The security posture of the Office of Personnel Management has improved drastically and by the end of the year, the agency is on track to meeting almost all recommendations the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) made over the past two Read More …
Police helicopters are taking so long to reach crime scenes that the incident is over before they arrive in more than 40% of cases. On average, more than half of forces had to wait beyond 30 minutes for a helicopter Read More …
Four key members of an international criminal network responsible for compromising payment card data and illegal transactions against European citizens were arrested today, 30 November 2017, during a joint law enforcement operation called “Neptune”. The operation run by the Italian Read More …
Global banks need to do more to protect themselves from cyberattacks after a “significant evolution” in the threat level in the last 18 months, according to the SWIFTglobal payments network. Hackers are deploying increasingly sophisticated ways of breaching banks’ cyber defenses Read More …
Global shipping firm Clarksons has warned that confidential data stolen as a result of a ‘cyber security incident’ could be made public following the company’s refusal to pay a ransom to hackers. In statement, the shipbroker – one of the largest Read More …
A classified toolkit for potentially accessing US military intelligence networks was left exposed to the public internet, for anyone to find, according to security researchers today. A Linux-based virtual machine designed to safely receive and handle secret material, and connect Read More …
Indonesian authorities ordered 100,000 people to flee Monday from an erupting volcano on Bali that forced the island’s international airport to close, stranding large numbers of travelers. Mount Agung has been hurling clouds of white and dark gray ash about Read More …
The NHS has revealed a major investment in its cybersecurity protection as it looks to remain safe from the latest online threats. NHS Digital has today unveiled a new £20m Security Operations Centre aimed at improving the service’s online protection across the Read More …
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The Australian Department of Social Services (DSS) has confirmed the third-party breach of its previous credit card management system, with data reportedly exposed by Business Information Services over an 11-year period containing the names, usernames, work phone numbers, work email Read More …