Following the cyber attack against the UK’s Parliament, thoughts from two cyber security experts:
Cyber-attack on parliament leaves MPs unable to access emails
Earlier today news broke of a “sustained and determined” cyber attack on Parliament. Hackers attempted to gain access to Members of Parliament and their staffers’ email accounts. It is thought that the attack sought to gain access to accounts protected by weak passwords. The internal digital services team said they had made changes to accounts to block the hackers, which meant staff were unable to remotely access their emails.
Parliament hit by cyber-attack; MPs lose email access
News broke earlier today that Britain’s parliament was hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber attack designed to identify weak email passwords. The House of Commons said it was working with the National Cyber Security Centre to defend parliament’s network and was confident it had protected all accounts and systems.
Closing The Deal Provezza Poised After Costa Smeralda Coastal Classic
Ergin Imre’s Provezza won a 30 nautical mile coastal race today at the Porto Cervo 52 SUPER SERIES Audi Sailing Week to promote the Turkish flagged team to second place on the overall standings and give them a fighting chance of winning their first regatta in four years of participation on the 52 SUPER SERIES.
Ministers’ email addresses and passwords up for sale
You may already be aware of the news this morning that hackers are reportedly trading the email addresses and passwords belonging to thousands of British politicians, ambassadors and other top officials online. An investigation by The Times found two massive lists of stolen credentials were put up for sale or traded on Russian-speaking hacking sites, which included the log-in details of 1,000 British MPs and parliamentary staff, 7,000 police employees and over 1,000 Foreign Office officials.
Hackers trading email and passwords from thousands of British politicians and officials
Earlier today, The Times reported that hackers are trading email addresses and passwords belonging to thousands of British politicians, ambassadors and other top officials online. The newspaper conducted an investigation, which found two massive lists of stolen credentials were put up for sale or traded on Russian-speaking hacking sites, which included the log-in details of 1,000 British MPs and parliamentary staff, 7,000 police employees and over 1,000 Foreign Office officials.
Metal Shark reels in big Navy contract; VIDEO: Bipartisan legislation pushes for 355 ship Navy
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Royal Canadian Navy hosts X-Ship Industry Day
June 23, 2017 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), in partnership with the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP), completed a two-day Experimental Ship (X-Ship) Industry Day held yesterday at Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Carleton, a local Naval Reserve Division. The event played host to roughly 100 industry and Government representatives who came together to discuss areas in which the RCN has forecasted possible future challenges, and to invite industry to propose solutions based on new or emerging technologies or processes.
Happy Independence Day
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As Brexit Negotiations Begin, Happy Independence Day!
Against all the odds – the full force of the EU machine, the Westminster bubble, a tide of big banks, naive celebrities and against foreign rulers – we built a Leave movement and we got our country back on this day last year. Happy Independence Day!