Tag: cyber security
Malaysian armed forces seek more funds to counter cyber threats in 2018 budget
Malaysian security forces have sought more funds to counter cyber threats and counter-terrorism operations for the 2018 budget.
Speaking at the Sabah state honors and...
Protecting citizens against cyber attacks as important as fighting terrorism: GCHQ new head
The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) new director Jeremy Fleming on October 9, 2017 warned that Britain is being hit by major cyber...
Post Equifax breach, rival TransUnion ups the ante
A month after Equifax reported a massive data breach, the credit-reporting agency TransUnion hired a full slate of new cybersecurity-focused lobbyists in Washington D.C....
Australian state Victoria appoints its first CISO
The Andrews Labor Government in Victoria on October 9, 2017 appointed John O’Driscoll as its first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
While making the announcement,...
Deloitte hack: Iranian hackers lured firm’s employee via Facebook ‘honey trap’
It has been revealed that Iranian hackers were behind the major data breach at Deloitte, one of the ‘big four’ accountancy firms. They pulled...
Cybersecurity continues to threaten CIOs: Survey
An annual global survey conducted on September 3, 2017, during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Ontario revealed that issues such as cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI)...