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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 ...

Windows 7 users advised to be vigilant against cyber security risks

Homeland January 21, 2020

Positive Technologies have released advice on maintaining cyber security following Microsoft’s decision to stop Windows 7 support. Cyber Security Resilience Lead at Positive Technologies, Leigh-Anne Galloway, has spoken about how Windows 7 users can ensure they are maintaining cyber security without updates. Microsoft has stopped support for Windows 7 which means ...

Cyber defence facility opened at US Air Force base

Homeland July 25, 2019

A cyber defence facility has been officially opened at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in the US. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new cyber defence facility with the Cycle Management Center’s Fighters and Bombers Directorate officially opening the defence centre at the Wright-Patterson Air Base in Ohio. The $1.5million facility ...

BAE launches Malaysian Nerve Centre

Homeland August 26, 2016

BAE Systems has launched the Malaysian Nerve Centre, a state-of-the-art facility that demonstrates BAE Systems’ cyber security, anti-financial crime and threat intelligence capabilities. The new facility reinforces the company’s commitment to advance the understanding and adoption of cyber security and ‘business defence’ in the country. Situated in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, ...