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The way in which wars are fought has transformed in the digital age. Today, nation states are increasingly leveraging cyber, artificial intelligence, drones, and other new technologies to launch attacks on their enemies.
In response to this sea change, the UK government recently conducted a thorough review of the nation’s defenses and concluded that the British armed forces must change with the times. As such, the government plans to slash troop numbers to 72,000 by 2025, while increasing investment in technology-driven capabilities. But is this the right decision to make?
The rise of AI warfare
With nation-state cyber-attacks becoming more frequent and disastrous, there is growing pressure on the UK and other countries worldwide to invest in new forms of technological warfare to counter this threat.
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Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box raises $10.6M Series A led by Paladin Capital
Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box, which emerged originally from Greece, has raised a Series A investment round of $10.6 million, led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University Partners, Brighteye Ventures, and existing investors Marathon Venture Capital. It will use the funding to expand. Most recently it launched Hack The Box Academy.
Started in 2017, Hack The Box specializes in using ‘ethical hacking’ to train cybersecurity techniques. Users are given challenges to “attack” virtual vulnerable labs in a simulated, gamified, and test environment. This approach has garnered over 500,000 platform members, from beginners to experts, and brought in around 800 organizations (such as governments, Fortune 500 companies, and academic institutions) to improve their cyber-adversarial knowledge.
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Chris Pace serves as Technology Advocate for Immersive Labs, working to engage organizations with the power of human cyber readiness. Prior to beginning his career in information security, Pace trained as a broadcast journalist. He has additional experience working in IT departments in both the public and private sectors. Kev Breen Immersive Labs
Kev Breen is the director of Cyber Threat Research at Immersive Labs where he researches new and emerging cyber threats. Prior to his civilian life Kev, spent 15 years in the military serving as a Radio Technician and Trunk Comms Specialist before transitioning to a Cyber Security Analyst, specialising in Malware Analysis. After leaving the military, he continued to work in Cyber Security running a CIRT team for a defence contractor before joining Immersive Labs. Outside of his work life, Kev can be found publishing or contributing to Open Source tools and projects or reading a Sci-Fi book.