Pakistan Invests $36M in National Cybersecurity

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

In Other News: National Laboratory Breach, Airplane GPS Attacks, Russia Accuses Allies of Hacking

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

US Announces $70 Million Cybersecurity Boost for Rural, Municipal Utilities

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