Global professional services company Accenture has completed its acquisition of Solnet, a New Zealand IT services provider. The Accenture press release on the latest acquisition did not disclose the terms of the acquisition but noted that it adds over 100 cloud technology professionals to Accenture New Zealand, which maintains offices in Auckland and Wellington. Solnet,...
December 4, 2023
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Cyber Analysis Center Beefs Up European Digital Domain’s Shield
The European Commission’s continuous cyberattack risk monitoring of the digital infrastructure in Europe can now be accomplished via the continent’s first cyber analysis center, U.K. aerospace, defense and security company Leonardo announced Tuesday. The facility is part of a $20 million project that the EC’s DG Connect awarded to a consortium comprising Leonardo and Spanish transport,...
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Canada Chooses Netskope as Preferred Cloud Access Security Vendor
Canada has selected Netskope as a preferred cloud access security broker under Shared Services Canada’s cybersecurity procurement vehicle. Netskope said it won the CSPV slot after passing a competitive process to determine if a commercial CASB meets the wide-ranging requirements of Canadian government organizations and agencies. The services that qualified brokers provide to government users...
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UK Cyber Chief Urges Developers to Secure AI Tech
Security should be a core requirement in developing artificial intelligence capabilities, according to Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre in the U.K. Appearing as a keynote speaker at the recent Chatham House Cyber 2023 conference, Cameron called on developers to anticipate security risks and embed mitigating measures when designing AI tools, the...
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Russia-Linked Ransomware Group Attacks UK Private Security Firm
Zaun, a British company that provides perimeter fencing products to military and intelligence sites, has been hit by a ransomware attack. In a statement published on its website, Zaun said the LockBit ransomware group launched the attack through a computer running the Windows 7 operating system and software for a manufacturing machine, allowing LockBit to...
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Report Warns of New Russian Malware Campaign Against Ukraine
The National Security Agency, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released a joint report with international partners warning on a new Russian military malware campaign against Ukraine. The report seeks to uncover and mitigate the new malware named Infamous Chisel from Russian cyber elements called Sandworm that targets U.S. government and...
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US-Led Multinational Operation Takes Down Qakbot Malware Infrastructure
The FBI and the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a multinational operation has dismantled a malware infrastructure called Qakbot that cybercriminals used in ransomware attacks, online financial fraud and other cybercrimes. The FBI Headquarters’ Cyber Division and FBI Los Angeles collaborated with partners in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the United...
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Cyber Policy Experts Call for Better Laws on Online Security
The online security bills U.S. lawmakers are trying to legislate are “misguided” and designed to break encryption protecting personal privacy, according to cyber policy experts Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain. Wheeler, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow for global cyber policy, and Cain, a senior fellow in the tech policy think tank Foundation for...
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Canadian Cyber Center Identifies Russia, Iran as Cybercrime Safe Havens
Canada’s cybersecurity center has pinpointed Russia and Iran as nations “very likely” acting as safe havens for cybercriminals. In its newly released document, titled “Baseline Cyber Threat Assessment: Cybercrime,” the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security cited third-party reports and decisions of agencies in other countries supporting the assessment that Russia and Iran are sponsoring cybercriminals...
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Microsoft: A China-Linked Hacking Campaign Is Targeting Taiwan Networks
Microsoft has tracked down a China-linked hacking operation called Flax Typhoon that appears to target Taiwan-based organizations for long-term access to their networks. In a blog post, the tech giant said the activity used vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications to access the networks. Based on Microsoft’s observations, the threat actors linger on breached systems....
