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Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks

Security Affairs

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. The agencies recommend robust measures to protect enterprise networks against cyber threats. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

If the choice is between a world where we can achieve a 99 percent assurance against cyber threats to consumers, while still providing law enforcement 80 percent of the access it might seek; or a world, on the other hand, where we have boosted our cybersecurity to 99.5 That telecommunications company was GTE­which became Verizon.

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Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

If the choice is between a world where we can achieve a 99 percent assurance against cyber threats to consumers, while still providing law enforcement 80 percent of the access it might seek; or a world, on the other hand, where we have boosted our cybersecurity to 99.5 That telecommunications company was GTE -- which became Verizon.

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ShadowPad malware on Industrial Control Systems of Asia

CyberSecurity Insiders

Kaspersky, the Russian originated Cybersecurity firm has discovered in its latest studies that cyber crooks are targeting Industrial Control Systems (ICS) operating in Asia and targeting companies operating in logistics, transportation, telecom and airlines sectors operating in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Malaysian regions.

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RuNet – Russia successfully concluded tests on its Internet infrastructure

Security Affairs

“The purpose of the task is to ensure the reliable operation of the Internet in Russia in any conditions and under any circumstances,” said Aleksei Sokolov, deputy communications minister, in televised remarks on December 23 from the Monitoring and Cyber Threat Response Center.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 412 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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The War in Technology: A Digital Iron Curtain Goes Up

SecureWorld News

We know that war has impacts on telecommunications, but what we've seen in Ukraine is on a different level.". And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. "You have total outages, you have slowdowns, and you have physical cuts involving power," he said. "We