Category: cybersecurity

Russia, Other Bad Actors Hacking Ukraine: NSA Cybersecurity Director

Russia and a host of other bad actors are active in Ukrainian cyberspace in everything from intelligence gathering to criminal pursuits, according to National Security Agency (NSA) Director of Cybersecurity Rob Joyce. Yet the United States employs a wide range of tactics to identify and eliminate these cyber threats, he said. Joyce discussed the function…


Hackers Leak 16,000 Australian State Documents on Dark Web

Hackers have released 16,000 Tasmanian education department documents on the dark web including school children’s personal information, the state government has confirmed. Science and Technology Minister Madeleine Ogilvie said thousands of financial statements and invoices containing names and addresses of school students and their parents had been released after third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere MFT…


NSA Cybersecurity Head Calls Chinese-Owned TikTok a ‘Trojan Horse’

The head of the U.S. National Security Agency’s cybersecurity division said that the Chinese-owned application TikTok is China’s “trojan horse” and poses a long-term security threat to Americans, according to Bloomberg. Instead of only looking at the direct threat of TikTok’s manipulated content, Rob Joyce said that the U.S. government should monitor TikTok’s China-based parent…


Canada Sanctions More Iran Guard Corps Members, Police After Toronto Rally Criticism

Ottawa is adding more Iranian individuals and companies to its sanctions list after the government faced heavy criticism at a diaspora event this weekend. The new sanctions apply to eight people, as well as a company that creates armoured vehicles and a cybersecurity training institute. The Tehran commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a…


‘Gave You 3 Years to Deal With It’: Australian Senator on Coalition’s Inaction on China-Owned TikTok

Amid recent pressure on Australia’s federal Labor government over its slow response to TikTok, as the only Five Eyes government to not have issued a ban, the issue was raised in parliament by Special Minister of State Don Farrell. During Question Time in the upper house on March 24, Labor’s Farrell said that the Coalition had…


Unsanitised Disposal of E-Waste Risks Personal Data Ending up in Wrong Hands: PwC

The careless disposal of data storing devices poses a serious cyber and data security threat to Australians that could have “catastrophic” consequences if the sensitive information ends up in the hands of a malicious actor. Professional services firm PwC warned that Australia’s critical infrastructure regime was at risk from the security risks of disposed of…


Senators Seek Remedies to Health Systems Cyber Threats After Health Data Breach

After the sensitive health information of some members of Congress and hundreds of congressional staffers was exposed last week by the DC Health Link data breach, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is exploring ways to prevent future cyberattacks. “Cyberattacks on hospitals and other health care providers can cause serious disruptions to…


Senators Seek Remedies to Health Systems Cyber Threats After Data Breach

After the sensitive health information of some members of Congress and hundreds of congressional staffers was exposed last week by the DC Health Link data breach, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is exploring ways to prevent future cyberattacks. “Cyberattacks on hospitals and other health care providers can cause serious disruptions to…


LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Cybersecurity Risks to Health Care

The U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on cybersecurity risks to the health care sector at 10 a.m. ET on March 16. With testimony from Corewell Health Senior Vice President for Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer Scott Dresen; Fortified Health Security Senior Virtual Information Security Officer Kate Pierce; Healthcare and Public…


Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Cybersecurity Risks to Health Care

The U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on cybersecurity risks to the health care sector at 10 a.m. ET on March 16. With testimony from Corewell Health Senior Vice President for Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer Scott Dresen; Fortified Health Security Senior Virtual Information Security Officer Kate Pierce; Healthcare and Public…