Category Archives: State-sponsored attacks

What can businesses learn from the rise of cyber espionage?

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It’s not just government organizations that need to worry about cyber espionage campaigns — the entire business world is also a target. Multipolarity has been a defining trend in geopolitics in recent years. Rivalries between the world’s great powers continue to test the limits of globalism, resulting in growing disruption to international supply chains and […]

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US Offers Bounty for Tips on State-Sponsored Cybercrime

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Last week, the Biden administration announced a ‘new’ Rewards for Justice program offering up to $10 million USD for information relating to those who create and perpetuate ransomware attacks against U.S. infrastructure. The program, admin… Continue reading US Offers Bounty for Tips on State-Sponsored Cybercrime→

Top Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Government Agencies

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The public sector is targeted by an array of threat actors, like hackers, hacktivists & state-sponsored threats. Here’s how agencies can protect themselves.
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How to Protect Your Business From Nation State Cyberattacks

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Nation state attacks will continue to escalate. Organizations can protect themselves through education, awareness & best security practices and technology.
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Anti-theft LoJack supposedly manipulated by Russian hackers to hijack computers

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Security researchers from Arbor Networks’ ASERT lab have found that laptop recovery software LoJack appears to be used in a sophisticated, yet subtle, Russian state-sponsored attack scheme through remote code execution. The tool was created as an… Continue reading Anti-theft LoJack supposedly manipulated by Russian hackers to hijack computers→

Kremlin accused of sponsoring cyberattacks targeting US national security

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The Russian government is behind a number of cyberattacks that target network infrastructure devices such as routers, Network-based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) and firewalls in US homes and businesses for cyberespionage, informs a technical alert… Continue reading Kremlin accused of sponsoring cyberattacks targeting US national security→

Russia behind attacks on US critical industries

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In July 2017, The New York Times reported that hackers had been infiltrating the networks of nuclear power stations and energy facilities in the US and elsewhere by targeting employees, such as control engineers. Hackers used man-in-the-middle attacks … Continue reading Russia behind attacks on US critical industries→

U.S. developing Technology to Identify and Track Hackers Worldwide

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Without adequate analysis and algorithms, mass surveillance is not the answer to fighting terrorism and tracking suspects.

That’s what President Obama had learned last year when he signed the USA Freedom Act, which ends the bulk collection of domestic… Continue reading U.S. developing Technology to Identify and Track Hackers Worldwide→

5 Things Google has Done for Gmail Privacy and Security

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Over the past few years, Google has increasingly improved the online security and protections of its Gmail users.

Besides two-factor authentication and HTTPS, Google has added new tools and features to Gmail that ensures users security and privacy, … Continue reading 5 Things Google has Done for Gmail Privacy and Security→