President Vladimir Putin’s shake-up of the military brass was seen as a bid to show that the Defence Ministry still has his support.
IT Governance Podcast 2023-1: more ransomware attacks on the education sector, and DPC and Meta sued
This week, we discuss a series of ransomware attacks on 30 schools and colleges in the UK, legal action against both Meta and the Irish Data Protection Commission following last year’s massive Facebook GDPR fine, and the third stage of a cyber-defence…
Sweden finds Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals, which could become ‘more important than oil and gas’
Swedish mining company LKAB discovered one million metric tons of rare earth oxides, which are used in electric vehicles and wind turbines.
Putin accused of ‘stealing Wagner’s victory’ as cracks show in Russia
Russia’s refusal to acknowledge the role of a shady military group has exposed a growing feud at the top of the dictatorship’s command.
Vulnerable software, low incident reporting raises risks
Beneath the buzz around tech innovations at CES were discussions about cybersecurity and how to prevent the next generation of tech from being just as vulnerable as the last.
South Korean police seek manslaughter and negligence charges against officials over crowd crush
An investigation into last year’s Halloween crush in the South Korean capital, in which nearly 160 people died, says 23 officials should be charged for an alleged lack of safety measures.
S Korea police seek to charge officials over 159 killed in crush
Inquiry finds officials in Seoul had failed to employ adequate crowd control for an expected Halloween crowd of 100,000.
Sri Lanka to slash military by a third to cut costs
Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said, as the country tries to cut costs in the face of its worst economic crisis in over seven decades. The size of Lanka’s…
Zelenskyy says troops will get more ammo as Kyiv insists battle for Soledar is not over – CNBC
Zelenskyy says troops will get more ammo as Kyiv insists battle for Soledar is not over CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News