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Turkish firms eye boon in deepening bilateral ties with Qatar (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

As Turkish businesses grapple with high inflation and a sharply devalued currency, a recent visit to Qatar by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is...

Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack? (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that threat actors have stolen R&D data from its systems. Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a...

Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of Conti ransomware attacks against multiple Australian organizations from various sectors since November. Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks...

BlackCat ransomware, a very sophisticated malware written in Rust (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Malware researchers from Recorded Future and MalwareHunterTeam discovered ALPHV (aka BlackCat), the first professional ransomware strain that was written in the Rust programming language BlackCat ransomware, a...

NDAA Inclusions Prioritize Pentagon Emerging Technology Pursuits (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Though noticeably light on certain cybersecurity measures, the proposed U.S. defense spending bill for 2022 incorporates many provisions that would mandate new research, pilot programs, oversight...

U.S. Announces Work Toward Non-Binding Agreement on Surveillance Tech (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The United States will work with Australia, Denmark and Norway over the next year to establish a guide for how governments should safeguard democracy...

Increased Interconnectivity Demands Stronger Federal Data Protection Protocols, Officials Say (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

Emphasizing data privacy and cybersecurity policy at the federal level is critical to preventing future ransomware threats against both private and public industries as...

What Lies Ahead for Federal IT Modernization (Patience Wait, Nextgov)

When coming to the end of an eventful year, it’s a common urge to wonder what the future holds. The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center,...

Lawsuit Challenges Biden’s Contractor Minimum Wage Regulation (Courtney Bublé, Nextgov)

Outdoor adventure guides are challenging in court the Biden administration’s new minimum wage regulation that impacts federal contractors and others. Arkansas Valley Adventures (and its...

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