Al Jazeera English Launches ‘#Hacked: Syria’s Electronic Armies’, Experience Syria’s Cyber War In This Web App Game

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Al Jazeera English, an international news channel, wants to highlight what is really going on with Syria’s cyber war by launching a mobile web app called, #Hacked: Syria’s Electronic Armies. The Project draws interest as an example of how gamification The…

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China Launches Quantum-Enabled Satellite

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans na’s launch of the first quantum satellite Tuesday will push forward efforts to develop the ability to send communications that can’t be penetrated by hackers, experts said. The satellite launched into space from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China’s The…

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Kaspersky launches free anti-ransomware tool for businesses

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business leverages two groundbreaking technologies: Kaspersky Security Network and System Watcher. Security firm Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday launched Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business – a free software that offers complementary security to protect corporate users from The…

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Dubai firm launches ‘hacker-proof’ smartphone

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Dubai company has launched a new smartphone, which comes without a camera or GPS function and is being promoted as appealing to security-conscious users who want to reduce the chance of hackers accessing the device to spy on them. Mobile…

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Cisco launches $10 million global Cybersecurity Scholarship Program, improves certifications

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cisco is tackling the cybersecurity skills shortage head on by offering a $10 million Global Cybersecurity Scholarship Program and improvements to its security certification portfolio. Cisco says that despite the ever-growing need for cybersecurity protection, there will be a shortage of…

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Microsoft launches cyber security engagement centre in India

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Software giant Microsoft has opened its first Cyber Security Engagement Centre in Gurugram to drive public-private partnerships to fight cybercrime, strengthen the cooperation with Indian businesses, government and academic organizations on cybersecurity, and increase its contribution towards securing Indian computer and…

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Taliban launches attack on Afghan gov’t agency

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the militant assault on an Afghan government security compound in Kabul (all times local): 4:15 a.m. The U.N. Security Council has condemned the Taliban attack in Kabul “in the strongest terms” and urged that those involved be brought to justice. In Tuesday’s attack,…

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