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Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.”
-Thucydides
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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US base commanders to have more say in defeating drone intrusions
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The Pentagon’s Joint Inter‑Agency Task Force 401 issued new guidance that lets commanders of U.S. bases directly authorize the neutralization of unauthorized drones spotted near their installations, removing previous “fence‑line” limits and treating any nearby UAV as a surveillance threat; the policy requires each base to draft a counter‑drone defense plan within 60 days, conduct regular drills, share tracking data with federal law enforcement, and may employ contractors to operate systems like the AI‑driven DroneHunter 4700, which captures hostile drones mid‑air with nets. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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Apple patches ancient iOS versions to keep iMessage, FaceTime, other services working
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Apple has issued security‑only patches for legacy iOS and iPadOS releases that hadn’t been updated in years—iOS 12.5.8 for iPhone 5S/6, iOS 15.8.6 for iPhone 6S/7 and iPad Air 2, and iOS 16.7.13 for iPhone 8/X—to refresh an expiring security certificate and keep iMessage, FaceTime and Apple‑account sign‑ins functional through January 2027; the updates contain no new features or vulnerability fixes, merely extending the usability of older devices whose hardware remains viable. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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How God Used This Messianic Rabbi to Save 50,000 Jews from Hitler
- A newly released book, Legacy of Hope, recounts how Rabbi Daniel Zion—a Messianic believer in Yeshua—persuaded Bulgaria’s king in 1945 to refuse handing 50,000 Jews over to Hitler, warning that the monarch would answer before God for the blood on his hands; Zion’s bold appeal, backed by prayer and covert rescue efforts, helped save tens of thousands of Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and now serves as a powerful testimony for Christian‑Jewish solidarity, encouraging believers to actively stand with the Jewish people against rising antisemitism. 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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Privacy nerd reads mobile fine print – wins trip to Switzerland
- Cape Mobile embedded a hidden “privacy Easter egg” in its online privacy policy that offered a free Swiss getaway to anyone who discovered it, and a privacy‑savvy San Francisco tech professional claimed the prize after reading the fine print; the stunt highlighted how rarely users actually read privacy disclosures—FTC data shows fewer than 7 % do—while showcasing Cape’s ultra‑secure, data‑minimal service (no personal identifiers, IMSI rotation, no location tracking) and sparking a broader call for standardized, nutrition‑label‑style privacy notices across the telecom industry. 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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Netanyahu claims IDF Gaza losses due to lack of ammunition, Trump improved situation
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a joint press conference with hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch that Israeli soldiers fell in Gaza because the IDF ran out of ammunition—a shortfall he said was corrected after President Donald Trump took office—and celebrated that, for the first time in 12 years, no hostages remain in the Gaza Strip, noting 168 were rescued alive while 87 died; he declared the “sacred mission” of returning all captives complete, pledged to dismantle and disarm Hamas and Gaza, dismissed proposals to rebuild Gaza before demilitarisation, to station Turkish or Qatari troops, or to create a Palestinian state there, and warned that any Iranian attack would meet an unprecedented Israeli response, while also noting the recent recovery of St‑Sgt‑Maj Ran Gvili’s remains. Click here to read more.