The Biden administration is accelerating efforts to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions in the public and private sectors bogging down efforts to protect digital infrastructure. Why it matters: Following a deluge of ransomware attacks targeting critical government and corporate infrastructure this year, clogs in the talent pipeline are leaving federal,…
Boris Johnson has said the UK will have a “necessity to act” if the EU is unwilling to reach a compromise in the deepening crisis over the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Prime Minister – who travels to Belfast on Monday for emergency talks with the Northern Ireland parties – said…
It may be blurry and blotchy, but it’s ours. The first images of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy were revealed this week, and they caused quite a stir. You may recall the first images of the supermassive black hole at the center of…
Spain’s top spymaster was grilled behind closed doors by lawmakers on Thursday over mobile phone hacking revelations that have roiled the country’s fragile coalition government. Paz Esteban, the first woman to head Spain’s CNI intelligence agency, appeared before a parliamentary committee for questioning over the affair which has dominated headlines…
A new law making it mandatory for some businesses to report significant cyber and ransomware attacks to the federal government comes in the wake of the number of cyberattacks on corporate networks increasing 50% last year from 2020. The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act was passed in March….
Secretary of State Laurel Lee sure knows how to make an entrance. Her announcement late last week that she is stepping down as Florida’s Secretary of State came amid speculation she will run for Congress in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. That district covers parts of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties,…
Boris Johnson’s suggestion that people working from home are more easily distracted was ‘entirely reasonable’, the Business Secretary has said. Kwasi Kwarteng defended the Prime Minister’s comments about home-working as part of Government efforts to get more people back to offices. With the end of Covid restrictions across the UK,…
Local governments are confronting the fierce threat of ransomware and tough decisions about whether to pay. As they try to navigate the challenges, many are finding the growing cost and complexity of qualifying for and retaining cyber insurance is placing comprehensive coverage out of reach. Roughly half of state and…
The figures come as critics call on the Scottish Government to proactively release a list of cyber attacks on public bodies to help public understanding. They also called on ministers to ensure public bodies are given the resources needed to tackle cyber crime and to release details about the severity…
Commission on Election James Jimenez demonstrated to the beginner voters during the Launching of the series of the information drive on responsible voting of the youth in the 2022 local and national elections held at Marikina Convention Center, Marikina City on April 4 2022. Photos by John Orven Verdote MORE…
(TNS) — Officials with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas gave few new details on the nature of a cybersecurity attack during a press conference Friday. Mayor Tyrone Garner and Interim County Administrator Cheryl Harrison-Lee spoke for less than 10 minutes, calling the cyber attack a “fluid situation.”…
Killnet has reportedly demanded his release and threatened to target life-saving ventilators if their demands aren’t met (Picture: Getty) The Russian hacking group Killnet has threatened to shut down ventilators at British hospitals in retaliation for the arrest of an alleged member. The 23-year old supposed Killnet member was arrested…
A few days before Christmas last year, Philip Martin sat in front of his computer to check his cryptocurrency balance. It was the beginning of what would become, for him, an ongoing nightmare. Martin told NBC News he thought he was typing the web address for his cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase,…
(Photo Credit: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock) Biden Administration Cyber Attacks Overview: Who: The Biden administration seeks to partner with private sector businesses. Why: Cyber security officials want to work with businesses against cyber attacks by sharing information about hacking and breaches more quickly. Where: The call for partnership affects companies and consumers nationwide….
The county’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has put the UK on high priority espionage alert as Russian state-sponsored actors carry out malicious attacks on key infrastructure such as the food, transport, health and defence sectors. Findings from the cyber security firm Bridewell found that there has been a 72…
The PM has waded into the working from home debate. It comes as Jacob Rees-Mogg declared war on ‘three-day week for civil service.’ Johnson said working from home does not work. However, it was pointed out by Mike Galsworthy that might be a tad hypocritical, he tweeted: “Remind me where…
The ED has not received satisfactory responses with regard to an amount of 50,000 British pounds (around Rs 47 lakh) received by the hacker’s brother Sudarshan Ramesh in his account resulting in the central agency preventing the brother from leaving the country, sources familiar with the case said. The agency…
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral authority’s headquarters in the capital this week. Their mission: infiltrate the nation’s voting system ahead of a hotly anticipated race in October. Their 3-day battery of attempted assaults ended Friday and was part of planned testing…
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral authority’s headquarters in the capital this… BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral authority’s headquarters in the capital this week. Their mission: infiltrate the nation’s voting system ahead of…
A new space race is taking flight. The pivoting of private rocket providers who are not getting their share are planning to pounce, payload systems are retooling, and new smaller and smarter satellite systems promise widespread change in space’s industrial base, which will affect government and civilian entities involved in…
