DARPA boosts Microsoft’s far-out effort to build topological quantum computer
Microsoft’s Azure Quantum team has engineered devices such as this one to pave the way for creating topological qubits and scalable …
Governments
NCSC: Iranian and Russian Groups Targeting Government, Activists and Journalists With Spearphishing
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned organizations about ongoing spearphishing attacks by Russian and Iranian threat …
Who Will Be the Next National Cyber Director?
After Congress approved his nomination in 2021, Chris Inglis served as the first-ever National Cyber Director for the White House. Now, he …
SOCs to Face Greater Challenges From Cybercriminals Targeting Governments and Media in 2023
Woburn, MA – January 23, 2023 – According to Kaspersky research experts’ predictions for challenges in Security Operation Centers …
New Government Cyber Advice for £100bn UK Charity Sector
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued new guidance for charities designed to bolster their cybersecurity in the face …
How Much is the U.S. Investing in Cyber (And is it Enough)?
It’s no secret that cyberattacks in the U.S. are increasing in frequency and …
What the New Federal Cybersecurity Act Means for Businesses
The risk of quantum-powered password decryption is increasing exponentially. The new legislation is designed to help federal agencies …
Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks
The threat actor known as BackdoorDiplomacy has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and …
What to Know About the Pentagon’s New Push for Zero Trust
The Pentagon is taking cybersecurity to the next level — and they’re helping organizations of all kinds do the same. Here’s how the …
FortiOS SSL-VPN Zero-day Flaw Exploited to Attack Government Organizations
There have been a number of attacks against government organizations and government-related targets using FortiOS SSL-VPN zero-day …
FortiOS Flaw Exploited as Zero-Day in Attacks on Government and Organizations
A zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN that Fortinet addressed last month was exploited by unknown actors in attacks targeting the …
APT Group Dark Pink Doubles Down on Government and Military Targets with Custom Malware
One of them used an all-inclusive ISO file containing a decoy document, a signed executable, and a malicious DLL file, resulting in the …
Compliance Is the Key to Unlocking Government Contractor Success
By Dan Firrincili, Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Deltek In 2021, President Biden signed the Cybersecurity Executive Order 14028 into …
NTT Data’s Nat Bongiovanni Proposes 3 Fundamental Tools for Government Zero Trust Implementation
Nat Bongiovanni, chief technology officer of NTT Data’s federal services group, suggests that agencies should focus on three basic zero …