Tag: Cyber Security

Categories Russia

Foreign tech giants to be forced to open offices in Russia as officials look to stop companies ignoring demands from regulators

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Large foreign IT companies that refuse to open offices and have official representation in Russia could be completely banned from having advertisements on their websites and could be prevented from accepting any form of payment. … Read More >Foreign tech giants to be forced to open offices in Russia as officials look to stop companies ignoring demands from regulators

Categories Russia

Cybersecurity tycoon Natalya Kaspersky claims CIA hackers could be behind US Colonial Pipeline attack blamed on Russian group

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A cyberattack that crippled fuel supplies on the East Coast of the US and sent gas prices soaring could have been an inside job conducted by American spooks, rather than foreign hackers, a prominent Russian IT expert has claimed. … Read More >Cybersecurity tycoon Natalya Kaspersky claims CIA hackers could be behind US Colonial Pipeline attack blamed on Russian group

Categories UK

UK Foreign Secretary Raab says Russia & China only use cyber capabilities to ‘sabotage & steal’, West uses its powers for ‘good’

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The modern fight against cybercrime is nothing but a clash between the West – a global “force for good” – and “authoritarian regimes” like Moscow and Beijing that seek to “ransom” the world, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab claims. … Read More >UK Foreign Secretary Raab says Russia & China only use cyber capabilities to ‘sabotage & steal’, West uses its powers for ‘good’

Categories Russia

Top Russian lawmaker mulls ending internet anonymity after threatening online posts emerge from suspect in Kazan school shooting

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Russia’s most senior MP has confirmed that the country’s parliament may soon consider proposals to put an end to anonymous online accounts, in the wake of the bloody school shooting in Kazan that has claimed at least nine lives. … Read More >Top Russian lawmaker mulls ending internet anonymity after threatening online posts emerge from suspect in Kazan school shooting

Categories World

Australia proposes teaching FIVE-YEAR-OLDS about cybersecurity, while culling 20% of existing curriculum

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The latest draft of Australia’s proposed primary school curriculum includes lengthy descriptions of cybersecurity education for kids aged five to 16 and how the government plans to help them navigate an increasingly online world. … Read More >Australia proposes teaching FIVE-YEAR-OLDS about cybersecurity, while culling 20% of existing curriculum

Categories EU

‘A means, not an end’: EU proposes ‘human centric’ approach to AI regulation in draft rules

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The European Commission has proposed regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) through a risk-based rules framework that calls for heavy fines, partial bans on surveillance, and safeguards for high-risk applications. … Read More >‘A means, not an end’: EU proposes ‘human centric’ approach to AI regulation in draft rules

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Irish data watchdog launches investigation into Facebook over leak affecting half a billion users

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Facebook may have breached data protection regulations after the personal information of 533 million of its users was leaked online, Ireland’s data authority has said, as it announced an investigation into the social media giant. … Read More >Irish data watchdog launches investigation into Facebook over leak affecting half a billion users