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It seems a modern truism that every new generation will spend more of their lives online than the one before, whether that be through connected devices at home or school ...
David Hollingworth • Sun, 10 Nov 2024
US Office of Information Security details 2 ransomware threats facing US health system
As we’ve often reported, ransomware is a growing threat worldwide. The Office of Information Security in the United States has been monitoring two particular prevalent ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 18 Jan 2023
USMC stands up new Marine Corps Information Command
The United States Marine Corps announced overnight that it is standing up a new, entirely internal command focused on information management.
A ransomware attack has knocked a Norwegian company’s shipping servers offline
Norwegian company DNV has reported it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack and has taken its shipping servers offline.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Call centre-based crypto scammers taken down in Europe
Europol has assisted a raft of European countries in taking down an extensive crypto scam network.
Small businesses advised to not use ‘TikTok’ generation for cyber security
Small business owners are being warned not to make use of young Gen Z-er’s (those born from 1997 to 2010) to manage their cyber security.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Ukraine calls for Cyber United Nations to be developed
Ukraine’s leading cyber security official has proposed the development of a “Cyber United Nations” to fight the growing threat of cyber warfare and cyber crime.
Op-Ed: In a wave of cyber attacks, every technology leader should focus on ransomware in 2023
While data breaches and cyber security issues aren’t uncommon, 2022 has been a particularly turbulent year for many organisations. During the third quarter of the year, ...
Shannon Davis • Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Software suite of Israeli security firm Cellebrite leaks online
In a case of who watches the watchers (who secures the security companies, perhaps?), Cellebrite’s suite of surveillance software has been posted online.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Jan 2023
NortonLifeLock breach exposes thousands of users
Gen Digital, owners of what used to be Symantec, has begun notifying NortonLifeLock customers that its Norton Password Manager has been breached.
3 law firms join forces on Medibank class action
After one of the most serious data breaches in Australian history, three law firms have teamed up to pursue compensation action on behalf of millions of affected Medibank ...
Lauren Croft & David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Jan 2023
Researchers discover Iranian VPN service riddled with spyware
Privacy is at a premium in the modern age, and nowhere is that more true than in autocratic countries like Iran. And while many in such places might turn to VPNs to gain ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Jan 2023
Your Android TV box may be spying on you
If you’ve bought yourself a cheap TV streaming box from Amazon recently, you may have inadvertently bought yourself a shiny, new piece of malware without even knowing it! ...
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