Iran targets Israel with growing number of cyberattacks
The vast majority of attacks have been thwarted in their early stages senior sources have told Globes, with businesses more vulnerable than government.
Since the start of December, Iranian sources have been responsible for a growing number of cyberattacks targeting Israeli government and privately-held companies in Israel and abroad, sources close to the matter have told Globes. The vast majority of the attacks have been thwarted in their early stages with others stopped later on and as far as is known no major damage has been inflicted.
According to a senior Israeli defense source, after several years of defensive operations and building digital protection systems with the assistance of agencies in China and Russia, the Iranians have now moved into the attack phase. The source added that last month saw a substantial rise in attack activities, perhaps to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of the head of the I
WhatsApp Privacy Changes Roil Users, Governments Uri Cohen
Facebook under growing scrutiny after new data-sharing policy with the messaging platform announced
The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday lost a prominent user, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he was quitting the popular app because of the latest changes in its privacy policy.
Ankara’s premier has hardly been the only one. The Turkish alternative to WhatsApp, called BiP, which Erdogan promised he would migrate to, gained close to 1.5 million users in the past 48 hours alone. More popular messaging services like Signal and Telegram have attracted hundreds of millions of users around the world as well.
Israel must study and learn from prospective Russian cyber breach of US networks
Israel must study and learn from prospective Russian cyber breach of US networks
Former Shin Bet technology division head Ron Shamir says U.S. cyber defenders are experiencing a “very difficult hour.” Former Israeli official Micky Aharonson notes that the massive attack could be part of Russia’s attempt to strengthen its negotiating position with Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the National CERT at the cyber park in Beersheva on July 27, 2017, with Buki Carmeli, head of the National Cyber Defense Authority, and Eviatar Matania, head of the National Cyber Bureau in the Prime Minister s Office. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.
Cyberattacks on Health Care Systems Escalate Worldwide Joshua Shuman
Pandemic fuels data incursions on sector, pushing them up by 45% in last two months
Cybercriminals accelerated their targeting of hospitals and other health care facilities as 2020 neared its end.
Such attacks on health care facilities around the world rose by 45% in just two months, according to a new study by leading cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies.
This is more than double the general increase seen across other industries worldwide, the report showed.
With health care systems overburdened by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that cyberthreat actors are taking advantage of the commotion for quick strikes.