Cybersecurity

Colorado to Ensure Privacy Protection for Health Care Workers

If enacted, House Bill 1041 would add health care workers — as well as code enforcement officers, child representatives and animal control officers — to the list of people who can request to have their personal information removed from government websites after they receive threats to their safety. Personal information includes home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2022 3 min read

Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Inc. to Create Centers of Excellence

Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. has announced plans to expand its membership program and create multiple Centers of Excellence.

Staff Reporter Feb 10, 2022 1 min read Cybersecurity

New Mexico Proposes Bill to Fund Cybersecurity for Schools

House of Education Committee New Mexico unanimously voted to advance a bill to fund $45 million for cybersecurity of K-12 schools.

Staff Reporter Feb 9, 2022 1 min read Cybersecurity

Thailand Agency Constructs 40 New Rules to Boost Cybersecurity

National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand aims to roll out 40 subordinate regulations of the Cybersecurity Act this year to strengthen the country’s systems.

Staff Reporter Feb 3, 2022 1 min read

Orange County Launches Initiative to Report Cyber-Threats

California’s Orange County has launched a new initiative called ‘SafeOC’ to help the public identify and report cyber-threats.

Staff Reporter Feb 3, 2022 1 min read Cybersecurity

Healthcare Sector Lead SBOM Adoption Due to Cybersecurity Concerns

U.S. healthcare sector is spearheading rapid SBOM adaptation to ensure software supply chain security.

Staff Reporter Feb 2, 2022 1 min read

Australian Red Cross Database Breached

Australian Red Cross experienced a cyber security breach targeting the International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) servers.

Staff Reporter Jan 31, 2022 2 min read

Organized Crime Racket Running Ransomware Attacks on MNCs Arrested in Russia

over 426 million rubles, including in cryptocurrency, 600 thousand US dollars, 500 thousand euros, as well as computer equipment, crypto wallets used to commit crimes, 20 premium cars purchased with money obtained from crime were seized.

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 2 min read Cybersecurity

Overnight Cyber Attacks Bring Down Ukrainian Ministry, Government and Embassy Sites

The content of the hacked sites was not changed, and no personal data was leaked, the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection said on its Facebook page.

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Cyberthreat: New York Power Authority Ink Deal with IronNet, AWS

The tool will allow municipal utilities in New York and their partners "to create a dynamic, radar-like view of the attack landscape that provides visibility into a wider and deeper range of threats across the state's entire power grid."

Cybersecurity

Albanian Government Websites and Services Forced to Shut Following Cyberattack

British Army's Twitter and YouTube Accounts Hijacked

Hackers Leaked Two Billion Usernames and Passwords in 2021

Several South African Government Websites Crash

US Federal Government to Increase Cybersecurity Cooperation with State and Local Officials

Government Institutions in India: A Popular Target for Hackers