Mandi Kogosowski
Journalist and content editor for Israel Defense / Cybertech website in both English and Hebrew. Work focuses mainly on the social, (geo)political and ethical aspects of cyber, AI, and big-tech. Graduate of The American University of Paris (BA), The University of Edinburgh (MSc), and Tel Aviv University (PGDip). For tips, story ideas or just to say hi, please contact via Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandi-kogosowski-1a673bab/
In the latest escalation, the system of Colonial Pipeline, which is responsible for almost half of the east coast's fuel supply, has been shut down since Friday in an attempt to minimize damage from the attack. President Biden was briefed, and it was hinted that Russia is involved
According to the new law, social networks and search engines must act within an hour of receiving an order of removal, but will not have a general obligation to monitor the content posted on them
The attackers tried to carry out spear phishing by sending emails with a malicious attachment to a general director at the largest submarine design center in Russia. Investigators believe that it was a Chinese attack because of the similarity in tactics and technology to known Chinese groups
Issued official document urging Department of Defense and defense industry to reassess the issue, and devote sufficient attention to security threats
The Israel National Cyber Directorate issued an urgent alert over the weekend on the matter. Among others, fashion company H&M Israel and logistics company Varitas are currently under attack
A survey by Juniper Networks shows that organizations in European countries are preparing and promoting the learning and implementation of the technology more than other countries. Last week, the European Commission proposed draft legislation on AI
The first simulation version of the open-source quantum computing framework Qibo was developed in cooperation with researchers from around the world
Research by the cybersecurity company that surveyed 15,000 people from around the world found that about half of those impacted by such an incident had sensitive information on the computer or telephone that was attacked