Cyber Security Today, March 26, 2021 – A new ransomware strain, and FBI ransomware warning and update these WordPress plugins

Cyber Security Today, March 26, 2021 – A new ransomware strain, and FBI ransomware warning and update these WordPress plugins

A new ransomware strain, and FBI ransomware warning and update these WordPress plugins. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, March 26. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com.     There’s lots of ransomware news to tell you about today, including the appearance of a new strain of the malware. The Bleeping……

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Google’s top security teams unilaterally shut down a counterterrorism operation

Google’s top security teams unilaterally shut down a counterterrorism operation

Google runs some of the most venerated cybersecurity operations on the planet: its Project Zero team, for example, finds powerful undiscovered security vulnerabilities, while its Threat Analysis Group directly counters hacking backed by governments, including North Korea, China, and Russia. And those two teams caught an unexpectedly big fish recently: an “expert” hacking group exploiting…

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Uppsala Security releases new on-premise solution for crypto threat/risk detection

Uppsala Security releases new on-premise solution for crypto threat/risk detection

CryptoNinjas » Uppsala Security releases new on-premise solution for crypto threat/risk detection Uppsala Security, builders of Sentinel Protocol, the first crowdsourced threat intelligence platform powered by blockchain technology and A.I. recently unveiled the release of TOMS, a product created to address the increased demand for on-premise solutions designed to meet the latest and strictest regulatory…

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Public Safety Minister announces funding to improve cybersecurity in agriculture sector

Public Safety Minister announces funding to improve cybersecurity in agriculture sector

The federal government has announced funding to improve cybersecurity in the agriculture sector across the country. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced over $500,000 in funding over four years to the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance, which is a non-profit organization that facilitates research on community safety and well-being, for their Cyber Security Capacity in Canadian……

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