UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat Says Agency Is Examining TikTok for Chinese Government Ties https://www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-mulls-tiktok-ban-on-government-networks-a-21433 UK considering ban on app from government networks over national security concerns, says T. Akshaya Asokan #cyberespionage #privacy #governmentsecurity
#cyberespionage #privacy #governmentsecurity
New UK National Protective Security Authority to Operate Under MI5 https://www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-unveils-agency-to-counter-threats-to-private-sector-a-21434 Training, guidance to organizations to stymie national security threats including foreign hackers after British intellectual property. Akshaya Asokan #cyberespionage #governmentsecurity
#cyberespionage #governmentsecurity
White House Proposes Big Hike for CISA & Cybersecurity Aid for Ukraine https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cybersecurity-poised-for-spending-boost-in-biden-budget-a-21407 $1.7 t proposed discretionary federal spending starting Oct. 1 includes $753 m in assistance for Ukraine, $3.1 b for CISA David Perera #cybersecurity #governmentsecurity #expenditure
#cybersecurity #governmentsecurity #expenditure
S3 Ep 23.5: An interview with cybersecurity expert John Noble CBE - Special episode - listen now! https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/03/15/s3-ep-23-5-an-interview-with-cybersecurity-expert-john-noble-cbe/ #nakedsecuritypodcast #governmentsecurity #securityleadership #gdprcompliance #healthcare #johnnoble #podcast #gdpr
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FBI “ransomware warning” for healthcare is a warning for everyone! - The US government has warned of a ransomware escalation against the healthcare sector. BUT THAT DO... https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/10/29/fbi-ransomware-warning-for-healthcare-is-a-warning-for-everyone/ #governmentsecurity #gdprcompliance #ransomware #warning #cisa #ryuk #fbi #hhs
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Russian “government hackers” charged with cybercrimes by the US - What can we learn from the US DOJ indictments against the "Sandworm Team"? https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/10/20/russian-government-hackers-charged-with-cybercrimes-by-the-us/ #governmentsecurity #cybercrime #notpetya #malware #doj #gru
#gru #doj #malware #notpetya #cybercrime #governmentsecurity
Facial recognition – another setback for law enforcement - "Something needs to be done," said the court. Where do you stand? For or against, have your say in... https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/08/11/facial-recognition-another-setback-for-law-enforcement/ #governmentsecurity #facialrecognition #clearviewai #lawandorder #law&order #afrlocate #privacy
#privacy #afrlocate #law #lawandorder #clearviewai #facialrecognition #governmentsecurity
Kinda sorta weakened version of EARN IT Act creeps closer - Critics say the amended bill that's headed for a full Senate hearing still threatens encryption, a... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/07/08/kinda-sorta-weakened-version-of-earn-it-act-creeps-closer/ #communicationsdecencyact #end-to-endencryption #governmentsecurity #cryptography ##nobackdoors #nobackdoors #encryption #section230 #law&order #backdoors #earnitact #backdoor #earn-it
#earn #backdoor #earnitact #backdoors #law #section230 #encryption #nobackdoors #cryptography #governmentsecurity #end #communicationsdecencyact
‘Anonymous’ takes down Atlanta Police Dept. site after police shooting - Hackers affiliating themselves with the hacktivist label have joined the Black Lives Matter backla... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/06/16/anonymous-takes-down-atlanta-police-dept-site-after-police-shooting/ #atlantapolicedepartment #governmentsecurity #denialofservice #securitythreats #rayshardbrooks #hacktivists #minneapolis #hacktivism #law&order #anonymous #atlanta #police
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Congress wants to know who is using spyware against the US - A 2021 intelligence funding draft bill mandates a report on surveillance vendors and which countri... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/06/15/congress-wants-to-know-who-is-using-spyware-against-the-us/ #directorofnationalintelligence #intelligenceauthorizationact #intelligencefundingbill #surveillancevendors #governmentsecurity #commercialspyware #intelligence #surveillance #law&order #congress #nsogroup #spyware #dni
#dni #spyware #nsogroup #congress #law #surveillance #intelligence #commercialspyware #governmentsecurity #surveillancevendors #intelligencefundingbill #intelligenceauthorizationact #directorofnationalintelligence
Scammers target COVID-19 CARES Act relief scheme - US states are being flooded by fraudulent unemployment applications in a scam run by a sophisticat... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/05/21/scammers-target-covid-19-cares-act-relief-scheme/ #governmentsecurity #securitythreats #benefitpayments #identitytheft #coronavirus #emailattack #law&order #caresact #fraud #bec #pii
#pii #bec #fraud #caresact #law #emailattack #coronavirus #identitytheft #benefitpayments #securitythreats #governmentsecurity
FBI finally unlock shooter’s iPhones, berate Apple for not helping - The FBI's Apple problem. more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/05/20/fbi-finally-unlock-shooters-iphones-berate-apple-for-not-helping/ #mohammedsaeedalshamrani #governmentsecurity #attorneygeneral #mobilephonedata #iphonecracking #williamp.barr #cryptography ##nobackdoors #appleproblem #usnavalbase #williambarr #cellebrite #encryption #law&order #backdoors #chriswray #earnitact #forensics #murderers #pensacola #ios
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US offers up to $5m reward for information on North Korean hackers - Know anything about North Korean hackers and their activities in cyberspace, past or ongoing? The ... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/17/us-offers-up-to-5m-reward-for-information-on-north-korean-hackers/ #cryptocurrencyexchanges #governmentsecurity #guardiansofpeace #securitythreats #statedepartment #cryptocurrency #financialfraud #cryptojacking #lazarusgroup #privacycoins #hiddencobra #northkorea #hackers
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Signal: We’ll be eaten alive by EARN IT Act’s anti-encryption wolves - The Big Bad Wolves haven't blown the house down but did come up with a way to "hold the three litt... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/15/signal-well-be-eaten-alive-by-earn-it-acts-anti-encryption-wolves/ #communicationsdecencyact #end-to-endencryption #governmentsecurity #childabuseimagery #childsexualabuse #cryptography ##nobackdoors #legislation #nobackdoors #encryption #joshualund #section230 #privacy
#privacy #section230 #joshualund #encryption #legislation #nobackdoors #cryptography #childsexualabuse #childabuseimagery #governmentsecurity #end #communicationsdecencyact
Hackers target WHO in phishing attack - A cyberattack that targeted the World Health Organization is probably just the tip of the iceberg ... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/25/hackers-target-who-in-phishing-attack/ #worldhealthorganisation #governmentsecurity #nationstatehacking #securitythreats #coronavirus #cyberattack #covid-19 #hackers #who
#who #hackers #covid #cyberattack #coronavirus #securitythreats #nationstatehacking #governmentsecurity #worldhealthorganisation
Russia’s FSB wanted its own IoT botnet - If you thought the Mirai botnet was bad, what about a version under the control of Russia's milita... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/24/russias-fsb-wanted-its-own-iot-botnet/ #federalsecurityservice #governmentsecurity #digitalrevolution #internetofthings #denialofservice #machinelearning #securitythreats #vulnerability #fronton-18 #fronton-3d #malware #fronton #russian #botnet #russia #mirai #bots #ddos #iot #fsb
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Tour guide/Chinese spy gets four years for SD card dead drops - The dead drops were very James Bond: once, the data mule taped the SD card to the underside of a d... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/23/tour-guide-chinese-spy-gets-four-years-for-sd-card-dead-drops/ #classifiedinformation #governmentsecurity #corporateespionage #xuehuaedwardpeng #edwardpeng #law&order #espionage #tourguide #datamule #sentence #sdcards #spying #china #mss #spy
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DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign - It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming t... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/18/ddos-attack-on-us-health-agency-part-of-coordinated-campaign/ #disinformationcampaigns #usdepartmentofhealth #governmentsecurity #nationstatehacking #securitythreats #humanservices #nation-state #coronavirus #law&order #covid-19 #ddos #hhs
#hhs #ddos #covid #law #coronavirus #nation #humanservices #securitythreats #nationstatehacking #governmentsecurity #usdepartmentofhealth #disinformationcampaigns
Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones - Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/16/senate-bill-would-ban-tiktok-from-government-phones/ #governmentsecurity #governmentphones #subcommittee #legislation #joshhawley #law&order #rickscott #terrorism #senate #spying #tiktok #china #bill #ban
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EARN IT Act threatens end-to-end encryption - The bill, which would undercut Section 230 protections for online publishing, presents itself as a... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/13/earn-it-act-threatens-end-to-end-encryption/ #communicationsdecencyact #end-to-endencryption #governmentsecurity #cryptography ##nobackdoors #nobackdoors #encryption #section230 #law&order #backdoors #earnitact #backdoor #earn-it
#earn #backdoor #earnitact #backdoors #law #section230 #encryption #nobackdoors #cryptography #governmentsecurity #end #communicationsdecencyact