Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As airlines and airports increasingly become targets of cyber attacks, the EU’s aviation safety agency has urged taking cyber threats “seriously” by launching a common strategy. In the US, Turkey, Spain, Sweden and recently in Poland, aircraft infected with malware or…
Anonymous Suspected of Attacks on Central Banks in Indonesia and South Korea
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Authorities in Indonesia and South Korea have told Reuters about recent DDOS attacks aimed at the websites of their central banks. Both Bank Indonesia and Bank of Korea took action by blocking IPs from parts of the globe they don’t usually…
New strategies to combat cyber attacks, from LogRhythm
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Some SMEs are are paying lip service to cyber security, opening themselves up to being just another statistic in the malicious cyber crime game. That’s according to Bill Smith, LogRhythm sales and customer relationship manager and Bill Taylor, LogRhythm Asia-Pacific and…
Cyber attacks a constant threat, says GCSB boss
An average of seven serious cyber attacks a month are being detected by the so-called “cortex” programme operated by Government Communications Security Bureau – the spy agency. New GCSB boss Andrew Hampton said the attacks were carried out by foreign agents and targeted “nationally significant” organisations. That was just a…
Bomb-makers, hackers wanted: US seeks public help to prevent attacks
The U.S. government is recruiting hackers and bomb-makers to help strengthen American defenses in hopes of defusing possible terrorist attacks. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, announced in March that its Improv program was soliciting research proposals — with an emphasis on creativity — for prototypes and systems…
Australia admits government hack attacks, boosts cyber security
Sydney (AFP) – Australia unveiled a multi-million-dollar cyber scheme to combat hacking on Thursday, as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged an attack on the country’s weather bureau but stopped short of blaming it on China. The Australian leader added that it was safe to assume “efforts are made by foreign…
Government to reveal more cyber attacks
The government will be more open about future attempts to hack government agencies in a bid to encourage businesses to follow suit, says the Prime Minister’s new cyber security chief. Alastair MacGibbon, the current children’s eSafety commissioner and newly appointed special cyber security advisor to the Prime Minister, says the…
Proposed Argentina Law Would Create Stronger Penalties for Attacks on Teachers – Teaching Now – Education Week Teacher
The proposed law is meant to increase the public’s respect for the teaching profession in Argentina. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post Proposed Argentina Law Would Create Stronger Penalties for Attacks on Teachers – Teaching Now – Education Week Teacher appeared first…
Israel is using social media to prevent terrorist attacks
AFTER six months of a wave of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Israeli security officials are warily speaking of signs of the attacks abating. Violent protests and rioting in the West Bank have waned, and the rate of stabbing, ramming and shooting attacks by Palestinians on Israeli soldiers…
China Launching Cyber Attacks
Chinese military hackers are conducting cyber attacks on the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency networks on a daily basis and will soon shift to hacking into networks of missile defense contractors, the admiral in charge of the agency told Congress on Thursday. Vice Adm. James D. Syring, the MDA chief who…
