It is often said that the first duty of Government is to keep its people safe. But I know from my time as UK National Security Adviser that this is becoming increasingly unrealistic, given the changing nature of the threats, particularly from terrorism and cyber attack. The changing terrorist threat Take terrorism. The stark reality is … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state general secretary Ashok Kaul held a protest at Press Enclave in Srinagar against the security withdrawal of the political workers in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday May 07, 2019. Mubashir Khan/GK Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday held a protest at Press Enclave in Srinagar against the security withdrawal of … Read more
Elaborate security arrangements were in place at St Mark’s Cathedral on MG Road. While a pink Hoysala vehicle was stationed near the St Mark’s Road entrance, the MG Road entrance was closed. Sunday church services took place in the city amid heavy security presence a week after the Easter blasts in Sri Lanka. People attending … Read more
Verkada founders Filip Kaliszan, James Ren, Benjamin Bercovitz and Hans Robertson just raised $40 million for their security camera solution for businesses and schools. VERKADA Managing security camera systems might not seem like an obvious area for one of Silicon Valley’s most competitive funding rounds in recent weeks. But that’s the case with Verkada, a … Read more
Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins, the British security researcher known for stopping the WannaCry ransomware outbreak, has pleaded guilty today to writing malware in the years prior to his prodigious career as a malware researcher. “I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes,” Hutchins wrote in a statement posted on his website. “Having grown up, I’ve … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has alerted some of its web mail users of possible hacker attacks that could access their email accounts illegally, media reports said. In an email notification to some affected users on Saturday, Microsoft said it became aware of an issue involving unauthorised access to some customers’ web-based email accounts by cyber criminals. … Read more
Kirstjen Nielsen, seen in November 2018. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary who has been the public face of some of the Trump administration’s most contentious policies, has resigned. In a tweet on Sunday, Donald Trump said: “Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to … Read more
Russia has won a dispute about “national security” at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a ruling that may lend support to global car tariffs that could be imposed by the United States. The WTO panel ruling on Friday – the first ever on the right to a national security exemption from global trade rules – awarded Russia a … Read more
Asus’ software update system was hacked and used to distribute malware to about 1 million Windows computers, according to the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab. The malware was disguised as a “critical” software update, distributed from Asus’ servers, and signed using a real Asus certificate that made it appear to be valid. Details of the hack were first … Read more
Panel of experts discusses security and privacy at Armorblox Blox Party during the 2019 RSA Security Conference. TONY BRADLEY The RSA Security Conference was held in San Francisco at the beginning of this month. Nearly 800 vendors and more than 50,000 people invaded the Moscone Center and surrounding area to show off new products and … Read more