Attending a major event? How to keep your data safe

According to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, 68 cyberattacks related to the Paris Olympics have been reported since July 22. In addition, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that cyberattacks in general have more than doubled since the COVID pandemic. Jeetu Patel, EVP and GM, Security and Collaboration at Cisco, joins Wealth! to share insights … Read more

NHS cybersecurity ‘still at risk’…Tech & Science Daily podcast

Listen here on the podcast platform of your choice. The NHS’s IT system is at risk of further cyber attacks, according to the founder and CEO of the National Cyber ​​Security Centre. Ciaran Martin, a professor at the University of Oxford, highlighted three critical issues facing healthcare providers in terms of cybersecurity: outdated IT systems, … Read more

To protect against cyber attacks in space, researchers are asking, “What if?”

If space systems like GPS were hacked and taken offline, much of the world would immediately revert to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity has remained largely invisible to the public at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Cyberattacks on satellites have been happening since the 1980s, but the global … Read more

To protect against cyber attacks in space, researchers are asking, “What if?”

If space systems like GPS were hacked and taken offline, much of the world would immediately revert to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity has remained largely invisible to the public at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Cyberattacks on satellites have been happening since the 1980s, but the global … Read more

Car dealers in North America are turning to pen and paper after cyber attacks on software suppliers

NEW YORK (AP) — Car dealers in North America are still grappling with major disruptions that began last week with cyberattacks on a company whose software is widely used in the auto retail industry. CDK Global, a company that provides software to thousands of car dealers in the US and Canada, was hit by back-to-back … Read more

Who are Qilin? Inside the Russian cybercrime gang that crippled NHS hospitals

Qilin, the Russian cybercrime gang behind the ransomware attack on NHS suppliers that crippled major London hospitals this week, has a track record of cyberattacks spanning medical organisations, courts and even the Big Issue. The Russian-speaking gang appears to be taking full advantage of Vladimir Putin’s well-known policy of turning a blind eye to international … Read more

Emergency services a likely target for cyber attacks, DHS warns

Calling 911 is intended to save lives. But emergency services, and others like them, are also seen as targets for criminally-minded cyber attackers, according to a new federal assessment — and any vulnerability in those critical networks could expose victims to a host of dangerous ripple effects. The analysis, compiled by the Department of Homeland … Read more