Tag: government
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Renew, but improve, billion-dollar cyber grant program to states and locals, House witnesses say
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in SecurityNewsThe program faces a number of challenges before it is set to expire, during a time where state and local governments face a bevy of cyber risks and changes. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/renew-but-improve-billion-dollar-cyber-grant-program-to-states-and-locals-house-witnesses-say/
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UK sets out new cyber reporting requirements for critical infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsThe belated reworking of the country’s cybersecurity regulations comes three years after the previous government had prematurely described those laws as “updated” while failing to actually introduce the legislation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-sets-out-cyber-reporting-requirements-critical-infrastructure
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Apple devices are at ‘most risk’ in UK following government ‘backdoor’ order
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in SecurityNewsHome Office refuses to answer questions from Lords over technical capability notice issued against Apple’s iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption services First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621785/Apple-devices-are-at-most-risk-in-UK-following-government-backdoor-order
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Google makes endend encrypted Gmail easy for all even Outlook users
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in SecurityNewsThe UK government must be thrilled First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/google_e2ee_gmail/
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China-Linked Earth Alux Uses VARGEIT and COBEACON in Multi-Stage Cyber Intrusions
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, IT services, and retail in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin American (LATAM) regions.”The first sighting of its activity was in the second quarter of 2023; back then, it…
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Top 1,000 IT service providers in scope of UK cyber bill
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in SecurityNewsThe government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is set to include regulatory provisions covering both datacentre operators and larger IT service providers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621764/Top-1000-IT-service-providers-in-scope-of-UK-cyber-bill
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Volume of attacks on network devices shows need to replace end of life devices quickly
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Tags: access, apache, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cve, cyber, dns, endpoint, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, government, group, Hardware, infrastructure, injection, Internet, ivanti, lazarus, macOS, monitoring, network, north-korea, open-source, password, risk, router, russia, sans, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCVE-2023-1389, a vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 router;CVE-2024-3400, a hole in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewall operating system;CVE-2023-36845, a vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS operating system;CVE-2021-44529, a vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance;CVE-2023-38035, a hole in Ivanti Sentry security gateway;CVE-2024-36401, a vulnerability in OSGeo GeoServer;CVE-2024-0012, a vulnerability in Palo Alto Neworks PAN-OS…
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UK Police Are Ill-Equipped to Tackle AI Crimes
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in SecurityNewsNew Turing Institute Report Urges Government to Create AI Crime Task Force. British law enforcement agencies are ill-equipped to tackle artificial intelligence-enabled cybercrime, a report by The Alan Turing Institute says, pointing to an enormous gap between police technical capabilities and the growing sophistication of threat actors. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-police-are-ill-equipped-to-tackle-ai-crimes-a-27888
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New Trump EO panned for additional cyber burdens for state, local governments
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-trump-eo-panned-for-additional-cyber-burdens-for-state-local-governments
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UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk
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in SecurityNewsThe UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help to simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621774/UK-law-enforcement-data-adequacy-at-risk
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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup 31 March 2025
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Tags: attack, best-practice, browser, chrome, computing, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, framework, google, government, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayUK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup – 31 March 2025 Welcome to this week’s edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. UK Warned of Inadequate Readiness Against State-Backed Cyberattacks Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm over the UK’s growing vulnerability to state-sponsored cyber threats. A…
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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup 31 March 2025
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Tags: attack, best-practice, browser, chrome, computing, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, framework, google, government, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayUK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup – 31 March 2025 Welcome to this week’s edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. UK Warned of Inadequate Readiness Against State-Backed Cyberattacks Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm over the UK’s growing vulnerability to state-sponsored cyber threats. A…
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Inside Daisy Cloud: 30K Stolen Credentials Exposed
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in SecurityNewsVeriti research recently analyzed stolen data that was published in a telegram group named “Daisy Cloud” (potentially associated with the RedLine Stealer), exposing the inner workings of a cybercrime marketplace. This group offers thousands of stolen credentials in an ongoing basis across a wide range of services, from crypto exchanges to government portals, at disturbingly……
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UK govt data people not ‘technical,’ says ex-Downing St data science head
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in SecurityNewsDespite pockets of excellence, many wouldn’t make the grade in business, AI advisor implies First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/uk_government_data_people/
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Ransomware beim Parlament der Kap Verden
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in SecurityNewsAtaque cibernético está a condicionar o funcionamento da Assembleia Nacional First seen on rtc.cv Jump to article: www.rtc.cv/noticia/noticia-details/ataque-cibernetico-esta-a-condicionar-o-funcionamento-da-assembleia-nacional-12835
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Cyberangriff auf Systeme der brasilianischen Regierung
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in SecurityNewsAtaques hackers aumentam oito vezes no Brasil desde bloqueio do X First seen on gazetadopovo.com.br Jump to article: www.gazetadopovo.com.br/republica/ataques-hackers-aumentam-oito-vezes-no-brasil-desde-bloqueio-do-x/
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Salt Typhoon may have upgraded backdoors for efficiency and evasion
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in SecurityNewsCrowDoor and attributed to the Earth Estries APT group in November 2024.”GhostSparrow, aka Salt Typhoon (Microsoft), Earth Estries (Trend Micro), Ghost Emperor (Kaspersky Labs), and UNC2286 (Mandiant), has escalated cyber espionage, breaching US telecom networks and accessing data on over a million individuals. One of the key features ESET reported on the two previously unseen…
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UK braced for ‘free speech’ row with JD Vance as far-right websites spurn Online Safety Act
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Tags: governmentBritish officials are trying to navigate enforcement of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act against U.S. companies while the Trump administration questions whether foreign governments are interested in protecting free speech. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-online-safety-act-us-social-media-jd-vance
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Trump’s ‘preparedness’ executive order would shift cyber defense burden where it doesn’t belong, experts say
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in SecurityNewsThe order says state and local governments should “own” addressing risks like cyberattacks. It’s a mismatch when a small town goes up against China, experts countered. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/trump-executive-order-cybersecurity-state-local-impact/
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Student-Powered SOCs Train Security’s Next Generation
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in SecurityNewsUniversity security operations centers that hire and train students are a boon to state and local governments while giving much-needed Tier 1 cybersecurity training to undergraduates. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/student-powered-socs-train-security-next-generation
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Research links Paragon spyware to new government clients
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/research-links-paragon-spyware-to-new-government-clients
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Report: Privacy-enhancing tech crucial in government data security
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/report-privacy-enhancing-tech-crucial-in-government-data-security
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7 cutting-edge encryption techniques for reimagining data security
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Tags: ai, computer, cryptography, data, dns, encryption, government, ibm, identity, nist, office, privacy, risk, software, technology, trainingPrivate information retrieval: Securing a database is fairly straightforward. Protecting the privacy of the users, however, is a bit more difficult. Private information retrieval algorithms make it possible for people to search the database for specific blocks of data without revealing too much to the database owner.This extra layer of protection relies on scrambling larger…