Ministry of Defence (MOD) stories - Page 2
Ministry of Defence reports 546 potential data breaches over the year
Tue, 19th Jan 2021
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19).
OPPO partners with bug bounty company HackerOne
Tue, 21st Jan 2020
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endpoint protection
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smartphones
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edr
OPPO partners with HackerOne to bolster cybersecurity through an invite-only bug bounty program, enhancing protection for its 320 million active monthly users.
Japan’s LINE launches public bug bounty program with HackerOne
Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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bug bounty
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hackerone
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line
One of the biggest messenger apps in the world invites hackers to proactively report security vulnerabilities to enhance cybersecurity.
Interview: State-sponsored cyber attacks - it's not about the 'who', but the 'how'
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
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nz government
With every major cyber attack comes the question of who exactly was behind it - and if that attack was condoned or even sponsored by nation-states.
Government moves to revitalize NZ's Cyber Security and Action Plan
Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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cyber policy office
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nz government
New Zealand will overhaul its Cyber Security Strategy amid rising cyber threats, aiming to bolster national resilience and protect digital infrastructure.
UKCloud invests in UK’s first high assurance cloud platform
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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cisco
UKCloud has announced significant progress in designing and building the first high assurance cloud platform for the UK's government systems.
CSA chief David Koh recognised for contributions to Singapore's cybersecurity prowess
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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banking
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csa
David Koh, chief of CSA, honoured with Billington CyberSecurity International Leadership Award for pioneering Singapore's cybersecurity advancements.
Singapore MINDEF's Bug Bounty Challenge nets 32 vulnerabilities in three weeks
Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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crowdsourcing
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security vulnerabilities
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mindef
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) handed out more than S$14,000 in bounties to 17 hackers as part of the Bug Bounty Challenge.
Singapore's MINDEF launches cyber training scheme for national servicemen
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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it training
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cyber security agency of singapore
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mindef
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is opening its doors to the Singapore Armed Forces as part of a new initiative called Cyber NSF Work-Learn.
CASE STUDY: Kelvin Hughes deploys Schneider Electric data centre solutions
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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dr
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hyperscale
Kelvin Hughes IT manager says if the data centre fails then the company essentially stops trading, making a solution for easy monitoring imperative.
Singapore MINDEF opens doors to white hat hackers
Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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cybersecurity
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crowdsourcing
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mindef
Singapore MINDEF invites ethical hackers to test internet-facing systems in a pioneering bug bounty programme, offering rewards up to SGD $20,000.
Criticality of industries supporting Singapore’s Smart Nation
Sat, 2nd Dec 2017
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uc
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smart cities
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hyperscale
Vertiv's Tony Gaunt discusses the future for Singapore and Asia where he believes IoT, AI, 5G, data centres and cybersecurity will be paramount.
Singapore readies its national army in war for cybersecurity
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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cybersecurity
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singapore
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cyber attacks
Singapore to establish Defence Cyber Organisation to combat growing cyber threats, says Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen.
Weekly Asia security roundup: China’s cybersecurity law, hackers speak out, the MINDEF breach, and Yahoo’s CEO
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
A new survey by Consilio found that legal technology professions remain ignorant of China’s new cybersecurity law.
Singapore's MINDEF suffers I-net data breach, 850 credentials stolen
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has publicly revealed the details of a breach in its I-net system, which happened earlier this month.
The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm
Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cyber attacks
Conficker’s legacy lingers eight years after it first emerged, infecting 11 million devices worldwide and costing up to USD $9 billion in cleanup.
Cubic Defence NZ targets corporate along with military and security customers
Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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it training
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physical security
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intellectual property
High-tech exporter Cubic Defence NZ is setting its sights on selling military training systems to corporate customers.
Wynyard hires former Darktrace, GCHQ officer Andrew France
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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ai security
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Wynyard Group, the security software company spun out of Jade Software last year, has hired Andrew France, former deputy director of cyber defence.