The Women’s World Cup, a marquee event in global sports, is scheduled to grace the picturesque landscapes of New Zealand and Australia later this year. It’s a cherished tournament, bringing together nations from around the world in a grand celebration of sporting prowess, camaraderie, and the indomitable spirit of women in sport. As the tournament […]
We’re happy to inform you that OASIS staff have completed an update of the documents for the STIX Version 2.1 and TAXII Version 2.1 OASIS Standards produced by the CTI TC. The update consists of removing the trademark (TM) markings, along with ensuring that the copyrights of the US Government (contributor of the original specifications) are properly reflected. […]
The Insikt Group from Recorded Future published a cyber threat analysis report on Thursday, November 17th outlining what they see are the most significant threats to the upcoming Men’s World Cup to be held in Doha, Qatar. This year’s match will be held from November 20th through December 18th in the tiny Gulf country with […]
The firm FiveThirtyEight has published predictions of World Cup winners since the 2014 events. In the interest of full transparency they publish their methodology along with their ratings for the upcoming event. They have developed a Soccer Power Index (SPI) as a formula for publishing their ratings and calculating probabilities. The summary of the predictions […]
A screengrab of a woman appearing on the main news programme of Russian state-run Channel One with a poster saying “No war” had overflown both social and mainstream media. The story became an international sensation; however, concerns were raised about the credibility of Marina Ovsyannikova – is it a case of a propagandist turning into […]
Today’s press release from our partner DataVault brings the discussion about college athletics and Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) rights into full focus. Colleges and universities have been evaluating the benefits and costs of setting up a program to ‘tokenize’ certain aspects of their sports-related intellectual property by memorializing these aspects on a blockchain. A University […]
The April 2022, seizure of a series of servers and cryptocurrency wallets containing approximately $25 million worth of bitcoin in Germany by the German Federal Criminal Police (the Bundeskriminalamt), in coordination with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was an historical event in the annals of law enforcement. Known as the Hydra Takedown event, […]
The Competition The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup will be starting in mid-November with the final match scheduled for December 18, 2022. This year’s qualifying competitors have been grouped according to the official image below: Qatar has been planning for this event for several years and is working closely with FIFA and the global sponsors […]
By Helen Robinson – Reprint from March 16, 2018 The world watches sports for thrills and bragging rights — but among the millions, a select few are watching for bots, hackers, malware and social media trolls. It turns out international sporting events are irresistible to cybercriminals, and their attacks give experts strong leads on newly […]