Meatpacker JBS says all facilities operating after weekend cyberattack
All of meatpacker JBS SA’s global facilities are fully operational after a weekend. This cyberattack had disrupted much of its North American and Australian operations, the company reported. According to the statement from the company the Brazilian meatpacker’s arm in the United States and Pilgrim’s Pride, a U.S. chicken company mostly owned by JBS, lost less […]
White House warns companies to setup cybersecurity
The White House warned corporate executives and business leaders to step up security measures to protect against ransomware attacks after intrusions disrupted operations at a meatpacking company and a southeastern oil pipeline. The ransomware attack has been significantly increased in recent days, said Anne Neuberger, cybersecurity adviser at the National Security Council. As the threats are […]
US to boost pipeline cyber protections in wake of Colonial Hack
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the Biden administration is working with pipeline companies to strengthen protections against cyberattacks following the Colonial Pipeline hack. Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Texas to New Jersey is forced to shut much of its network for several days this month because of a ransomware attack. This leaves thousands […]
Microsoft says group behind Solar Winds hack now targeting government agencies, NGOs
The group behind the SolarWinds cyber-attack identified late last year is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft Corp. Microsoft said in a blog that they have observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations. According to Microsoft, Nobelium, originating from Russia, is […]
UK to help vulnerable countries against Russia, China cyber threat
Britain said that it would invest 22 million pounds ($31 million) to help vulnerable countries in Africa and the Indo-Pacific. This is to build up their cyber defences to prevent China, Russia and others from filling a cyberspace vacuum. Dominic Raab, the British foreign minister said that Britain and its partners needed to take action […]
Web threats in Singapore expands 82%
In 2020, Singapore has almost 8.5 million net threats. This is 82% make bigger from the preceding year’s nearly 4.7 bags of net threats. This is the latest information even beyond the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). This might be even due to the rushed implementation of work-from-home setup. Kaspersky Southeast Asia normal manager Yeo Siang Tiong […]