Bournemouth Echo |
Council employee sent third party information to public, data breach report reveals
Bournemouth Echo The email being sent to the wrong person was dealt with as part of the management appraisal process which would be on the employee's record and would be taken in to account if there was a further data breach. Big Brother Watch has called for the … |
The Register |
Security education outfit EC Council serving Angler exploit kit
The Register Senior threat intelligence man Yonathan Klijnsma says the web site of the EC-Council, the organisation responsible for the Ethical Hacker certification, is serving the dangerous Angler exploit kit. Klijnsma of Dutch firm Fox-IT says the website was … |
ZDNet |
$ 500 zero-day ransomware attack takes council offline for nearly a week
ZDNet The attack represents the largest of its kind against Lincolnshire Council, which claims it has been the victim of zero-day malware, an attack previously unknown to security experts. Once the malware was discovered, the council closed down its entire … Lincolnshire County Council hit by £1m malware demand Lincolnshire council IT ransomware flingers asked for … £350 Lincolnshire IT systems back onstream |
Council on Foreign Relations (blog) |
Hunter Gross: Despite Cyber Espionage, US-China Relations Are Business as …
Council on Foreign Relations (blog) Following a report by Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm, that connected attacks in the United States to the Chinese military, Washington seemed intent to directly address the issue of Chinese cyber espionage; however, the leaks put the United States on … Inside the Ring: Hagel releases cyber warfare plans to China Chuck Hagel shouldn't apologize for US efforts to counter China's cyber threat West vs China |