Defence against the dark arts of ransomware
It’s just any old Monday, already you are mentally ticking off the to do list, and then, as you reach for your morning coffee and switch on …
Defence
Twisted Panda: Chinese APT Launch Spy Operation Against Russian Defence Institutes
In an analysis published recently by specialists at Check Point Research, a new spy campaign was discovered, dubbed “Twisted Panda”. …
UK Defence Academy Attack Forced IT Rebuild – Report
A possible nation-state attack on the UK’s primary defense training facility last year forced the academy to rebuild its IT …
Cyber-attack on UK’s Defence Academy caused ‘significant’ damage
In the interview with Sky, the first since he left the military, Stringer said “unusual activity” was first discovered by contractors …
UK Ministry of Defence apologises – again – after another major email blunder in Afghanistan
A second leak of Afghan interpreters’ personal data was reportedly committed by the Ministry of Defence, raising further questions about …
UK Ministry of Defence apologises after Afghan interpreters’ personal data exposed in email blunder
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has launched an internal investigation after committing the classic CC-instead-of-BCC email error – but with …
UKCloudX supports UK government digital ambitions with Defence Cloud offering
UKCloudX announced its new Defence Cloud offering to support the UK MOD strategic vision of information superiority through digital …
UK’s Ministry of Defence coughs up bug bounties for public-facing web pentesting
The Ministry of Defence has paid out the first bug bounties to ethical computer hackers who probed its websites for vulnerabilities, …
Ministry of Defence employee charged in child pornography case
A former UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) employee has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of storing and sharing child …
Andrews takes over at Home Affairs as Dutton moves into Defence
Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison has reshuffled his ministry on Monday, with ministers Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds that are …
Defence Industrial Strategy suggests the UK is ready to start taking its homegrown infosec industry seriously
In a change from its recent bombastic blather, the British government has published a new Defence Industrial Strategy that looks like it …
Ministry of Defence tells contractors not to answer certain UK census questions over security fears
The Ministry of Defence has ordered its contractors not to answer certain questions on the UK’s once-in-a-decade census – despite threats …
Lazarus hacker Group Attack Defence Industries with custom-made Malware ThreatNeedle
Lazarus has now added the defence industry to its growing list of victims. Lazarus is a North Korean hacking group that has been active …
Defence lists cyber mitigation as key factor for building ethical AI
The Australian Department of Defence has released a new report on its findings for how to reduce the ethical risk of artificial …