by NETPRAETOR | Oct 29, 2025 | THE DAILY PRAETORIAN
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Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“If you’re not making waves, you’re not under weigh.”
-Chester W. Nimitz
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Carrier’s move to South America leaves Mideast, Europe with none
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President Donald Trump’s decision to redeploy the U.S. Navy’s flagship carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to South America for a drug‑interdiction mission has left the Mediterranean and Middle‑East seas without a carrier presence, creating a strategic gap as a fragile Israel‑Hamas cease‑fire hangs in the balance and tensions with Iran and the Red Sea’s Houthi rebels remain high; the move coincides with the decommissioning of the USS Nimitz, the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s shore‑based training, and a limited fleet of only three carriers worldwide, prompting concerns from analysts about pressure on the lone carrier group, potential instability in Venezuela, and the broader implications of concentrating U.S. naval power in the Western Hemisphere. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures
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Microsoft confirmed that an inadvertent configuration change to Azure’s Front Door content‑delivery network caused a widespread outage on Wednesday, taking down Azure services, Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecraft and even disabling the Azure status page itself; the company rolled back recent updates, restored a “last known good” configuration by 3:01 p.m. ET and expected full mitigation by 7:20 p.m., highlighting how reliance on a few hyperscale cloud providers can create single points of failure for critical digital services, especially as AI workloads become increasingly integral to modern infrastructure. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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How the Church Can Lead the AI Revolution
- AI’s rapid evolution presents both a profound opportunity and a moral dilemma for the Church, urging believers to harness the technology for evangelism—such as personalizing discipleship plans, creating compelling content and transcribing sermons—while guarding against over‑reliance, idolatry and ethical pitfalls; Christian technologist Nick Kim emphasizes that AI, unlike any prior invention, outsources human intelligence to machines, so churches must lead by example, applying biblical principles, rigorous verification and a Christ‑centered mindset to ensure AI serves the Gospel rather than replaces discernment or devotion; the article challenges ministers to ask whether their AI use glorifies God, respects human dignity and draws people closer to Christ, advocating a balanced, cautious embrace of the tool. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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Google Chrome will switch to HTTPS by default and alert users about unencrypted visits
- Google announced that Chrome will enable the “Always Use Secure Connection” setting by default in October 2026 (Chrome 154), causing the browser to attempt HTTPS first for every site and display a warning when a site only supports unencrypted HTTP; the feature, which was optional since 2022, will roll out earlier for the roughly one‑billion users already using Enhanced Safe Browsing (April 2026), but users can still disable it or bypass alerts for local services, and Chrome will only warn on new or infrequently visited HTTP sites to reduce noise for frequent intranet users. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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Iran rebuilding ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities with China’s support – CNN
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Iran is rebuilding its ballistic‑missile production capacity with Chinese assistance, receiving over 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate—a dual‑use chemical that can be turned into solid‑fuel propellant enough for roughly 500 missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads—despite recent UN “snapback” sanctions, while satellite images show reconstruction of missile‑mixing facilities destroyed in the July 12‑Day War; experts warn the material’s exclusion from sanction lists gives China plausible deniability, and the shipments reportedly traveled with tracking disabled to obscure their route between Chinese and Iranian ports. Click here to read more.
by NETPRAETOR | Oct 28, 2025 | THE DAILY PRAETORIAN
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Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”
– Winston Churchill
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Executive Order To Go Back To Steam Catapults On New Aircraft Carriers Coming: Trump
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President Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order mandating that future U.S. Navy aircraft carriers revert to steam‑powered catapults and hydraulic elevators, rejecting the electromagnetic launch system (EMALS) and advanced weapons elevators used on the USS Gerald R. Ford and its sister ships; he argued steam technology is simpler, more reliable and fixable with basic tools, while critics note that retrofitting the Ford‑class design would be costly, delay carrier deliveries and complicate integration with other modern systems, even as the Navy continues to grapple with EMALS reliability and seeks ways to accelerate the rollout of newer carriers; the proposal comes amid broader discussions about the Navy’s “Golden Fleet” concept and future ship architecture. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft
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OpenAI has finalized its controversial for‑profit restructuring, converting its for‑profit arm into a public‑benefit corporation called OpenAI Group PBC while renaming the nonprofit parent the OpenAI Foundation, which now holds equity valued at roughly $130 billion and will focus $25 billion on healthcare, disease and AI resilience; the deal also revises Microsoft’s stake to about 27 percent of the new entity and extends its IP rights through 2032 (including post‑AGI models) but excludes consumer‑hardware technology, introduces an independent expert panel to verify any AGI claim, and loosens exclusivity so OpenAI can partner with third parties while still committing to purchase an incremental $250 billion of Azure services—moves that settle legal disputes, preserve Musk’s lawsuits, and set the stage for the next phase of the AI arms race. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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Conor McGregor declares he’s living ‘by God’s Word’ after finding faith: ‘I’m saved’
- Conor McGregor announced at a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship press conference in Italy that he has embarked on a “spiritual journey,” crediting God for saving and healing him and pledging to live his life by God’s Word; the 37‑year‑old former UFC champion, who has not fought since a 2021 ankle injury, said his renewed faith has reignited his competitive fire and that fans can expect “the best Conor McGregor” when he returns, possibly for the UFC’s White House card in June 2026, while BKFC president David Feldman praised his transformation and highlighted similar recent faith conversions among other fighters. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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Massive risk: 92% of Exchange servers in Germany unprotected after Microsoft support ends
- Microsoft’s October 14 end‑of‑support for on‑premises Exchange Server 2016/2019 has left roughly 92 % of Germany’s ~33,000 Exchange installations—about 30,000 servers—exposed without security updates, a warning from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) says, noting that many critical sectors such as hospitals, schools and public utilities still run these unpatched systems, which could be quickly compromised and lead to data theft, ransomware or prolonged outages; the BSI urges immediate migration to Exchange Server Subscription Edition or alternative solutions and recommends restricting web access via VPN or trusted IPs, as the limited‑time Extended Security Update program only buys six more months of protection. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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New pro-Israel org. aims to expose antizionism as a rising hate threat – interview
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Anthropologist Adam Louis‑Klein launched the Movement Against Antizionism (MAAZ), branding antizionism as a distinct hate movement that threatens Jewish communities through libels, denialism and dehumanizing rhetoric, and calling for it to be recognized separately from classic antisemitism; the organization, which counts scholars and activists among its partners, will advise institutions on identifying and combating antizionist narratives, offer training, and convene its first conference in Pittsburgh in summer 2026, positioning itself as a non‑partisan, emergency‑response initiative aimed at protecting Jews from a growing ideological threat. Click here to read more.
by NETPRAETOR | Oct 27, 2025 | THE DAILY PRAETORIAN
Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
-Aristotle
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Does the US military need a Cyber Force?
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The U.S. military’s fragmented cyber structure—where each service runs its own networks, training and terminology while Cyber Command’s 6,000‑person Cyber Mission Force struggles to integrate disparate teams—has spurred calls for a dedicated seventh branch, a “Cyber Force,” that would centralize recruitment, training, equipment and operational doctrine to match the unified approach of Special Operations Command; proponents argue a lean 10,000‑member service could curb talent loss, streamline offensive and defensive capabilities, and offset the strategic costs of cyber defeats, while critics caution about bureaucratic hurdles, potential duplication and the need for a more incremental reform of Cyber Command’s training oversight. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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Apple, Asus, and Lenovo sales soar thanks to Windows 10 sunset
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The end‑of‑support for Windows 10 on October 14 2025 has sparked a wave of PC replacements, driving global shipments up more than 8 % in Q3 2025, with Lenovo leading the market (up 17.4 %), Apple gaining 14.9 % thanks to new MacBooks, and Asus posting a 14.1 % rise and the strongest quarter‑over‑quarter growth at 22.5 %; HP and Dell followed suit with modest gains and a slight dip respectively, while the top five vendors now control roughly three‑quarters of the market and are poised for further expansion as AI‑enabled devices powered by next‑gen processors take off after 2026. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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Ex-Hamas Wife Whose Father Helped Create the Terrorist Group Meets Jesus in a Miraculous Dream
- Former Hamas member Juman Al Qawasmi, whose father helped found the militant group, recounts a dramatic spiritual conversion after witnessing Hamas’s brutality in Gaza and praying for truth; she describes growing up indoctrinated to hate Jews and Christians, experiencing violence within the organization, and eventually receiving a vivid dream in which Jesus addressed her in Arabic, assuring her as “my daughter, don’t be afraid,” leading her to abandon Islam and embrace Christianity—a testimony featured by CBN. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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Year-Old WordPress Plugin Flaws Exploited to Hack Websites
- Critical‑severity flaws in the WordPress Gutenberg‑related plugins GutenKit (pre‑2.1.1, CVE‑2024‑9234) and Hunk Companion (pre‑1.8.4/1.8.5, CVEs 2024‑9707 and 2024‑11972) have been weaponized in a new campaign that began on Oct 8, with Defiant reporting roughly nine million exploit attempts blocked over two weeks; the vulnerabilities let unauthenticated attackers upload malicious ZIP files masquerading as plugins, gain admin access, alter file permissions, exfiltrate data, and deploy backdoors for persistent remote code execution, despite patches being available for over a year, prompting site owners to update immediately and check Defiant’s IOC list. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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Rubio says ‘all mediators agree’ Israel’s Gaza strike on PIJ terrorist was justified self-defense
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed that Israel’s recent airstrike on a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative in central Gaza does not violate the cease‑fire agreement, noting that all mediators concur the cease‑fire does not strip Israel of its right to self‑defense and emphasizing the importance of recovering the remains of the 13 hostages still held in Gaza; Rubio made the remarks while traveling with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. Click here to read more.
by NETPRAETOR | Oct 22, 2025 | THE DAILY PRAETORIAN
Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“Focus like a laser, not a flashlight”
-Michael Jordan
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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MQ-20 Avenger Depicted With Laser Weapon In Its Nose A Sign Of What’s To Come
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General Atomics unveiled a conceptual rendering of its MQ‑20 Avenger drone equipped with a high‑energy laser mounted in a rotating nose turret—a design showcased at the AUSA expo that illustrates the company’s ongoing research into integrating directed‑energy weapons with unmanned combat aircraft, including its modular Gambit family; while the visual is a pure concept, General Atomics says it reflects real work on laser systems and UCAVs, pointing to past efforts such as HELLADS‑style laser tests, pod‑mounted laser concepts for MQ‑9 platforms, and collaborations with the Air Force’s CCA program, all underscoring a broader push to field aerial laser weapons despite technical challenges like power, cooling and environmental limits. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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Amazon sees faster delivery speeds with hi-tech driver eyeglasses, AI
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Amazon is rolling out a suite of high‑tech tools to shave seconds off its “last‑mile” deliveries, starting with smart glasses nicknamed Amelia that project turn‑by‑turn directions, scan package barcodes and capture proof‑of‑delivery photos on a tiny heads‑up display, while a vest‑mounted controller provides swappable batteries; the optional glasses have already been tested by hundreds of drivers who report up to 30 minutes saved per shift, complementing other innovations such as a green‑spotlight van scanner, ultra‑detailed digital maps, the compact “Blue Jay” robotic arm that assists pickers and reduces injuries, and a new AI system slated for a Tennessee warehouse to orchestrate workflow and prevent bottlenecks. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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Daddy Yankee Makes a Comeback with Christian-Themed Album
- Reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee, now performing as Ramón Ayala, has returned with a Christian‑focused album titled Lamento En Baile—a nod to Psalm 30:11—that reflects his 2022 conversion and recent personal challenges; he frames the project not merely as a musical comeback but as a mission to embed the gospel in pop culture, using his platform, social media and new songs like the uplifting single “Sonríele” to encourage listeners to find joy and trust in God amid hardship, and he will mark the release with his first televised performance in three years on October 23. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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Russian APT Switches to New Backdoor After Malware Exposed by Researchers
- Russian state‑sponsored APT Star Blizzard has abandoned its previously exposed LostKeys malware and the PowerShell‑based infection chain, switching to a new backdoor suite after Google’s June report highlighted the ClickFix technique; the group now lures victims—often civil‑society or think‑tank personnel—into executing malicious commands via the Windows Run box, which downloads a heavily obfuscated DLL dubbed NoRobot (BaitSwitch) that fetches a more flexible Python‑based backdoor called MaybeRobot (SimpleFix) for operator‑controlled actions, while continually rotating infrastructure, file names and paths to evade detection; these changes, observed between May and September 2025, illustrate the APT’s rapid adaptation to public scrutiny. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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‘We have a tough task ahead of us’: JD Vance meets with Netanyahu, Herzog, hostage families
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance traveled to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and families of fallen soldiers, emphasizing that America does not seek to make Israel a protectorate while stressing the “very tough” task of disarming Hamas, rebuilding Gaza and securing the cease‑fire; Vance pledged continued U.S. support for Israel’s mission to eliminate the militant threat and return hostages, highlighted cooperation with Gulf Arab partners, and expressed optimism that a lasting peace agreement can be achieved despite anticipated challenges. Click here to read more.
by NETPRAETOR | Oct 21, 2025 | THE DAILY PRAETORIAN
Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“But it isn’t about war; it’s about peace. It isn’t about retaliation; it’s about prevention. It isn’t about fear; it’s about hope. And in that struggle, if you’ll pardon my stealing a film line: The Force is with us.”
-Ronald Reagan
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Lockheed To Test Golden Dome Space-Based Missile Interceptor In Orbit By 2028
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Lockheed Martin announced that it aims to demonstrate a functional space‑based missile interceptor in orbit by 2028 as part of the Pentagon’s “Golden Dome” missile‑defense vision, which seeks to engage threats—especially boost‑phase ballistic and hypersonic missiles—far from U.S. territory; the company is shifting its R&D model to fund corporate‑level projects like this, building full‑scale prototypes rather than lab‑only concepts, while acknowledging the steep technical challenges of sensor integration, AI‑driven targeting, launch costs and the broader debate over space weaponization and the program’s projected hundred‑billion‑dollar price tag.
Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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OpenAI’s Atlas Browser Takes Direct Aim at Google Chrome
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OpenAI unveiled Atlas, a new AI‑powered web browser that embeds ChatGPT directly into the browsing experience, offering a sidebar for real‑time Q&A about pages, an AI agent that can click and complete tasks, and optional “browser memories” that recall past searches to suggest actions; initially released for macOS to all ChatGPT users (with advanced agent features reserved for ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscribers) and slated for Windows and mobile later, Atlas competes with Google’s AI‑enhanced Chrome and other AI‑infused browsers by making the chatbot the primary interface rather than a supplemental overlay, aiming to redefine how users research, automate routines, and interact with web content. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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Christian higher education should lead AI integration
- Colorado Christian University’s president, Eric Hogue, argues that Christian higher‑education must become the intellectual and moral leader in AI development, warning that without a biblically grounded liberal‑arts foundation the technology will reflect humanity’s biases and serve narrow interests; he stresses that AI’s power to democratize education, accelerate medical breakthroughs and aid Bible translation can only be harnessed responsibly if graduates combine technical excellence with theological and ethical insight, and he outlines concrete steps his campus is taking—launching an AI incubator called the Quarry Innovation Lab, integrating ethics and theology into curricula, and establishing guidelines and conferences—to demonstrate “redemptive technology” and equip students to shape, rather than merely adapt to, the future of AI. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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Hackers actively exploiting Windows SMB flaw, gaining SYSTEM privileges over networks
- Hackers are actively exploiting a critical Windows SMB client vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑33073) that lets attackers gain SYSTEM‑level privileges across unpatched networks, earning a high severity score of 8.8 and landing in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; the flaw, disclosed in June 2025 and patched by Microsoft the same month, can be triggered when a compromised device connects to a malicious SMB server, allowing remote code execution especially on systems without enforced SMB signing, prompting urgent updates from federal agencies with a November 10 deadline to mitigate the risk. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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‘Hezbollah rebuilding faster than Lebanese Army dismantling,’ Western intel. officials tell ‘Post’
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Western intelligence officials warned that Hezbollah is rebuilding and rearming faster than the Lebanese army can dismantle its capabilities, rapidly restoring rockets, bases and recruiting fighters north of the Litani River even as Lebanon’s government has announced a plan to disarm the group and Israel has pledged to scale back its own incursions contingent on genuine Lebanese action; the officials cautioned that if Beirut hesitates, Israel may launch a unilateral strike against Hezbollah, a scenario they say could spark a severe confrontation while the Lebanese army’s efforts, though motivated, still face a long road toward full disarmament. Click here to read more.
