Few foes of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have been able to repeatedly criticise Turkey’s long-time leader and get away with it. His 17 years in power is littered with activists, political opponents, journalists and the countless followers of an ally-turned-rival sentenced to prison, forced into exile or otherwise silenced. But…
(TNS) — A draft of bipartisan legislation that would allow automakers to sell self-driving vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals is circulating around lobbying groups in Washington. A “discussion draft” dated Feb. 11 that was obtained by The Detroit News contains language that would prohibit automakers from selling self-driving…
U.S. officials are increasingly sounding the alarm about LinkedIn as a tool of foreign influence in American affairs. Officials say the online professional networking platform owned by Microsoft poses a threat for foreign influence and intelligence collection efforts, particularly by China. William R. Evanina, director of U.S. counterintelligence, singled out…
Bipartisan pressure to keep Chinese telecom firm Huawei out of the global development of 5G networks intensified Monday after House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiThe Hill’s Morning Report – Sanders on the rise as Nevada debate looms Lawmakers push back at Trump’s Pentagon funding grab for wall Malaysia says it will…
Federal agencies will soon have new guidance on how to securely connect to the internet when using government-issued devices, but several former federal techies are saying the proposed policy, as written, puts two core principles in conflict: the policy’s new “trust zones” and the concept of “zero trust.” The Cybersecurity…
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email Mastercard is developing a cutting-edge European cybersecurity center for public and private stakeholders to work on advancing regional fortitude, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18) in a blog post. The European Cyber Resilience Centre is a contemporary security unit based at Mastercard’s European…
Asia Defense | Security | Southeast Asia A recent engagement highlighted the ongoing collaboration between the two sides in the security realm. Advertisement Last week, the defense ministers of Germany and Singapore met for a set of scheduled consultations between them. The interaction put the spotlight on the development of the growing defense ties…
Application Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime CISA Describes Its Role as Security Facilitator Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 17, 2020 CISA Director Christopher Krebs (Source: Department of Homeland Security) The U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency has released its cybersecurity plan for…
Last month, SpaceX became the operator of the world’s largest active satellite constellation. As of the end of January, the company had 242 satellites orbiting the planet with plans to launch 42,000 over the next decade. This is part of its ambitious project to provide internet access across the globe….
Former top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor said in an interview Sunday that no one at the American Embassy in Kyiv gave any credence to conspiracy theories that Ukraine, and not Russia, actually interfered in the 2016 election. Taylor told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that the State Department had not directed him…
The United States is in the midst of a rapidly changing era of cyber warfare. As the frequency of cyber attacks continues to increase, so does the need for skilled professionals and military leaders who know how to defend against them. But the demand for skilled workers in the field…
The UK’s Anti-Doping agency has been hit with a total of 11,148 malicious emails in the final three months of last year, according to research from Parliament Street think tank. The data collected via the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act provided insight into the large number of spam and…
MORE than 60 events are taking place this week aimed at encouraging people from all walks of life in Scotland to consider taking up a career in cyber security. Cyber Scotland Week comes amid growing concerns about the use of artificial intelligence- (AI) based technologies to ramp up the activities…
A note of fraternal tension has been registered between the United Kingdom and Australia. It began with Britain’s decision to permit China’s technology giant Huawei a role in the construction of the country’s 5G network. While the decision is qualified to non-core functions, as UK officials term it, the irritations…
Image: ClearSky Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More 2019 will be remembered as the year when major…
Image: Asha Barbaschow/ZDNet The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has a handful of non-corporate Commonwealth entities in its sights for the next round of cybersecurity probes, with the three entities responsible for cyber policy within the government to face examination. The Attorney-General’s Department (AGD); Australian Signals Directorate (ASD); Australian Trade…
Political caucuses have come under renewed criticism since the chaotic Democratic caucuses in Iowa earlier this month, but Coloradans have no reason for concern, state party and election leaders say. Democratic and GOP caucus meetings are set to take place across Colorado on March 7, but the process will be…
Unbeknownst to the CEO of a company who was interviewed on TV last year, a hacking group that was trailing the CEO taped the interview and then taught a computer to perfectly imitate the CEO’s voice — so it could then give credible instructions for a wire transfer of funds…
Health data paints a rich picture of our lives. Even if you remove your name, date of birth and NHS number to “anonymise” yourself, a full health history will reveal your age, gender, the places where you have lived, your family relationships and aspects of your lifestyle. Used in combination…
Saturday, February 15, 2020 2:44 p.m. CST (Reuters) – Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media…
