Cybersecurity

Global cybersecurity and information security news on cyber attacks, cyber warfare, data breaches, threats and vulnerability news

Domestic use of Israel’s spyware sparks scandal at home

February 9, 2022

Israel's ground-breaking surveillance technology was once feted as a prized export bolstering diplomatic ties abroad, but reports the secret spyware...

US DoD Focused on Protecting the Defense Industrial Base From Cyber Threats

February 7, 2022

The Defense Department relies on the entrepreneurial companies and their innovative, hard-working employees in the defense industrial base, or DIB, to create capabilities for warfighters. Through...

WeChat denies Australia PM’s account was hacked

January 24, 2022

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has disappeared, prompting accusations of Chinese "interference" from senior members of his government...

System uses machine learning, curiosity-driven ‘honeypots’ to stop cyberattacks

Ukraine: Microsoft reports destructive malware after cyberattack

January 16, 2022

Microsoft security specialists have discovered malware on dozens of Ukrainian government computers that could prove more destructive than originally thought,...

Microsoft Identifies cyberattacks by new state-sponsored threat actor

Ukraine reports massive cyber attack on government websites

January 14, 2022

Kyiv on Friday reported a massive cyber attack on key government websites as tensions between Russia and the West over...

Swiss army bans WhatsApp at work

January 6, 2022

Switzerland's army has banned the use of WhatsApp whilst on duty, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, in favor of a Swiss...

Reduce DAF declares Hack-A-Sat Challenge winners, aims to reduce space vulnerability

December 15, 2021

The Department of the Air Force, along with the security research community, publicly announced the 2021 winners of its second...

DARPA moving SSITH safeguards closer to practical use

October 21, 2021

DARPA's System Security Integration Through Hardware and firmware (SSITH) program is exploring hardware security architectures and tools that protect electronic...