Security News

• 3 Security Stocks to Watch Post Cyberattack on U.S Pipeline
  
  Massive cyberattacks make companies providing cyber security solutions the frontrunners in this increasingly digital world.
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Cybersecurity experts condemn White House for suggesting companies canpay ransomware demands
  
  Cybersecurity experts condemned the White House after senior officials broke from the FBI's advice that companies should not pay ransomware demands.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Security video shows Playa del Carmen ferry explosion
  
  Investigators in Mexico are trying to determine the cause of an explosion onboard a ferry in Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean coast. As many as 25 people on a dock were hurt including seven Americans. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack Points To Larger Security Concerns
  
  The ongoing closure of the key Colonial Pipeline could expand from a regional issue to a national issue if the closure lingers beyond this week.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Israel claims responsibilty for stopping ISIS plot
  
  Australian investigators conducted raids in summer 2017 linked to an ISIS plot. Now Israel says an elite intelligence unit helped to thwart the plan. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• This firm emailed staff to promise them a bonus. But it was just a cybersecurity test
  
  A U.K. train operator sent an email to staff promising a bonus for their work during the pandemic, which actually turned out to be a cybersecurity test.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Judge rejects appeals by Extinction Rebellion activists to have criminal damage convictions
  
  Shulamit Morris Evans, 24, and Angela Ditchfield. 42, glued themselves to the security gates of the Global Coal Management's office building in London back in 2018
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Covid: DR Congo in race against time to vaccinate people
  
  In one of Africa's largest countries, people worry more about security and other diseases than Covid-19.
  BBC News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Colonial Cyber Attack Demands Reevaluation Of US Infrastructure Security
  
  The unfolding Colonial Pipeline hack reveals the vulnerability of critical US infrastructure to cyber-security attacks.
  Forbes.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Countdown star Rachel Riley in court battle over ex-Corbyn aide's 'dangerous' tweet
  
  Countdown star Rachel Riley has told the High Court she was worried about her job security after a tweet by an aide to ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
  Sky News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Supercharge your home security with Swann's high-performance Enforcer
  
  Home security systems can sound amazing on paper, but they're often real pains to set up. This is particularly true if you're looking for a system that's
  Pocket Lint.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Largest U.S. fuel pipeline remains mostly closed days after cyberattack with no timeline for reopening
  
  Colonial Pipeline said it learned Friday that it "was the victim of a cybersecurity attack" and has since shut down 5,500 miles of pipeline.
  CNBC.  Sunday, 9 May 2021.
• Police raid Indian hospital and accuse doctors of 'false scare-mongering' over low oxygen supplies
  
  A small private hospital in India's most populous state is being charged under the National Security Act for sounding the alarm over a lack of oxygen.
  Sky News.  Sunday, 9 May 2021.
• Russia Pledges Support For Tajikistan Amid Concern Over Afghanistan
  
  President Vladimir Putin says Russia is working on strengthening its military base in Tajikistan to boost regional security as the situation escalates in Afghanistan.
  Radio Liberty.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• Fears for South Africa security guard's safety after escaping ambush
  
  Security van driver believes he is being threatened after footage showed him coming under gunshot fire.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.

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