Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Israeli government, following an enquiry, has found that the use of Pegasus against it’s own citizens, who were not suspects in any criminal case, was not illegal. I wonder how many other countries, in that situation would return the same result? Police use of Pegasus malware not illegal, Israeli …
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The CEO of National Cyber Security Centre, Lindy Cameron, has an article in the Daily Telegraph giving advice about cyber security in the light of the escalating situation between Ukraine and Russia. NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron urges UK organisations to take action – NCSC.GOV.UK As Ukraine tensions rise, UK organisations …
The Red Cross has tracked the cause of their hack to a vulnerability in the Zoho software they were using (CVE-2021-40539). Having bypassed the authentication processes, the attackers had administrator access to the system and compromised the online system that the Red Cross use to reconnect families separated in crisis …
The European Union Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is citing the risks and damage to personal freedom as reasons for banning the commercial spyware Pegasus. EU privacy watchdog wants Pegasus spyware banned – The Record by Recorded Future But banning it would probably just force it into the shadows – hackers …
Journalist’s accounts are among those compromised in an attack on News Corp. News Corp journalists’ accounts compromised, China suspected • The Register News Corp breached by suspected Chinese hackers – The Record by Recorded Future
