Russia has submitted to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly a draft resolution on cybersecurity that provides for the establishment of a working group on these issues and for the elaboration of rules of conduct of states in cyberspace, Russian presidential envoy for international cooperation in information security Andrey Krutskikh said on Friday.
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Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Abdulhussain Mirza inaugurated the first edition of SmartSec Bahrain’s Cybersecurity and Blockchain conference.
The first edition of SmartSec conference kicked off on Tuesday, jointly organised by Tamkeen Labour Fund and Bahrain Technology Companies Society (BTECH), a strategic partnership with Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA).
More than 250 Delegates including representatives from government bodies and ministries,Read more
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab announced on Monday it will allow third parties to analyse its antivirus software in an attempt to rule out accusations of spying for the Kremlin.
"We want to show how we’re completely open and transparent. We've nothing to hide," company founder Eugene Kaspersky said while launching what was dubbed a "global transparency initiative".
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Equifax has replaced two senior executives entrusted with watching over its computers, after the credit reporting agency revealed it suffered a major hack that led to one of the worst-ever breaches of personal data.
The Equifax chief information officer and head of security will retire, effective immediately, the firm said Friday, as part of an "ongoing review of the cybersecurityRead more
A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a “kill switch” that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware — for now — that has caused the cyberattacks wreaking havoc globally, they told AFP on Saturday.
The researcher, tweeting as @MalwareTechBlog, said the discovery was accidental, but that registering a domain name used by the malware stops it from spreading.Read more