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The organization becomes the AI Security Institute as the UK shifts its focus to tackling AI risks to national security
Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down US lawmakers want newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to back up her tough talk on backdoors. They're urging her to push back on the UK government's reported order for Apple to weaken iCloud security for government access.…
US, UK and Australia Target Zservers for Supporting LockBit, Other Cybercrime GroupsA Russian bulletproof hosting service used by cybercriminals including the LockBit ransomware group has been sanctioned by Australian, British and American agencies. Zservers has been advertised in criminal forums as an aid to avoid law enforcement investigations and takedowns.
US, UK, and Australian law enforcement have targeted a company called Zservers (and two of its administrators) for providing bulletproof hosting services to the infamous ransomware gang.
'Near-global' initial access campaign active since 2021 An initial-access subgroup of Russia's Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from "a limited number of organizations," according to Microsoft.…
NCSC CTO Ollie Whitehouse discussed a UK government-backed project designed to secure underlying computer hardware, preventing most vulnerabilities from occurring
UK foreign secretary says Putin is running a 'corrupt mafia state' One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS), along with six of its key allies.…
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. [...]
The US and its allies have sanctioned Russian bulletproof hoster Zservers for abetting ransomware attacks
The UK MoD has announced it is fast-tracking the recruitment of specialist cybersecurity roles, with recruits offered a starting salary of above £40,000
Security and privacy experts have questioned a new demand from the UK Home Office on Apple’s encrypted iCloud service
High starting salaries promised after public sector infosec pay criticized The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is fast-tracking cybersecurity specialists in a bid to fortify its protection against increasing attacks.…