UK cyber-security exercise for Cypriot officials
The United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus have taken a further step to deepen security cooperation with the launch of a new cyber training...
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China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
China has removed 105 apps including that of U.S. travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse...
Kokkinos sounds alarm over cyber security
Deputy minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos on Thursday sounded the alarm over the danger to state systems from cyberattacks, saying government...
Mass move to work from home in coronavirus crisis creates opening for hackers
As people disperse to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic, taking their laptops and company data with them, cyber security...
Australia probes attempted hacking of national parliament
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national parliament’s computer network, two senior lawmakers...
Cyberspace on the agenda of trilateral summit
The 5th Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Israel Summit convenes on Thursday in Beer Sheva, with the main themes of discussion Cyberspace and Innovation. The summit will focus on...
Hackers accused of ties to Russia hit 3 E.European companies
Hackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland with sophisticated new malware and may be planning destructive cyber attacks, a software...
Top resources & websites to prepare for cyber security certifications with practice tests
If you wish to establish a fruitful career in the field of Cyber Security, you can opt for certain certifications which could prove career changing...
Cybersafety helpline receives almost 1,000 calls in first year
By Annette Chrysostomou In the first year of its operation, the cybersafety helpline 1480, established under an EU co-funded project, has been contacted by...
Be part of the Cyber Security Challenge
Hackers have a bad reputation but some of them fight the good fight to make entrance to secured websites even more difficult. But to strengthen firewalls...
Type softly, carry a big gun
As recent unrest has demonstrated, Iran’s use of offensive cyber capabilities, both at home and abroad, demonstrate the regime’s growing assertiveness in the cyber realm....
“Fake news” crutch used by SE Asian leaders to control media
Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms – now, they have found a handy crutch...
Researchers uncover flaw that makes Wi-Fi vulnerable to hacks
Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a...
Cyprus team to participate in European competition on cyber security
A team from Cyprus is going to compete in the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) at the end of this month, it was announced on...
Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign
Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according to a U.S. congressman...
Cyberspace: a journey to the unknown
As vast as cyberspace is, so too are the threats, exploits and damages that seem to multiply by the day through this network of computer...
The black, the grey and the white
Not all hackers have evil intentions of course, but those who do are growing ever more powerful. And don’t think you’re too unimportant CYBERHACKS...
UK spy chief sees growing threat from Russian cyber-attacks, espionage
Russia is pushing its foreign policy in increasingly aggressive ways including cyber-attacks and espionage, posing a growing threat to Britain and the rest of Europe,...
Japan’s Abe points to 2008 crisis as G7 leaders debate global risk
Group of Seven leaders voiced concern about emerging economies on Thursday as their host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, made a pointed comparison to the...
Activist hackers battle Islamic State in cyberspace
By Joseph Menn Islamic State sympathizers using social media to spread propaganda and recruit fighters are now drawing an increasing amount of return fire from...