DoJ also creates two teams to prevent abuse of cryptocurrency – who knew that happens? The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has revealed new policies that may see it undertake pre-emptive action against cyber threats.... [...]
Maybe they've been spooked by new government scheme to expose VPN users' IP addresses? India has revealed the identities of companies that have applied to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities on its soil under a $10 billion subsidy scheme – and none are substantial chipmakers.... [...]
Revised laws will regulate workers' travel to mainland in bid to protect economy Taiwan's Parliament, the Executive Yuan, yesterday revealed draft amendments to national security laws aimed at deterring and punishing Chinese economic espionage efforts directed at stealing tech industry secrets.... [...]
Revised laws will regulate tech workers' travel to mainland in bid to protect economy Taiwan's Parliament, the Executive Yuan, yesterday revealed draft amendments to national security laws aimed at deterring and punishing Chinese economic espionage efforts directed at stealing tech industry secrets.... [...]
Clearly no need for leet zero-day hax when you can spearphish and exploit months-old vulnerabilities A two-year campaign by state-sponsored Russian entities to siphon information from US defense contractors worked, it is claimed.... [...]
Labels digital currencies wreckers of sovereignty, worse than a Ponzi scheme The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, T Rabi Sankar, has delivered an extremely unflattering assessment of cryptocurrencies – worse than Ponzi schemes, wreckers of economies, and richly deserving of a ban within India.... [...]
Government blames COVID-19 for delay The government of Cambodia has delayed implementation of its National Internet Gateway – because it is yet to acquire the equipment needed to operate the service.... [...]
Government blames COVID-19 for delay The government of Cambodia has delayed implementation of its National Internet Gateway, because it is yet to acquire the equipment needed to operate the service.... [...]
Quick, blame COVID-19 The government of Cambodia has delayed implementation of its National Internet Gateway – because it is yet to acquire the equipment needed to operate the service.... [...]
Government says it’s just collecting tax, United Nations points to data harvesting and chilling effects on free speech Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a clarification about the role of the "National Internet Gateway" that will commence operations tomorrow, stating that descriptions of it …
Locals fear sharing their views on new National Internet Gateway Cambodia’s National Internet Gateway comes online this Wednesday, exposing all traffic within the country to pervasive government surveillance.... [...]
So risky that new guidelines are needed to ensure engagements don't go pear-shaped The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned the nation's finance sector that outsourcing information technology jobs could "expose them to significant financial, operational and reputational risks."... [...]
We're shocked, shocked to find unjustified collection and access is going on in here Two US senators have gone public with evidence of what they assert is a previously secret bulk data collection effort by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), conducted outside the law and without oversight.... [...]
Warns that foreign interference needs more attention than terrorism Nations running online foreign influence campaigns have turned to dating apps to recruit people privy to sensitive information, according to the director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the nation's security agency directed against external threats and …
Biometric IDs for all, cross-border interoperability not on the table Sri Lanka has decided to adopt a national digital identity framework based on biometric data and will ask India if it can implement that nation’s Aadhaar scheme.... [...]
Aims to make life harder for miscreants Microsoft Office will soon block untrusted Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros sourced from the internet by default – a security measure users can still circumvent, permissions allowing.... [...]
FCC budget to rip and replace Huawei and ZTE kit was $1.9B. It received $5.6B of applications The United States Federal Communications Commission has revealed that carriers have applied for $5.6 billion in funding to rip and replace China-made communications kit.... [...]
Currently investigating over 2,000 attacks on US targets – new file every 12 hours US Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray has named China as the source of more cyber-attacks on the USA than all other nations combined.... [...]
Offers $2 million bug bounty and hopes perps see that record payout, and a clean conscience, as reasons to sacrifice $78m Another week, another crypto upstart admitting its lax security has been exploited and parties unknown have made off with millions. But this time there's a twist: the crypto …
At last, a worm that improves security Silk could become a means of authentication and unbreakable encryption, according to South Korean boffins.... [...]
Advises citizens to avoid 'Ponzi schemes' Another week, another big economy restricting cryptocurrency. This time Indonesia has barred financial services firms from offering bit-buck-related services to their customers.... [...]
Purveyors of rumours, flirty teens, dodgy infomercials, or bloody violence all told to get in the bin – yet again The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has shared its spring-cleaning plans with the world – and suggested it's time to make the Middle Kingdom's web sites sparkle with wholesome content.... [...]
Politicians rush to blame Beijing, Tencent says the account was transferred from its original registrar and it's probing that shift Update Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has been taken over by entities that have rebranded it "Australian Chinese new life" and used the account to offer advice …
Enhanced 'Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership' will transport crime to harsh penal regime on the other side of the world The United Kingdom and Australia have signed a Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership that will, among other things, transport criminals to a harsh penal regime on the other side …
Central bank worries that block-bucks reduce government control and are used by crims Russia has floated the prospect of Putin a ban on cryptocurrencies.... [...]