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Latvian officials resign after cyberattack exposes data on 1.2 million people
Latvia's Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD), the state agency responsible for vehicle registration and driver's licenses, has confirmed a significant data breach impacting approximately 1.2 million individuals and 200,000 businesses. This figure represents about two-thirds of Latvia's total population of 1.8 million. The breach led to the exposure of data from payment receipts dating back…
Trump Authorizes Private Sector Participation in Offensive Cyber Operations
The White House has issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) on August 12, authorizing federal law enforcement agencies to partner with private companies in conducting offensive cyber operations against foreign threat actors targeting the United States. This directive expands upon an Executive Order from March, which mandated aggressive measures by government agencies to…
China Launches Cybersecurity Review of Palo Alto Networks Products
China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has initiated a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks products sold within the country, citing national security concerns. The announcement from the CAC, published in formal Chinese, referenced the National Security Law and the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, as well as the Cybersecurity Review Measures, as the legal basis for…
Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration workshop report
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Vodafone, in collaboration with the National Cyber Advisory Board, recently hosted the inaugural UK government and industry workshop on post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration. The December 2023 event brought together security leaders and PQC specialists from various sectors, including industry, academia, and government, to address the complex…
Britain plans to build autonomous AI 'Cyber Shield' to defend nation
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced plans to develop an autonomous AI-powered defense system, dubbed "Cyber Shield," aimed at protecting the nation's critical infrastructure and government networks. The initiative seeks to counter the growing threat posed by adversaries leveraging artificial intelligence to conduct cyberattacks at unprecedented speed and scale.
Cyber Shield: The path to an agentic AI future for cyber defence
The UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has announced a significant initiative named 'Cyber Shield,' designed to revolutionize national cyber defence by integrating advanced agentic artificial intelligence. This new capability aims to counter the growing scale, speed, and sophistication of cyber threats, which are increasingly exacerbated by frontier AI.