The “cyber incident” that was responsible for knocking the National Research Council (NRC) offline last year was of foreign origin, according to a news report.
The federal agency said in a recent statement that the audit report on the incident won’t be published due to security concerns.
“The Research Council has diligently considered the need for openness, accountability and transparency. In doing so the Council has thoroughly weighed the public interest for disclosure against the need to ensure security of its network and systems,” the Jan. 11 statement said.
The NRC initially announced on March 18, 2022, that some of its website’s applications had been “taken offline” and were temporarily unavailable due to a “cyber incident,” which it never elaborated on besides stating it was “working to bring applications back online as soon as possible,” according to ISA Cybersecurity….