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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in June. Photo: Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

US imposes sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange SUEX

The step was taken because the exchange "facilitated transactions involving illicit proceeds from at least eight ransomware variants," a statement by the Treasury Department said

Cybertech | 25/09/2021

The director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, testifies at the Senate hearing this week. Photo: Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

Report: FBI refrained from releasing decryption key following ransomware attack on Kaseya

According to the report by the Washington Post, the FBI did so in an attempt to disrupt the operations of the REvil group, which was behind the cyberattack, secretly and without tipping the group off

Cybertech | 25/09/2021

Itay Mesholam, field CTO of EMEA services, Dell Technologies. Photo: People Photography

One out of every three organizations experienced cyberattack during the last year

The finding comes from research by Dell Technologies among IT staff in 15 different countries. The majority of those surveyed are concerned that their organizations are more exposed to losing data following the spike in work from home

Cybertech | 25/09/2021

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Zoom in the crosshairs: acquisition of Five9 suspected of posing security risk

The huge deal signed in July is being reviewed by a U.S. government committee that will decide whether the deal poses a risk to national security. Zoom expects to receive the required regulatory approvals in the first half of 2022

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 23/09/2021

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Port of Ashdod, Azerbaijan's Port Authority seal deal on cyber cooperation

As part of an agreement that was recently signed, the security and cyber division of the Israeli port will train workers at a new port in Azerbaijan to deal with cybersecurity threats

Mandi Kogosowski | 22/09/2021

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Industrial data security at risk: almost one-fifth of organizational files open to all employees

The finding comes from a new report by Varonis, which examined the state of data security on premises, in the cloud and in hybrid environments among industrial manufacturers and engineering companies

Cybertech | 22/09/2021

NeuReality co-founders Yossi Kasus (L), VP VLSI; Moshe Tanach (C), CEO; and Tzvika Shmueli, VP Operations. Photo courtesy of the company

Israeli startup NeuReality wants to market world's first AI-centric server

NeuReality links up with U.S.-based technology company Xilinx to deliver an artificial intelligence solution in a variety of fields such as healthcare, public safety, retail and computer vision. The solutions were presented at two conferences last week

Cybertech | 21/09/2021

U.S. President Joe Biden announces the establishment of the 'AUKUS' alliance at a virtual joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week. Photo: POOL via CNP/INST ARimages/Cover Images via REUTERS

Not only submarines: the cyber aspects of the 'AUKUS' alliance

"Today we also embark on further trilateral collaboration under AUKUS to enhance our joint capabilities and interoperability. These initial efforts will focus on cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and additional undersea capabilities," a joint statement by the leaders of the U.S., Britain and Australia said

Cybertech | 21/09/2021

A demonstration held in August in Dusseldorf, Germany, in support of the Kurds. Photo: DPA/Picture Alliance via REUTERS

ESET reports mobile espionage campaign against Kurdish targets

The IT security company revealed that the attackers distributed thousands of malicious apps via six fake profiles on Facebook as part of a campaign that started at least a year and a half ago

Cybertech | 21/09/2021

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More than half of young office workers believe that cybersecurity is waste of time

The finding comes from new research by HP, which examined concern over online threats in light of the sharp increase in work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cybertech | 19/09/2021