The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today used her first international speech to emphasise the importance of global partnerships to counter shared cyber threats. 1. Shared
More than 1,000 Election Partners Participate in 3-Day “Tabletop the Vote” WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
By Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director, CISA As today’s announcement from the White House indicates, the cyber threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to evolve and poses a real
CPS News, Fraud and economic crime A COVID-19 text scammer has been found guilty today (16 July 2021) for using fake digital messages to trick people into providing personal banking
In this week’s Threat Report: 1. Organisations struggling to identify or prevent ransomware attacks2. Operation SpoofedScholars: report into Iranian APT activity3. Sharp rise in remote access scams in Australia Organisations
Committee on Homeland Security Hearing Witnesses Mr. Tom Warrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the Future of DHS Project, Atlantic Council Ms. Carrie Cordero, Senior Fellow and General Counsel, Center
Introduction Good morning everyone. Thank you for coming. Our nation has been through an utterly extraordinary year. The pandemic has brought massive shifts in how we’re living and working –
By Masood Farivar, VOA WASHINGTON – A notorious group of hackers tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has waged a covert campaign targeting university professors and other experts based
Senate Armed Services CommitteeAdvance Policy Questions for Mr. Carlos Del ToroNominee to be Secretary of the Navy… Cyber and Electronic WarfareSection 1657 of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act
CISA Encourages All Organizations to Take Steps to Protect their Networks WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 21-04 today to mitigate a Microsoft Windows print spooler
By: Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency As government furnished equipment (GFE) mobile devices become increasingly critical to the federal workforce’s ability to successfully
By Jeff Seldin, VOA WASHINGTON – With U.S. and coalition combat troops all but gone from Afghanistan, Western officials are preparing to face down terrorist threats with the promise of
In this week’s Threat Report: Supply chain attack affects Kaseya product Agreement reached on British Airways data breach compensation claim CVE-2021-34527 Windows Print Spooler (PrintNightmare) Moodle cross-site scripting & open
Bought credit card info on the dark web, used it to buy luxury goods or items fenced for bitcoin Published By U.S. Attorney’s Office Seattle – A prolific identity thief
SEC Press Release 2021-122 Washington D.C., — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Apostolos Trovias, a Greek national, with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme to sell what he called “insider
By Masood Farivar, VOA The largest ransomware attack of 2021 has further fueled a debate among policymakers, cybersecurity experts and corporate leaders over whether, as part of an effort to
Office of Public AffairsA Swedish man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges that defrauded thousands of victims of more
By John Xie, VOA News on China China in recent weeks has stepped up efforts to rein in the country’s cryptocurrency industry, banning crypto mining operations and ordering major banks
Today, as part of ongoing engagement with stakeholders across the country, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger met virtually with the bipartisan U.S. Conference of
The NCSC’s official statement on the Kaseya cyber incident. An NCSC spokesperson said: “We are actively working to fully understand this incident and mitigate potential risks to the UK. “At
By Mark Scott, Guam National Guard DEDEDO, Guam – One Sergeant, three Specialists, and a Senior Airman in a room with a few laptops might not look like much. But
U.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California LOS ANGELES – Two Orange County men were charged today with conning thousands of investors into purchasing a cryptocurrency that purportedly provided exclusive access
In this week’s Threat Report: 1. HMRC phishing scams have grown 87% during COVID-192. Data of 700 million LinkedIn users reportedly advertised on dark web3. Microsoft update on brute
NSA, Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Brute Force Global Cyber Campaign FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and
By Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith, National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard plays a critical role in defending computer networks and mitigating cyber-attacks that occur almost daily,