February 9, 2024 at 03:43PM In the Middle East, over 50% of cybersecurity leaders face a lack of funding as the main challenge. However, cybersecurity spending is expected to exceed $238 billion in 2024. This highlights the growing concern for cybersecurity in the region. The importance of embracing new innovations and cyber training is also … Read more
February 8, 2024 at 10:06AM Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee has approved Rs10 billion (US $36 million) cybersecurity funding for enhancing technical capabilities and defending against cyber threats, in response to repeated cyberattacks on the country’s networks. This follows a prior decision to allocate Rs5bn (US $18 million) from information technology to cybersecurity research, amidst reports … Read more
November 24, 2023 at 06:42AM This week’s cybersecurity roundup includes stories on cyberattacks targeting Russia, a cybersecurity firm COO admitting to hacking hospitals, a hacker breaching hotel networks and faking his own death, a data breach at Idaho National Laboratory, a large phishing campaign distributing malware, GPS attacks against commercial flights, Ukraine firing top cyber … Read more
November 20, 2023 at 06:03AM The US Department of Energy is offering a $70 million funding opportunity to electric cooperative, small investor-owned, and municipal utilities to improve their cybersecurity. The funding aims to enhance the resilience of the energy grid against cyber threats. It also focuses on decreasing energy burdens and improving cybersecurity knowledge and … Read more