Ensuring national security in the cyberspace comes with numerous challenges across the world. For instance, intelligence and cyber operations conducted by foreign state actors–such as intelligence agencies and cyber forces—pose serious concerns; so do the activities of private hackers. In particular, cybercrime is a significant threat when it comes to economic damage. Industry research firm, Cybersecurity Ventures, estimated that the global annual economic damage caused by cybercrime would reach $9.5 trillion in 2024 and $10.5 trillion by 2025 [Morgan, 2024]. To put that figure in perspective, $10.5 trillion amounts to approximately 9 per cent of the world’s total GDP (which the IMF projects to be $115 trillion), approaching the double-digit […]
On June 22, 2025, the United States bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities. Debate quickly arose over the extent of the damage. Immediately afterward, U.S. President Donald Trump declared “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.” The next day, however, his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used softer language, saying the strikes had inflicted “serious damage.” Soon after, CNN and The New York Times, citing leaked U.S. intelligence documents, reported that the facilities had in fact suffered no major damage, and that Iran’s nuclear program would be delayed only by months. In short, the scale of the damage is disputed. What is not in doubt is that the U.S. […]
1. Introduction. This article introduces Project Maven, a new AI (Artificial Intelligence) project in the USA, which uses AI to analyze videos and images taken from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to identify and locate objects such as buildings and people. The word “maven” here means “expert, master, connoisseur”. In other words, Project Maven is a project that aims to use AI to interpret images from aircraft, which were previously interpreted visually by experts, in a specialist-like manner. 2. Before Project Maven It is well known that the US military has carried out operations using UAVs in the past. In particular, several books have detailed cases of attacking the terrorist using […]
Ensuring national security in the cyberspace comes with numerous challenges across the world. For instance, intelligence and cyber operations conducted by foreign state actors–such as intelligence agencies and cyber forces—pose serious concerns; so do the activities of private hackers. In particular, cybercrime is a significant threat when it comes to economic damage. Industry research firm, Cybersecurity Ventures, estimated that the global annual economic damage caused by cybercrime would reach $9.5 trillion in 2024 and $10.5 trillion by 2025 [Morgan, 2024]. To put that figure in perspective, $10.5 trillion amounts to approximately 9 per cent of the world’s total GDP (which the IMF projects to be $115 trillion), approaching the double-digit […]
On June 22, 2025, the United States bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities. Debate quickly arose over the extent of the damage. Immediately afterward, U.S. President Donald Trump declared “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.” The next day, however, his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used softer language, saying the strikes had inflicted “serious damage.” Soon after, CNN and The New York Times, citing leaked U.S. intelligence documents, reported that the facilities had in fact suffered no major damage, and that Iran’s nuclear program would be delayed only by months. In short, the scale of the damage is disputed. What is not in doubt is that the U.S. […]
1. Introduction. This article introduces Project Maven, a new AI (Artificial Intelligence) project in the USA, which uses AI to analyze videos and images taken from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to identify and locate objects such as buildings and people. The word “maven” here means “expert, master, connoisseur”. In other words, Project Maven is a project that aims to use AI to interpret images from aircraft, which were previously interpreted visually by experts, in a specialist-like manner. 2. Before Project Maven It is well known that the US military has carried out operations using UAVs in the past. In particular, several books have detailed cases of attacking the terrorist using […]