Starting in 2025, Russian state-owned entities will be prohibited from using information security tools produced in “unfriendly” countries, a presidential decree states. On Sunday, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a decree that aims to boost the country’s information security. The document, which has been published on the government’s website, says …
Read More »US withdraws from cybersecurity dialogue – Moscow
The United States has unilaterally closed communication channels with Russia regarding cybersecurity, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Oleg Khramov has said. The two nations previously exchanged lists of critical internet infrastructure under the auspices of the Russian Security Council and the US National Security Council, after Moscow sent Washington proposals …
Read More »US & Israel launch joint cybersecurity force
The partnership was announced in a US Treasury Department press release on Sunday, which claimed the task force between the two countries would “protect critical financial infrastructure and emerging technologies” and work to “counter the threat ransomware poses to countries and the global economy.” Wally Adeyemo, the deputy secretary of …
Read More »Putin tells Biden: Russia ready to cooperate on cybersecurity, but no requests come from Washington
Cyberattacks are indeed a major challenge that both Russia and the US face together, the Russian leader said in a phone call with the US president on Friday, the Kremlin said in a statement. The scale of this challenge requires cooperation between the two nations to be “regular, professional and …
Read More »Cybersecurity tycoon Kaspersky claims CIA hackers could actually be behind US Colonial Pipeline attack blamed on Russian group
After a massive systems failure caused the Colonial Pipeline to shut down, Natalya Kaspersky, the founder and former CEO of security software firm Kaspersky Lab, as well as one of Russia’s wealthiest women, made the explosive suggestions in an interview with RIA Novosti on Friday. She alleges that the US’ …
Read More »Australia proposes teaching FIVE-YEAR-OLDS about cybersecurity, while culling 20% of existing curriculum
The proposal suggests starting with five-year-old kids, the first year of schooling for the majority of Australian children, teaching them not to share personal information such as their date of birth or full names. In the second year of their cyber schooling, six- and seven- year-old kids will be educated …
Read More »Not even a ‘highly likely’? Cybersecurity group admits SolarWinds hack came FROM WITHIN THE US, but doubles down on blaming Russia
The mega-hack, which affected 250 networks including US government agencies, went undetected by Washington’s security systems because it originated within the US, FireEye told the New York Times. But while one might expect this revelation to pour cold water on the metastasizing, baseless claims that Russia was responsible for the …
Read More »US cybersecurity company FireEye HACKED, blames breach on ‘nation state’ as media cry ‘Russian hackers’… because who else?
FireEye, a California-based cybersec outfit that’s made a name for itself investigating attacks on high-profile clients, including JP Morgan Chase and Sony, said it was recently hit by a major attack in a statement on Tuesday, noting that it’s own “Red Team” hacking tools were stolen in the breach. “A …
Read More »Thousands of files STOLEN from NATO cybersecurity contractor, as arrests made in lengthy data theft scheme
Based in Rome, Leonardo specializes in aerospace and security. It’s one of the world’s largest contractors and boasts NATO among its customers when it comes to cybersecurity. Yet, its image suffered a heavy blow when it turned out that a former employee and a contractor managed to bypass the company’s …
Read More »Paruby signed a law on cybersecurity and tours of Russian artists
Now to sign the documents Poroshenko. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy paruby signed three adopted by the Parliament law “On basic principles of ensuring cyber security of Ukraine”, “On electronic trust services” and “On tour events in Ukraine.” As informs on Friday a press-service of the Verkhovna …
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