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Optus breach spurs Australian cybersecurity reform

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AUSTRALIA

Penalties for poor corporate cybersecurity will be increased. Regulators will get more powers, reporting requirements for victims will be strengthened, and information-sharing…

Italy’s China policy is becoming more hard-line

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ITALY/CHINA

However, since then, Rome has become increasingly hawkish over China, a shift which has intensified under Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s period in office. Draghi has already…

Cyberattacks on European energy cement new dynamic

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EUROPE

The firms include Germany's tank storage and terminal firm Oiltanking and energy firm Mabanaft, Belgian energy firm Sea-Invest and Dutch oil and gas firm Evos. These attacks…

Russia threat exposes Europe’s infrastructure risks

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EU

Critical infrastructure is an attractive target, given the difficulty of attributing such attacks and the lack of immediate fatalities, which reduces the likelihood of escalation…

EU tightens cybersecurity of critical infrastructure

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EU

The new rules require EU states to meet stricter supervisory and enforcement measures and harmonise their sanctions, and seek to bolster investment in the cybersecurity of…

US infrastructure cybersecurity is improving slowly

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US

Much of this work must be done by subnational and private sector actors, including companies, and state and local governments. The latter have made measured progress on ramping up…

Critical infrastructure sees rising cybersecurity risk

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INT

The Belgian attack has been linked but not attributed to Chinese state-linked actors; the other two were apparently conducted by financially motivated, private ransomware hackers…

Defence and unilateral action define US cybersecurity

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US

A recent analysis identified 96 pieces of cybersecurity legislation in the House of Representatives and 61 in the Senate as of December 2021. However, the federal government is…

Hackers will be key threat to critical infrastructure

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INTERNATIONAL

An assessment of the cyber threat to CNI.

Cyberactivity in Ukraine signals Russian limits

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INT

However, since the start of the invasion, Russia has only targeted some Ukrainian government and financial institutions, causing limited and contained damage. Ukrainian critical…