Canadian Centre for Cyber Security/FBI: People’s Republic of China cyber threat activity

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are warning Canadians of the threat posed by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber threat actor tracked in industry reporting as Salt Read More …

U.S. companies brace for Israel-Iran cyber spillover

As Israel and Iran exchange airstrikes, cybersecurity experts are warning that a quieter, but still destructive, digital conflict is unfolding behind the scenes. And U.S. companies could soon find themselves in the blast radius. Iran and Israel are home to Read More …

Cyber crime a big threat to Nigeria’s oil, gas sector

Nigeria’s strategic oil and gas industry has been urged to beef up its cyber security and avoid massive potential cost to the economy if current measures fail. According to Check Point’s African Perspectives on Cyber Security Report 2024, Nigeria continues Read More …

FBI Seeking Tips about PRC-Targeting of US Telecommunications

FBI is issuing this announcement to ask the public to report information about PRC-affiliated activity publicly tracked as “Salt Typhoon” and the compromise of multiple US telecommunications companies, especially information about specific individuals behind the campaign. Investigation into these actors Read More …

CISA, DHS S&T, INL, LSU Help Energy Industry Partners Strengthen Incident Response and OT Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) hosted Louisiana State University (LSU) and several energy industry and critical infrastructure partners to train against simulated, Read More …

NSA warns “fast flux” threatens national security. What is fast flux anyway?

A technique that hostile nation-states and financially motivated ransomware groups are using to hide their operations poses a threat to critical infrastructure and national security, the National Security Agency has warned. The technique is known as fast flux. It allows Read More …

#StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware

Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant first identified in June 2021. As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, Read More …

50,000 electronic attacks countered daily by UAE Cybersecurity Council

Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Chairman of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, stated that the UAE possesses an advanced cybersecurity system capable of predicting and countering most electronic attacks before they occur. He noted that the average daily cyberattacks on key Read More …

Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience North America, March 11-13, 2025, Houston TX

Bringing together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies, and governments to collaborate on securing North America See full speaker line-up here: https://ciprna-expo.com/speakers2025/ Register with promo code ‘CSR20’ to save 20% on delegate fees: https://ciprna-expo.com/buy-tickets/ There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose Read More …

Ukraine’s defense intel launches cyber attack on Gazprom

On the anniversary of the Battle of Kruty, a cyber unit of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate launched a DDoS attack on the digital infrastructure of Russia’s Gazprom and Gazpromneft. In particular, Ukrainian cyber professionals attacked the online services of the Read More …