The United States has established a Supply Chain Resilience Cooperation Group with the United Kingdom and Australia to address threats to critical supply chains. The Department of Homeland Security partnered with the U.K.’s Department for Business and Trade and Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources to create the group, initially focusing on the telecommunications...
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UK Classifies Data Centers as Critical National Infrastructure
The United Kingdom has classified data centers across the country as critical national infrastructure, following the growing threat faced by sensitive information stored there. Peter Kyle, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, announced the designation on Thursday, highlighting the importance of safeguarding data centers as they become “engines of modern life.” “Bringing data...
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Advisory Report: Iran-Based Ransomware Actors Targeting US, Foreign Organizations
A joint U.S. advisory from the FBI, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has identified Iran-based cyber actors conducting ransomware attacks on U.S. and foreign organizations. The cybersecurity advisory warned that the cyber actors, known as Pioneer Kitten, UNC757, Parisite, Rubidium and Lemon Sandstorm, perform ransomware and...
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US, Canada Sign Consumer Privacy Enforcement Agreement
The United States and Canada have agreed to improve information sharing and law enforcement cooperation in protecting consumer privacy. The Federal Communications Commission and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada formalized the plan on Wednesday by signing a memorandum of agreement. Under the deal, the two nations aim to smoothen the exchange of...
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Australia Issues Digital Strategy, Road Map With Focus on Defense ICT Capabilities
The Albanese government has released a new digital strategy and road map that recognizes the critical role of information and communications technologies in advancing Australia’s defense and modern warfighting capability and achieving an integrated force. The 2024 defense digital road map identifies artificial intelligence, hyperscalers and productivity platforms as priority ICT capabilities. It highlights how...
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US Unveils List of Critical Sectors, Key Goods for Consideration Under Indo-Pacific Supply Chain Agreement
The United States has listed the energy, health, and transportation and logistics industries and as critical sectors and semiconductors, aerospace components and nuclear energy materials as key goods for potential cooperation under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity supply chain agreement. Under the IPEF agreement, all parties committed to creating such a list to be...
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US, Allies Publish Cyber Information Sheet on Best Practices for Event Logging
The United States and its allies have released a joint cybersecurity information sheet that provides best practices for event logging and threat detection in cloud services, enterprise networks, mobile devices and operational technology networks. The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the cybersecurity centers in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New...
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CACI Ltd Appoints CTO Joe Finucane as Vice President
CACI Ltd Chief Technology Officer Joe Finucane has taken on an additional role as vice president of the company, with its head office located in London. Finucane will perform his new responsibilities as vice president and his existing tasks as CTO, a role he has held since December 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. Finucane,...
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Casper Klynge Joins Zscaler to Lead Government Partnerships Business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Zscaler has appointed Casper Klynge as vice president and head of government partnerships for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. In a LinkedIn post, Zscaler said Klynge will drive public policy work and strategic relationships with governments, international and regional organizations, and senior leaders across EMEA. His responsibilities also include helping countries, organizations and...
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Oracle, AIS Partner to Introduce Thailand’s Locally Owned, Operated Hyperscale Cloud Platform
Thai carrier Advanced Info Service is collaborating with Oracle to launch AIS Cloud, a locally owned and operated hyperscale cloud platform. The Oracle Alloy cloud infrastructure platform gives organizations better control over the change management process to comply with existing regulations. “Giving our partners and customers more choice has long been a primary focus for...