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ENISA: Modest Increase in Cybersecurity Spending in EU Not Enough
ENISA: Modest Increase in Cybersecurity Spending in EU Not Enough
European companies are investing too little in cybersecurity, according to the new report of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). The report showed that companies are allocating just 0,4% more of their IT budget to...
NY Governor Proposes Tightened Cybersecurity Regulations For Hospitals
NY Governor Proposes Tightened Cybersecurity Regulations For Hospitals
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a slew of new cybersecurity regulations for hospitals in the state aimed at boosting their technology systems to protect from cyber threats. The governor plans to allocate $500 million f...
UK Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Potential AI's Influence on Elections
UK Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Potential AI's Influence on Elections
Britain’s cybersecurity agency said Tuesday that the rise of artificial intelligence poses a serious threat to the national election in the UK, set to take place by January 2025. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) pointed t...
TikTok Pushes Back On Criticisms Of Having An Anti-Israel Bias
TikTok Pushes Back On Criticisms Of Having An Anti-Israel Bias
The popular video-sharing app, TikTok, is pushing back against claims that it pushes anti-Israel content that steers US youths into supporting Palestine. Prominent US politicians, including Senator Josh Hawley (R) and Senator Marc...
Australia Ports Resume Operations Following Cyber Incident
Australia Ports Resume Operations Following Cyber Incident
One of Australia’s biggest port operators, DP World Australia, restarted work at all facilities this week after a cybersecurity attack forced it to shut down and pause all operations for three days. The cyberattack led to a huge b...
FBI: Royal Ransomware Hacker Group Extorts $275M
FBI: Royal Ransomware Hacker Group Extorts $275M
The FBI and CISA have issued a public warning about the Royal Ransomware group after a severe string of extortions. Since September 2022, over 350 people have been targeted by the group — money stolen through extortion has surpass...
Government of Maine Confirms Data Breach Affecting 1.3 Million People
Government of Maine Confirms Data Breach Affecting 1.3 Million People
The government of Maine confirmed that it suffered a massive data breach on Thursday. “The State of Maine has determined that this incident has impacted approximately 1.3 million individuals,” explains their recent report. Maine i...
Russia To Tighten Grip On VPN Services Over Security Concerns
Russia To Tighten Grip On VPN Services Over Security Concerns
The Russian government is set to block specific VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and protocols that a special expert commission identifies as threats to the country’s security. The news was first reported by the state news agency R...
Disney Plus and Hulu Merge in One App in Upcoming Beta Launch
Disney Plus and Hulu Merge in One App in Upcoming Beta Launch
Fans of the Disney+ and Hulu streaming platforms will soon be able to use both wrapped in a single app — but they will need access to the beta version. During Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Bob Iger confir...
Optus Outage in Australia Cuts Off Services for Millions
Optus Outage in Australia Cuts Off Services for Millions
Millions of Australians were left without phone and internet services and some trains stopped in Melbourne when a nationwide outage struck Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company. The Australian government ann...