Recent events in Pakistan have been traumatic to say the least: the kidnapping of Lahori children and the bomb blast in Quetta that wiped out its entire senior lawyer cadre. Living in Pakistan means getting your heart broken again and again. We have accepted this even as we fight against it every day. But there’s another…
DetailsThe Office of Personnel Management hired David DeVries, now the principal deputy chief information officer at the Department of Defense, as its new chief information officer, OPM announced Aug. 9. DeVries will join the OPM as CIO in the coming weeks, the office said in a statement. The new CIO will have his hands full at…
DetailsAug. 10 — The spyware used in cyberattacks on Vietnam’s major airports and national carrier in July is now suspected of having bombarded many more official sites, amid tensions with China over territory in the disputed South China Sea. A malicious code disguised as anti-virus software found lurking in everything from government offices to banks,…
DetailsThe National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking public comment on a broad range of cybersecurity issues. NIST issued a request for information in Wednesday’s Federal Register for public opinion to help guide its advisory role in the White House’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. “Steps must be taken to enhance existing efforts to increase…
DetailsResearch from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs suggests that as far as cyber-threats are concerned, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro deserve special attention. This, says Fortinet, is courtesy of Brazil not prioritising cyber-threats for a start. The World Economic Forum’s ranking of global risks has Brazilian concerns over cyber-attacks at number 23…
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