Essay: Cybersecurity for satellites is a growing challenge, as threats to space-based infrastructure grow
SYLVESTER KACZMAREK, chief technology officer at Imperial College London, looks at the increasingly threats to satellite security…
Helpdesk: What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID TUFFLEY, a senior lecturer in applied ethics and cybersecurity at Australia’s Griffith University, explains…
Helpdesk: Phishing scams – seven safety tips from a cybersecurity expert
In an article first published on The Conversation, THEMBEKILE OLIVIA MAYAYISE provides some advice on how to avoid phishing scams…
Raising funds: North Koreans use fake names, scripts used to land remote IT work for cash
JAMES PEARSON, of Reuters, report on how, according to US cybersecurity experts, North Korea has dispatched thousands of IT workers overseas to bring in millions to finance Pyongyang’s nuclear missile program…
Helpdesk: What are passkeys? How you can use your phone to make passwords a thing of the past
Cybersecurity researcher SAYONNHA MANDAL explains in an article first published on The Conversation…
Helpdesk: TikTok bans – what the evidence says about security and privacy concerns
BENJAMIN DOWLING, a cyber security expert at the University of Sheffield in the UK, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at security concerns surrounding TikTok…
Australia unveils joint cyber police taskforce to ‘hunt down’ hackers
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia on Saturday formalised a new cyber-policing model in a stepped-up effort to “hunt down” cyber criminal syndicates, following recent hacks impacting millions of Australians. Australia’s biggest health insurer, Medibank Private Ltd, last month was hit by a massive cyber attack, as Australia grapples with a rise in damaging hacks. ILLUSTRATION: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration […]
US to partner with Israel to combat ransomware attacks
Reuters The US Treasury Department said on Sunday it will partner with Israel to combat ransomware, with the two countries launching a joint task force to address cybersecurity. The task force will develop a memorandum of understanding supporting information sharing related to the financial sector, including cybersecurity regulations and threat intelligence, the Treasury Department said. […]
Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime
Washington DC, USReuters Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a senior administration official said. Many ransomware gangs operate from Ukraine and Russia, private sector cybersecurity experts say. Some US officials and analysts […]
Digital underbelly: As US cities embrace tech, cyberattacks pose real-world risks
JACK GRAHAM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on rising concerns over cybersecurity…