Cybersecurity pros get an early Christmas gift from Microsoft
Vole gives a manageable patch Tuesday
In a rare show of seasonal goodwill, software king of the world Microsoft appears to have played Santa Claus to cybersecurity professionals this December, delivering a Patch Tuesday that’s more “calm winter’s evening” than a “frenzied snowstorm.”
Germany's cybersecurity Tsar might have been working for the Russians
Protecting German government communications since 2016
Germany's cybersecurity chief has been fired after allegations of being a little too close to Russia through an association he helped set up.
Blackberry doing well
Apparently it has become more cybersecurity
BlackBerry reported its first-quarter results, beating analysts’ expectations, thanks to its cybersecurity business.
Lapsus$ attacks traced to a 16-year-old Oxford boy
Teen mastermind, lives with his mum, probably in a bit of trouble
Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft and Nvidia, have traced the attacks to a 16-year-old living at his mother's house near Oxford, England.
WSJ hacked by the Chinese
Data nicked from hacks
News Corp that the Wall Street Journal had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees.
Best Korea downed by DDoS attack
Better not to have wasted money on nukes
The Glorious Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was disconnected from the Internet in a vile move from decadent Imperialist forces to prevent its children obtaining the online education they deserve.
US tries to tackle cybersecurity skills gap
500,000 jobs vacant
The US government is speeding up efforts to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions in the public and private sectors bogging down efforts to protect digital infrastructure.
Cybersecurity skills gap turning critical
Private companies and government’s likely to compete
There's a massive, longstanding labour shortage in the cybersecurity industry and governments and private companies are fighting over talent.
Apprenticeships will attract youth into cybersecurity
Taking skills shortage
Apprenticeships are the solution to attracting more young people into cybersecurity, according to 42.5 percent of respondents to a new Twitter poll run by Infosecurity Europe.
Global military cybersecurity to grow to $16.01 billion
Everyone was a peace of the action
Beancounters at Frost & Sullivan have been shuffling their tarot cards and concluded that the global military cybersecurity market will grow to $16.01 billion by 2023.