Ransomware Attack Hits Marinette Marine Shipyard, Results in Short-Term Delay of Frigate, Freedom LCS Construction

The Wisconsin shipyard that builds the U.S. Navy’s Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship and the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate suffered a ransomware attack last week that delayed production across the shipyard, USNI News has learned. Fincantieri Marinette Marine experienced the attack in Read More …

Maldives to set up network to tackle cybercrime

Amendments have been submitted to the Act on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, designed to set up procedures for exchange of legal assistance with other countries in order to stop and take action against cybercrimes, crimes committed using computer Read More …

Business Email Compromise Tactics Used to Facilitate the Acquisition of Commodities and Defrauding Vendors

The FBI warns the public of criminal actors using Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes to facilitate the acquisition of a wide range of commodities. BEC is one of the most financially damaging online crimes. It exploits the fact that so Read More …

UK Government sets out strategy to protect NHS from cyber attacks

The government will provide a plan to promote cyber resilience across the health and care sectors by 2030, protecting both services and patients. New strategy sets out 5 key ways to build cyber resilience in health and care by 2030 Read More …

Understanding Cyber Threats in Transport

This new report maps and analyses cyber incidents in relation to aviation, maritime, railway and road transport covering the period of January 2021 to October 2022. The report brings new insights into the cyber threats of the transport sector. In Read More …

NATO and European Union launch task force on resilience of critical infrastructure

First announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in January, the initiative brings together officials from both organisations to share best practices, share situational awareness, and develop principles to improve resilience. The Read More …

ECB: The Quick and the Dead – building up cyber resilience in the financial sector

The proliferation of cyber threat actors combined with an increase in remote working and greater digital interconnectedness is raising the risk, frequency and severity of cyberattacks.[1] Increasingly, cyber criminals are launching ransomware attacks and demanding payment in crypto. Cyberattacks related to Read More …

TSA issues new cybersecurity requirements for airport and aircraft operators

Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a new cybersecurity amendment on an emergency basis to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators, following similar measures announced in October 2022 for passenger and freight railroad carriers. This is part of the Read More …

One Month to Go: UK Cyber Week Event Will Help Businesses Fight Back Against Cyber Crime

Over 100 world-class speakers, hackers and disruptors working together to bridge knowledge gap between cyber and business communities London, UK, 7 March 2023 – Award winning event organiser, ROAR B2B, today announces the launch of UK Cyber Security Week event Read More …

US Launches Aggressive National Cybersecurity Strategy

The Biden administration is pushing for more comprehensive federal regulations to keep the online realm safer against hackers, including by shifting cybersecurity responsibilities away from consumers to industry and treating ransomware attacks as national security threats. The plan is part Read More …