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Iranian hackers spurred the Republicans to use military technology.
In the run-up to the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump's campaign has stepped up cybersecurity measures by equipping his team with the latest anti-hacking technology. The main supplier of equipment was Green Hills Software, known for its military products. After a recent incident in which Iranian hackers stole emails and data from the campaign, Trump decided to do everything he could to prevent this from happening again.
Green Hills provided Trump's team with "unhackable" phones and computers based on the Integrity-178B operating system, which is used in military aircraft such as the B-2 stealth bomber and F-22 and F-35 fighter jets. This OS is one of the few certified by Evaluation Assurance Level 6, which makes it virtually invulnerable to cyberattacks. The company claims to have minimized all possible vulnerabilities by reducing the system's code to 10 thousand lines.
Green Hills Software CEO Dan O'Dowd said that the company's employees constantly conduct thorough testing of the operating system and often cannot identify a single bug or weak point. The company has already offered its services to the team of Kamala Harris, another contender for the US presidency.
Green Hills equipment also promises protection against modern cyberspyware, such as the well-known Pegasus from NSO Group. However, such statements are of interest not only to customers, but also to hackers, for whom this becomes a kind of challenge. Despite the loud promises, experts are skeptical about the claim that any program can be completely protected from attacks.
In the run-up to the elections, Green Hills plans to offer its technology to protect election systems. O'Dowd emphasizes the importance of strong election security, comparing it to the security of nuclear systems, and believes that the reliability of voting should be at the same level.
However, despite all efforts, the security of election systems is still in question, and it will soon become clear whether Green Hills' hardware and software will be able to live up to expectations.
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In the run-up to the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump's campaign has stepped up cybersecurity measures by equipping his team with the latest anti-hacking technology. The main supplier of equipment was Green Hills Software, known for its military products. After a recent incident in which Iranian hackers stole emails and data from the campaign, Trump decided to do everything he could to prevent this from happening again.
Green Hills provided Trump's team with "unhackable" phones and computers based on the Integrity-178B operating system, which is used in military aircraft such as the B-2 stealth bomber and F-22 and F-35 fighter jets. This OS is one of the few certified by Evaluation Assurance Level 6, which makes it virtually invulnerable to cyberattacks. The company claims to have minimized all possible vulnerabilities by reducing the system's code to 10 thousand lines.
Green Hills Software CEO Dan O'Dowd said that the company's employees constantly conduct thorough testing of the operating system and often cannot identify a single bug or weak point. The company has already offered its services to the team of Kamala Harris, another contender for the US presidency.
Green Hills equipment also promises protection against modern cyberspyware, such as the well-known Pegasus from NSO Group. However, such statements are of interest not only to customers, but also to hackers, for whom this becomes a kind of challenge. Despite the loud promises, experts are skeptical about the claim that any program can be completely protected from attacks.
In the run-up to the elections, Green Hills plans to offer its technology to protect election systems. O'Dowd emphasizes the importance of strong election security, comparing it to the security of nuclear systems, and believes that the reliability of voting should be at the same level.
However, despite all efforts, the security of election systems is still in question, and it will soon become clear whether Green Hills' hardware and software will be able to live up to expectations.
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