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Russian cyber actors target coronavirus vaccine development

Homeland July 22, 2020

UK security officials have revealed that Russian cyber actors are targeting organisations involved in coronavirus vaccine development. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, has published an advisory, detailing activity of the threat group known as APT29, which has exploited organisations globally. The NCSC assesses that APT29, also named ...

Government cracks down on false coronavirus information online

Homeland April 2, 2020

Specialist units across government are working at pace to combat false and misleading narratives about coronavirus, ensuring the public has the right information to protect themselves and save lives. The Rapid Response Unit, operating from within the Cabinet Office and No10, is tackling a range of harmful narratives online – from ...

Survey reveals critical infrastructure cyber attacks a greater concern than data breaches

Homeland April 1, 2020

Industrial cyber security company, Claroty, has released research into the state of industrial cybersecurity worldwide, which found that 74% of IT security professionals globally are more concerned about a cyber attack on critical infrastructure than an enterprise data breach. An independent survey of 1,000 full-time IT security professionals was carried out in ...

FireEye releases report examining the ransomware threat to industrial production

Land February 28, 2020

A new report from FireEye examines the ransomware threat being faced by industrial production IT and OT. The scale of ransomware threat is examined in a new report from FireEye: Ransomware’s Threat over Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Production, particularly IT and OT vulnerabilities. Since at least 2017, there has been a ...