Jaguar Land Rover hack is costliest cyber attack in UK history

The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cost an estimated £1.9bn and be the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history, according to researchers. Experts at the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) have analysed the continuing fallout from Read More …

UK: Jaguar Land Rover rescued with £1.5bn Government loan after cyber attack

The Government has agreed to support Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a loan guarantee expected to unlock £1.5billion to support its supply chain. JLR suspended production at its UK factories following the cyber attack on 31 August, including the one Read More …

Musk cuts US cyber defences against Russia, increasing threats to UK

The Pentagon cyber unit that helps counter threats from Russia has had part of its funding cut. US Cyber Command (USCC), which is charged with defending US military networks, has been ordered to axe contract dealings with private-sector partners, and Read More …

EU lines up intel-sharing, cyber squads to stop hospital hacks

The European Union is ramping up support, an early-warning system and rapid response teams to help its hospitals fight off cyberattacks from hacker groups, it said Wednesday. The plan proposes setting up a European Cybersecurity Support Center for hospitals and Read More …

NATO trains countries to respond to cyber attacks on renewables

As the war in Ukraine rages on and Russia pounds Ukraine’s energy facilities, Europe’s renewable energy sector is increasingly vulnerable to hybrid warfare. In Jönköping, NATO has set up an exercise training participants to deter, prepare and react to hybrid Read More …

Washington Takes Its Cyber Strategy Global

The United States has spent two years supporting Ukraine in one ground war and seven months backing Israel in another, and it continues to prepare for the possibility of a third in Taiwan. But arguably its most persistent focus has Read More …

NCI Academy delivers programme to elevate UN peacekeeping training capabilities

From 4 to 15 March, the United Nations C4ISR* Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) in Entebbe, Uganda, hosted a critical training programme to effectively train UN personnel. Led by a team of nine NATO Communications and Information Academy (NCI Academy) Read More …

Ex-Google CEO’s secret startup to build Ukraine AI-powered $400 kamikaze drones

In a groundbreaking venture that was under wraps until the beginning of this month, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has created White Stork, a startup set to revolutionize warfare with its development of low-cost kamikaze drones. Although Storks are normally Read More …

Denmark allocates €12 million for cyber security in Ukraine’s Armed Forces and Defence Ministry within IT coalition

Denmark has announced assistance worth more than €12 million to develop the cyber resilience of the systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. As part of the new Ramstein-format meeting on 23 January, Read More …

Cisco aids Ukraine in cyber defense with modified switches to counter Russian attacks

Cisco has proactively shipped modified switches to Ukrenergo, the state-owned electricity grid operator in Ukraine, to bolster its defenses against Russian cyberattacks targeting energy infrastructure. These attacks have included the use of GPS-jamming tactics, which disrupt the high-voltage energy subsystems Read More …