The Latest Breaking News from Cybersecurity

Good news: Team Biden has three capable cyber leaders. Bad news: It's not always clear who does what.

Mizuho analyst Gregg Moskowitz recently hosted a conference call with a senior account executive at a large tech transformation vendor.  The expert cited a generally softer demand environment in April and May due to macro challenges. He became bullish in recent months, characterized by solid demand in June and July. 

The cybersecurity industry has gained massive attention with the rapid digitalization since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the tech sell-off on interest rate concerns has led to cybersecurity stocks losing momentum lately, Wall Street analysts see a decent upside for Fortinet (FTNT) in the near term. So, is…

Cybersecurity expert Ron Deibert to testify to Canadian MPs about troubling spread of invasive surveillance tools

The National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) launched on Monday the ‘CyberIC’ program for the development of the cybersecurity sector, one of the main enablers of the National Cybersecurity Strategy. The program aims to develop and build national capabilities in cybersecurity, localize cybersecurity technology and training content, and stimulate the wider domestic…

Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields and reduce costs, the technology behind the practices is creating opportunities for extremists, terrorists and adversarial governments to attack farming machinery,…

The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is urging organisations associated with critical information infrastructure (CII) to accelerate efforts to comply with two upcoming regulations regarding minimal requirements for their cyberdefence practices and responsibility for their sectoral computer emergency response teams (CERTs).

When we talk about cybersecurity, we usually think of commercial antivirus software, ransomware attacks on large corporations or leaks of politically scandalous emails. But little is said about public security in the digital realm, and that is a big problem when we increasingly depend on information and communication technologies (ICTs)…

A cyberattack that temporarily shut down numerous Albanian government digital services and websites in mid-July was likely the work of pro-Iranian hackers seeking to disrupt an Iranian opposition group's conference in Albania, a leading US cybersecurity firm said Thursday. In a report, Mandiant expressed “moderate confidence” the attackers were acting…