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Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“There is a homely old adage which runs: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as US forces prepare for attack order
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President Donald Trump is weighing a military strike against Venezuela as senior officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, convene in the White House to review a menu of options, while the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group and roughly 15,000 U.S. troops have already positioned in the Caribbean and Atlantic to support any order; the administration argues the action would be “collective self‑defense” against drug‑trafficking networks tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, a claim legal experts deem tenuous, and the plan faces pushback from regional partners such as Colombia and Mexico, which have suspended intelligence sharing and warned against strikes near their waters. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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Who is buying VR and XR headsets anyway?
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VR and XR headsets remain a niche market, with premium devices like Apple’s Vision Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy XR accounting for only about 5‑6 % of shipments and selling mainly to developers, enterprises and specialized professionals who need large virtual workspaces, medical imaging or training tools, while affordable Meta Quest units dominate consumer volumes but still pale beside the billions of smartphones sold; the industry treats headsets as a transitional platform for future smart‑glass products, prompting big‑tech firms to continue heavy investment despite modest sales and operating losses. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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Massive Outreach: Greg Laurie Bringing the Gospel to UVU in Bold Response to Charlie Kirk Killing
- Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship announced a Harvest Crusade on Nov. 16 at Utah Valley University, accelerating the event’s timeline to six weeks after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on campus, to bring a message of hope and the Gospel to a grieving community; Laurie emphasized that the tragedy underscores the need for Christian outreach, likening the current cultural turmoil to the upheavals of the 1960s and urging believers to “go into all the world” despite opposition, inviting attendees in person or via livestream on Harvest.org and the Harvest+ app. 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 blow to cybercrime: three malware families disrupted, 1025 servers taken down
- Europol’s Operation Endgame dismantled the infrastructure behind three major malware families—Rhadamanthys infostealer, VenomRAT trojan and the Elysium botnet—taking down over 1,025 servers, seizing 20 domains and arresting a key suspect in Greece, while uncovering millions of stolen credentials, hundreds of thousands of infected computers and access to more than 100,000 crypto wallets worth millions of euros; the crackdown, coordinated with over 30 partners, follows previous large‑scale takedowns of malware platforms such as IcedID and Trickbot, but authorities warn the groups may rebrand and revive the threats. 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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US plans for long-term division of Gaza with territories controlled by Israel – report
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The United States is drafting a long‑term partition of the Gaza Strip that would create Israeli‑ and internationally‑controlled “Green Zones” for reconstruction alongside foreign troops operating with the IDF on Gaza’s eastern side, while “Red Zones” left outside any control would remain in ruins; the plan, outlined in U.S. military documents referenced by the Guardian, replaces earlier ideas for fenced Alternative Safe Communities, earmarks the Yellow Line as the boundary for rebuilding efforts, and signals that the U.S. intends to set the overall vision without financing the reconstruction itself. Click here to read more.
