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Kingdom amending laws to monitor social media
The Saudi authorities are reviewing the Anti-Cybercrime Law to amend it so as to initiate legal proceedings against social networking sites such as Twitter for allowing accounts which promote adultery, homosexuality and atheism, according to a report published in a section of the Arabic press on Sunday.
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Singapore's financial institutions spending more on cybersecurity: Survey
Banks and financial services companies in Singapore are increasing their spending on cyber-security to keep IT systems safe from attacks, with 60 per cent indicating they will up such expenditure this year compared to 2013, according to recruitment firm Robert Half. Singapore's average of 60 per cent of financial institutions indicating increased IT security spending in 2014 was the highest percentage of the six markets surveyed, well above the global average of 50 per cent, it added.
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Cyber Chief Says Businesses Must ‘Own’ Cybersecurity Threats
Cybersecurity threats are a vital issue for the nation, and like the Defense Department, businesses must own the problem to successfully carry out their missions, DOD’s top cybersecurity expert told a forum of businesspeople today. Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, addressed cybersecurity concerns in an interview with Trish Regan of Bloomberg Television at Bloomberg Government’s Cybersecurity Summit.
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WARNING OVER 'HOLLYWOOD-STYLE' CYBER ATTACK
Cumbrian businesses are being told to act now or face potentially losing thousands of pounds, data, and personal information to cyber criminals.One of the most complex viruses, or botnets, ever created has been targeting millions of computers around the world, garnering over $100m in the process.
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GAO: Maritime security plans don't address cyber threats
Maritime security plans at three high-risk U.S. ports do not address how to assess, manage and respond to cybersecurity threats, according to a Government Accountability Office assessment of their policies and plans. While all of the ports had unique security strategies that dealt with physical security, there were very few policies and plans that specifically addressed cybersecurity, finds the June 5 report.
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'Watch Dogs' Video Game Will Inspire More 'Godzilla Attack' Road Sign Hacks, Says Cybersecurity Warning
Last month in San Francisco, a digital road sign set up to warn drivers about weekend road closures was hacked to warn them instead to, “Turn Back. Godzilla Attack.” Now the government is issuing its own warning to the people who set up those signs, “Beware of hacker attacks.”
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