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Government encompasses public institutions and the systems used to administer services, enforce laws, manage public funds, and protect classified or otherwise sensitive information. Its distinctive assets include identity and benefits records, tax and health data, diplomatic material, election infrastructure, and operational technology supporting utilities or emergency services. Availability and integrity can be as important as confidentiality: outages or altered records may disrupt essential services, public safety, or legal processes.
Security therefore spans citizen-facing portals, internal networks, remote access, contractors, and shared infrastructure, including systems that depend on legacy technology or tightly connected suppliers. Espionage, credential compromise, exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities, and disruptive attacks are material risks, though exposure varies by agency and system. Useful controls include strong identity management, network segmentation, encryption, privacy safeguards, prioritized vulnerability management, tested backups, and rehearsed incident response. Procurement rules, records obligations, and sector-specific compliance also shape how agencies collect, retain, share, and investigate data.
The communications company shared the discoveries of its investigation with government partners, but there is little information they can publicly disclose other than that there seems to be no impact to customers.
Iran's state-owned TV broadcaster was hacked Wednesday night to interrupt regular programming and air videos calling for street protests against the Iranian government, according to multiple reports
Government Says Bill Will 'Pump 10 Billion Pounds' Into EconomyThe U.K. government passed the Data Use and Access Bill that will introduce a host of privacy changes intended at making data processing more lenient with a motive to promote economic growth. Whether the EU will continue to find British law adequate is an open question.
Government Says Bill Will 'Pump 10 Billion Pounds' Into EconomyThe UK government passed the Data Use and Access Bill that will introduce a host of privacy changes intended at making data processing more lenient with a motive to promote economic growth. Whether the EU will continue to find British law adequate enough is an open question.
Good to see government that values its academics (cough cough). Plus: New board criticized for lacking 'ops' people Cybersecurity experts have started a formal review into the UK cybersecurity market, at the government's request, to identify future growth opportunities as it looks to grow the industry that's core to the country's Industrial Strategy.…
Bank and crypto outfits hit after Israeli commander mentioned attacks expanding to ‘other areas’ The government of Iran appears to have shut down the internet within its borders, perhaps in response to Israel-linked cyberattacks.…
The new Cyber Growth Action Plan aims to support the UK’s cyber industry, including the development of innovative new technologies and startups
Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel's ability to conduct covert cyber operations, days after the latter launched an unprecedented attack on the country, escalating geopolitical tensions in the region
Since at least January, the threat actor has been employing multiple malware tools to steal information for potential future attacks against Taiwanese businesses and government agencies.
Email accounts of several Washington Post journalists were compromised in a cyberattack believed to have been carried out by a foreign government. [...]
PLUS: Discord invite links may not be safe; Miscreants find new way to hide malicious JavaScript; and more! Infosec In Brief A pair of Congressional Democrats have demanded a review of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program amid uncertainties about continued US government funding for the scheme.…