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The Pentagon has completed a secret program that began on the last day of Trump's rule. The US Department of Defense has reclaimed 175 million IP addresses that were transferred to Global Resource Systems at the beginning of the year. It is reported by The Washington Post. The publication calls the program, under which the military department temporarily ceased to own the expensive part of the Internet protocol, unusual. The fact is that almost nothing is known about the company with which the ministry worked, it has not previously worked with the federal authorities, and it was registered only last fall in Florida.
The publication notes that the start time of the program was also unusual. Global Resource Systems gained control over IP addresses a few minutes before the end of Donald Trump's presidential term, that is, during a tense situation for the federal authorities.
WP notes that the essence of the project is to strengthen the protection of the Pentagon in cyberspace and respond to the virtual threats that arise in it. Nevertheless, the Pentagon did not specify exactly how the implementation of the program contributes to the increase in the cyber defense of the department.
Earlier, the media put forward several assumptions on which IP addresses could be transferred to the Florida company. The first is the creation of software that simulates the operation of a vulnerable device or server. In other words, the Ministry of Defense wanted to attract hackers to study the tactics of the attackers and identify vulnerabilities. The second assumption is preparation for the development of software and servers that would help identify suspicious activity on the Web.
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The publication notes that the start time of the program was also unusual. Global Resource Systems gained control over IP addresses a few minutes before the end of Donald Trump's presidential term, that is, during a tense situation for the federal authorities.
WP notes that the essence of the project is to strengthen the protection of the Pentagon in cyberspace and respond to the virtual threats that arise in it. Nevertheless, the Pentagon did not specify exactly how the implementation of the program contributes to the increase in the cyber defense of the department.
Earlier, the media put forward several assumptions on which IP addresses could be transferred to the Florida company. The first is the creation of software that simulates the operation of a vulnerable device or server. In other words, the Ministry of Defense wanted to attract hackers to study the tactics of the attackers and identify vulnerabilities. The second assumption is preparation for the development of software and servers that would help identify suspicious activity on the Web.
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