Tag: cyber-security

UK cyber security firm warns over ChatGPT

London, United Kingdom (AFP) — British cyber security firm Darktrace on Wednesday warned that artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT may have increased the sophistication of phishing scams. Content creation bot ChatGPT, Silicon Valley’s latest app sensation, was launched by Microsoft-backed start-up OpenAI in November. “Darktrace does not believe that ChatGPT has yet lowered barriers to entry for threat actors significantly,” the firm said in a results statement. “But it does believe that it may have helped […]

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Indonesia launches cyber agency to tackle extremism, fake news

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia launched a new cyber security agency Wednesday as the world’s biggest Muslim majority country moves to tackle online religious extremism and a flood of fake news on social media. Millions of Indonesians are going online for the first time just as concern about Internet hoaxes reaches a fevered pitch. One of the most high-profile cases in recent times was a false claim circulating on social media in December that […]

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National security will not be compromised by Chinese telco – Malacañang

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Malacañang allayed fears that a third telecommunications company player from China will compromise the national security of the country. According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, the administration is taking steps to strengthen the country’s cyber-security and to further strengthen the ties between the two countries. “Well, as far as security considerations are concerned, we will look into that because there are really concerns overall on cybersecurity in general,” he said. This […]

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Russian cyberfirm Kaspersky appeals ban in US court

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Embattled cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said Monday that it is asking a federal court to overturn a ban on its products being used by US agencies. Allegations that Moscow-based Kaspersky, which sold more than $600 million of anti-virus software globally in 2015, knowingly or unknowingly helped Russian intelligence steal top-secret information from the US have effectively killed its business here and hurt its worldwide reputation. Kaspersky said it […]

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Top experts keep close eye on global cyber attack

(Reuters) – Top experts kept a close eye on a major global cyber attack that swept the world, as they gathered on Wednesday (June 28) in Tel Aviv for an annual cyber security conference. The attack disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that infected more than 300,000 computers last month. The rapidly spreading cyber extortion campaign, which began on Tuesday (June 27), […]

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Trump taps Giuliani as cyber security guru

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump tapped Thursday former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to advise his administration on cyber security amid an outcry over Russian hackers’ apparent attempt to meddle in the US election. Giuliani, 72 and a key Trump surrogate, was last year a candidate for secretary of state but subsequently came under scrutiny in the US media over business dealings that posed potential conflicts of interest. Trump on Thursday called […]

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Adoption of ASEAN cyber security group good for the region, says Malacanang

MANILA, May 30 – The Palace welcomed on Sunday the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) adoption of a proposal of Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin calling for the establishment of a cyber security group in the region. “Ikinagagalak natin ang pagpapahayag ng suporta ng ibang mga kalapit-bansa ng Pilipinas,” Communication Secretary Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said in a radio interview on Sunday. “Sadyang mahalaga ‘yung pagkakaisa ng mga bansa sa pagpapatatag sa cyber security dahil nga […]

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Cyber security is high on agenda at U.S.-Chinese talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Thursday (September 24) for a state visit and talks with President Barack Obama that are expected to be clouded by differences over alleged Chinese cyber spying, Beijing’s economic policies and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Cyber security remains a hot issue in the U.S. – Chinese relations as Washington is considering sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals it accuses of stealing U.S. trade secrets. Responding […]

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Washington moves on cyber attackers

America is going after cyber attackers based outside the country. President Barack Obama called a growing epidemic of online attacks from overseas a national emergency and issuing an executive order Wednesday (April 1) giving power to the Treasury Department to freeze assets and bar financial transactions of those targeting U.S. computer networks. The new sanctions program follows a rise in tensions between the U.S. and China over cyber security and the high-profile hacking at Sony […]

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