Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reports ransomware attack to SEC Summary Tech manufacturer Data I/O, based in Redmond, Washington, reported a ransomware attack that began on 16 August and has taken…
Don’t cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms Summary The Federal Trade Commission chair, Andrew Ferguson, has written to a group of major US…
Summary Arch Linux is sustaining a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack now into its second week, affecting the project’s main website, the Arch User Repository (AUR) and the community forums. The…
Summary This CIO Index reference sets out a lifecycle-based framework to design, govern and sustain cybersecurity strategy. It presents a five-phase model — initiation; stocktaking and analysis; strategy production; implementation;…
Russia Orders State-Backed WhatsApp Rival Pre-Installed On Phones and Tablets Summary From 1 September, Russia will require all smartphones and tablets sold in the country to come with MAX, a…
Dev Gets 4 Years For Creating Kill Switch On Ex-Employer’s Systems Summary Davis Lu, a former developer at Eaton Corporation, has been sentenced to four years in prison after deliberately…
Personal Liability, Security Becomes Bigger Issues for CISOs Summary The article examines a growing trend: CISOs face rising personal liability and even personal-safety risks as their roles expand to cover…
Chinese national who sabotaged Ohio company’s systems handed four-year jail stint Summary Davis Lu, a 55-year-old Chinese national and Houston resident, was sentenced to four years in prison and three…
Over 1,200 arrested in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown, Interpol says Summary Authorities across Africa, working with Interpol, ran “Serengeti 2.0” from June to August and arrested more than 1,200 suspects tied…
Arch Linux takes a pounding as DDoS attack enters week two Summary Some joyless ne’er-do-well has launched a sustained DDoS campaign against the Arch Linux project. The attack has entered…
