The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has confirmed that part of its staff and student data was stolen in a cyber attack last month. The university confirmed on Jan. 20 that data belonging to nearly 2,500 current employees, several former employees, and 17 current and 50 former students was stolen in a cyber attack on…
QUT Confirms Thousands of Staff’s Data Stolen by Hackers
January 23, 2023
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US, Japan Sign Agreement for Operational Collaboration on Cybersecurity
The United States and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their operational collaboration on cybersecurity, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The memorandum was signed by Japan’s Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas during their meeting in Washington on Friday, DHS said in…
Biden Signs Cybersecurity Bill to Ensure Data Encryption Used by US Government Is Quantum Proof
President Joe Biden has signed into law the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, legislation to push the federal government to adopt technology designed to protect against potential data breach attempts by a future quantum computer. The Dec. 21 signing of the bipartisan measure, also called H.R. 7535, comes amid a race with China in advancing quantum computing technology and…
SickKids Reports Cybersecurity Incident, Affecting Some Phone Lines and Web Pages
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children says it’s responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised. SickKids says it called the hospital code for “system failure” on Sunday…
US Funded Program in Australia to Help Pacific Nations Battle Cybersecurity Threats
December 15, 2022
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A new Australian program supported by the United States will help organisations in 11 Indo-Pacific nations safeguard against emerging cybersecurity threats. Led by researchers at Monash University and Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) in Melbourne and funded by the United States Department of State, the Post-Quantum Cryptography in the Indo-Pacific Program (PQCIP) aims to help organisations…
Proposed Texas Bill Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Over Mental Health Concerns After State’s TikTok Ban
December 10, 2022
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A newly proposed bill in Texas would ban social media for children over concerns about mental health. A North Texas lawmaker filed a bill that would require all social media users to be 18 years of age to create an account. The bill, HB 896, (pdf) which was proposed by state Rep. Jared Patterson, will…
NTD Good Morning (Nov. 4): National Guard Cybersecurity Units Monitoring Midterms in 14 States; META Preparing for Layoffs
Cybersecurity units from the National Guard will be activated in 14 U.S. states. The units are to help mitigate risks around the midterm elections. Facebook parent Meta is preparing for large-scale layoffs this week. The move will likely affect thousands of employees. The Midterm elections are on Nov. 8. President Biden and former President Trump…
NTD Good Morning (Nov. 4): National Guard Cybersecurity Units Monitors Midterms in 14 States; META Prepares for Layoffs
Cybersecurity units from the National Guard will be activated to help mitigate risks around the midterm elections in 14 U.S. states. Facebook parent Meta is preparing for large-scale layoffs this week. The move will likely affect thousands of employees. The midterm elections are on Nov. 8. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both…
Australian Government Accused of Leaving Country in the Lurch on Cyber Security
The federal Labor government has been accused of leaving Australians in the lurch over cybersecurity after it allegedly removed 27 cybersecurity roles from the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List. This comes as the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has said that it is receiving one report every eight minutes, compared to every seven minutes in the…
China Likely Poses ‘Single Biggest’ Cybersecurity Threat to UK: NCSC
November 2, 2022
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While the threat from Russia has been “particularly obvious,” China will likely be “the single biggest factor” affecting the UK’s technology, Britain’s cybersecurity boss said on Tuesday. It comes as a government minister confirmed again that China has become a “long-term strategic threat” to the UK. Launching the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) sixth annual…
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