $4.8 million in revenue by the end of 2012.
January 09, 2013
