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The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has advised users of Russian technology products to reassess the risks it presents. In advice that builds on 2017 guidance about technology supply chains that include links to hostile states, NCSC technical director Ian Levy stated that the agency has not found evidence "That the Russian state intends to suborn Russian commercial products and services to cause damage to UK interests."
If you're driving a Honda Civic manufactured between 2016 and 2020, this newly reported key fob hijack should start your worry engine. Their research suggests that Honda Civic LX, EX, EX-L, Touring, Si, and Type R vehicles manufactured between 2016 and 2020 all have this vulnerability.
Magnet Forensics announced the release of an IDC survey which revealed that more than half of the respondents are expecting to make major investments in digital forensics and incident response technology over the next two years to address growing cybersecurity threats. "The results of the survey are clear: Digital forensics is going to play a central role in helping enterprises protect their most valuable digital assets over the next several years," said Adam Belsher, CEO at Magnet Forensics.
Participants from 30 countries were asked questions to determine which digital technologies are making the biggest impacts on this segment, as well as the toughest obstacles impeding the deployment of advanced vehicle architectures and seamless driving experiences. Development of next-generation vehicle architectures 94% of those polled agree that digital technologies create exciting opportunities for vehicle architectures and driving experiences, and will require greater cooperation among stakeholders.
Taiwan's Ministry of Justice has tasked its Investigation Bureau to conduct a series of raids around the island and hauled in 60 Chinese nationals suspected of lifting trade secrets or poaching talent from China-owned firms. "The Chinese Communist Party has made a large-scale detour to Taiwan through mainland enterprises and poached Taiwan high-tech industry talents with high salaries," explained the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
China is this week staging its annual "Two Sessions" meetings, which see its pair of top decision-making bodies meet to set the agenda for the coming year. That's very specific language that China's president Xi Jinping uses to indicate the point at which China is again a pre-eminent player in world affairs.
As big tech companies from the West swiftly and happily comply with new rules that prohibit interactions with Russia, Chinese companies will soon feel pressure to do likewise - and counter-pressure to resist such calls. In early February, Russia and China re-affirmed their relationship as having "No limits" and essentially declared they are best friends forever.
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, the technology industry is trying to use its services to make a difference - and to keep those services available as the war makes it harder to operate. The Global Sourcing Association - a UK-based body formerly known as the National Outsourcing Association and which promotes strategic use of services resources around the world - last week reported "Evidence of service disruption as companies are struggling to exercise their business continuity plans due to the extent of the disruption and employees are having to decide if they want to stay and work or choose to evacuate the main cities."
An infosec startup says it has built an Apple Airtag clone that bypasses anti-stalking protection features while running on Apple's Find My protocol. "In particular," said Bräunlein, "Apple needs to incorporate non-genuine AirTags into their threat model, thus implementing security and anti-stalking features into the Find My protocol and ecosystem instead of in the AirTag itself, which can run modified firmware or not be an AirTag at all."
In this interview with Help Net Security, Lee Garf, GM of Financial Markets Compliance at NICE Actimize, explains how behavioral intelligence technology can help the finance sector tackle client abuse and lower regulatory risk. How has the pandemic impacted financial institutions and wealth managers compliance wise?