Category: cybersecurity

Electronic Voting Data to Be Stored in Canada, Elections Canada Chief Says

Elections Canada is pushing ahead with a pilot plan to introduce an electronic voting list, allowing electors to submit their votes remotely to the agency from any location, despite concerns about data security and risks of election fraud. Stéphane Perrault, chief electoral officer for Elections Canada, said the agency aims to modernize its services, and…


Investing: Cutting Through the Noise

Commentary As an investor, it’s very easy to look at the current environment and shake one’s head. There’s a tremendous amount of headwinds. Given the volumes of headlines involving inflation, the debt ceiling, incompetence in Washington, geopolitical risks, China, etc., some investors may just give up and stash away their cash. But that could prove…


NTD Business (April 28): Digital Health Device Cybersecurity Risk? IRS Hiring More Armed Tax Enforcers

Exxon-Mobil reported bumper profits last quarter, despite falling gas prices. What contributed to the record? You can now add horsepower to an EV Mercedes, but at a cost. The IRS commissioner confirmed the agency is hiring armed tax agents nationwide as part of President Joe Biden’s push to shore up enforcement. But the IRS says…


LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee’s Hearing on ‘The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective’

The U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation holds a hearing on “CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective.” Jen Easterly, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, will testify. …


House Homeland Security Committee’s Hearing on ‘The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective’

The U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation holds a hearing on “CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective.” Jen Easterly, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, will testify. …


Government Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Biden Admin’s Cyber Strategy: ‘Lacks Milestones, Performance Measures, Resources’

The Biden administration’s cyber strategy “lacks milestones, performance measures, resources needed to carry out goals and objectives, and fully defined roles and responsibilities,” according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In a report released by the House Oversight Committee ahead of an April 26 hearing with Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the GAO poked holes in…


Australia Not an Easy Cyber Target: Home Affairs Minister

Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Claire O’Neil, has denied that Australians are easy targets for hackers, despite millions of Australians suffering from data and privacy breaches in multiple cyber attacks over the past 12 months. The comment comes after a Russian hacker told the ABC’s Four Corners program that he thought Australians were the stupidest people alive…


Australia Not an Easy Cyber Target Says Home Affairs Minister

Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Claire O’Neil, has denied that Australians are easy targets for hackers, despite millions of Australians suffering from data and privacy breaches in multiple cyber attacks over the past 12 months. The comment comes after a Russian hacker told the ABC’s Four Corners program that he thought Australians were the stupidest people alive…


Major South Korean Ports Will Stop Using Chinese Cranes Over Security Concerns

As the South Korean government investigates Chinese-made port cranes over security concerns, several ports recently announced they will stop using them and instead rely on domestic manufacturers. South Korea’s counter-spy authorities launched a security investigation against Chinese-made cranes in March. According to South Korean news portal sedaily.com, the Korean government is looking to frame follow-up…


Thousands More Caught up in Government Data Hack in Australian State

A further 14,000 people could be affected by a cyber attack from which hackers released over 16,000 Tasmanian education department documents. On April 7, the state government revealed financial statements and invoices, containing names and addresses of school students and their parents, had been released onto the dark web. The documents were gained through a…