The Latest Breaking News from Cybersecurity

Warning over 'Apple bug' giving hackers access to photos and messages and how to stop it

Cybersecurity experts have offered advice on how to protect your device and stop criminals retrieving messages and photos

Wales Online · Feb 27, 2023

Huawei Dominates MWC Mobile Tech Fair Despite US Sanctions

A contingent of Chinese companies led by technology giant Huawei is turning out in force to the world’s biggest wireless trade fair, aiming to show their muscle in the face of Huawei’s blacklisting by Western nations concerned about cybersecurity and escalating tensions with the US over TikTok, spy balloons and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

Cybersecurity ‘gaps’ exposed by hacks, paper says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2023

Ransomware 3.0 strikes on the rise

Thailand recorded the second-highest number of targeted ransomware attacks in Southeast Asia and hackers are expected to increase their extortion and inflict greater damage on financial and reputational victims with Ransomware 3.0, says Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2023

Top EU bodies, citing security, ban TikTok on staff phones

The European Union's two biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones for cybersecurity reasons, marking growing concerns about the Chinese short video-sharing app and its users’ data.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

3 Software Security Stocks to Keep an Eye on in 2023

With increasing tech dependency, companies are growing increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Therefore, investors keen to invest in quality software security stocks could keep an eye on Fortinet (FTNT), Check Point Software (CHKP), and OneSpan (OSPN) this year. Continue reading….

StockNews.com · Feb 23, 2023

European Commission bans TikTok from work mobiles citing ‘cybersecurity concerns’

TikTok said the ban is ‘misguided’ and based on ‘misconceptions’

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

EU Commission Bans TikTok on Staff Phones

The European Commission has banned Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees' corporate phones for cybersecurity reasons, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, the first EU institution to do so. Owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, Tiktok is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023

TikTok banned from EU Commission phones over cybersecurity

The European Union’s executive branch has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024

WASHINGTON — Some of the nation’s top cybersecurity leaders are warning state and local election officials of ongoing foreign and domestic national security threats to election systems, urging them to upgrade their defenses ahead of next year’s presidential election.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023