North Korean cyber actors used RAILGUN, to launder over $US60 million worth of ethereum The FBI continues to combat malicious cyber activity, including the threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the U.S. and our private sector partners. Through our investigation, we were able to confirm…
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US Justice Department to sue Google
Google monopolizes key digital advertising technologies The Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the…
Read MoreDemand for smart city solutions spikes
Following investments in telco networks Smart city solutions empower city governments to acquire distributed city data and unify it while offering a platform to provide innovative solutions for effective city management. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Smart City Solutions Growth Opportunities, finds that the sector is evolving from aiming to create…
Read MoreGovernment IT spending to grow 6.8 per cent
Government CIOs will need to address concerns of digital transformation Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $US588.9 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 per cent from 2022, according to Gartner, Inc. “Government organizations are continuing to modernize legacy IT and invest in initiatives that improve access to…
Read MoreNew global network to counter online harm
The new network will also help to avoid the risk of a “global splinternet Regulators from Australia, Fiji, Ireland, and the United Kingdom are joining forces to encourage and coordinate global efforts to make the online world a safer place. The new Global Online Safety Regulators Network will be formally…
Read MoreMAS statement to address misconceptions
MAS required Binance to stop soliciting Singapore users The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) would like to address some questions and misconceptions that have arisen in the wake of the FTX.com (FTX) debacle. A first misconception is that it was possible to protect local users who dealt with FTX, such…
Read MoreMajor boost for Australia’s digital backbone
Ericsson will supply the next-generation technology Australia’s National Broadband Network Co’s (NBN Co) fixed wireless access (FWA) footprint is set to grow by up to 50 per cent nationally by the end of 2024 under an exclusive ten-year partnership extension with Ericsson (ERIC) to deploy 4G and next- generation 5G…
Read MoreThird Singapore-China smart city committee meeting
TusStar will increase its regional presence in Southeast Asia The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced the inking of eight Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and unveiled 14 new joint projects under the Singapore-China (Shenzhen) Smart City Initiative (SCI), at the 3rd Joint Implementation Committee…
Read MoreAIIA calls on Albanese Government
Quantum technology can give Australia the tools of the future Australia’s peak body for innovation technology, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), is calling on the Albanese Government to invest $US1 billion in quantum technology over five years as part of Australia’s Quantum Crossroads, the AIIA’s submission to the Government’s…
Read MoreNew capacity building tool to combat ransomware
Building capacity across the world is an essential aspect in the war on ransomware The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, announced a joint project last week to develop a capacity-building tool to help countries…
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