Category: Cyber Security
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BA data theft: Customers financials compromised
British Airways has notified the police data theft after at least 380,000 of customers credit card information has been hacked from its website and mobile app. The theft is also likely to lead to a union backlash after criticism of the airline’s decision to outsource IT work to India. International…
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Manage your network
China is using popular professional networking website LinkedIn to recruit spies. LinkedIn has 560 million active members from across the globe. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. It is mainly used for professional networking, including..
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Israeli company that hacked for UAE is sued
The government of the United Arab Emirates used Israeli phone-hacking technology to spy on political and regional rivals as well as members of the media, with the Israeli company itself participating in the cyber-attacks, The New York Times reported on Friday. An American private equity firm…
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Berlin beefs up its cyber security
Germany is looking to expand its research in cyber-security, signalling an end on their dependence on the US or China for hardware and critical technologies. This announcement comes just two days after French President Macron suggested Europe to “redefine” security for itself. Cyberwarfare is termed as the “fourth”..
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US gears up for the mid-terms
US states are investing millions of dollars in cybersecurity ahead of the crucial elections in November. The consensus amongst the intelligence community in the US is that members of the Russian government interfered with the US elections. In March 2017, then-FBI director, James Comey noted that the agency was investigating…
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Google’s Titan: End of Cyberthreats?
Google has unveiled the Titan Security Key, a piece of hardware used to authenticate logins over Bluetooth and USB. Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that was founded in 1998 by Larry Page..
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Cyber Space Race
The US is losing ground as the leader of global cybersecurity legislation in the face of assertive EU privacy standards and China’s draconian vision for a state controlled web. The globalization of value chains..
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Singapore’s Most Serious Cyberattack
Singapore’s government health database was the target of a major cyberattack where personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, was stolen on 20 July. .
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Democracy under (cyber) attack
At a hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, Eric Rosenbach explained how democracies might be particularly vulnerable to cyber-attacks and misinformation..
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Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy & Technology
The Synergia Foundation brought together Israeli cyber law, regulation, and policy expert Deborah Housen-Couriel and Mr. Gaurav Gupta, IAS – Principal..