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NATO launches hub to safeguard critical undersea infrastructure

Ryan Daws — Wed, 29 May 2024 17:02:21 +0000

NATO has inaugurated a specialised centre focused on the security of extensive undersea energy pipelines and cables, which are crucial for global communications, energy supply, and economic stability yet remain vulnerable to attacks. The newly established NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI) is based at NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in... Read more »

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Cybersecurity agencies issue warning over Chinese hacking group

Ryan Daws — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:44:56 +0000

Government cybersecurity authorities in the US and allied nations are sounding the alarm bell again over the Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon. In a joint advisory issued on Tuesday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, and eight international partners warned that the Beijing-backed Volt Typhoon gang... Read more »

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NCSC warns UK’s critical infrastructure is too vulnerable

Ryan Daws — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:46:07 +0000

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has raised the alarm about escalating threats to the nation’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and warned that resilience is not at the required level. “The threat is evolving. While we are making progress building resilience in our most critical sectors, we aren’t where we need to be,” states... Read more »

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Risk Register 2023: Infrastructure cyberattack could harm thousands

Ryan Daws — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:51:22 +0000

In a stark warning, the UK government has alerted the public to the impact of a cyberattack on critical infrastructure. The findings come from the latest National Risk Register report, which is based on the government’s classified National Security Risk Assessment and considers malicious risks like terrorism and cyberattacks alongside non-malicious risks such as severe... Read more »

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