• French government website suffers the worst DDoS attack in history

    A statement issued by the French Prime Minister's Office on Monday confirmed that a series of DDoS attacks that began on Sunday night hit many government departments' websites, and the scale of the attacks was "unprecedented". On Tuesday, the Russian hacker group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on several French government websites. A large number of websites of French government institutions have been affected. "We launched a large-scale cyber attack on the infrastructure of the French Inter Governmental Digital Affairs Bureau (DINUM)," said the anonymous sultan on its official Telegram channel, "The digital endpoint of the French core government has been attacked, with great scope of damage." In addition to DINUM, the "anonymous sultan" confirmed in its post that the attack

    Industry trends March 15, 2024
  • 5 companies were punished by the Beijing Internet Police for failing to perform the obligation of network security protection and having loopholes in the website

    Illegal gambling information appears on the website of a science and technology information service limited liability company in Beijing. The company's official website is a static page, and the involved server is a virtual server. Users do not need any permission to access static files. On November 12, 2023, someone entered the company's server to rewrite the file into gambling website information.

    Industry trends March 5, 2024
  • AI fraud affects many countries: the way is higher than the devil?

    In the face of AI new fraud, in addition to widely informing the public of practical identification skills, in the long run, it is also necessary to take a multi pronged approach of personal prevention, defense technology iteration, compaction of platform responsibilities, and improvement of laws and regulations.
    Generative artificial intelligence (AIGC) continues to be popular, and the legal, security and ethical challenges that follow are also growing.

    Industry trends May 28, 2023
  • Russian government agencies shift from Windows to Linux

    After Microsoft suspended product sales in Russia on March 4, the number of online searches for pirated Microsoft software in the region soared by 250%. So far, the search volume of Excel downloads has increased by 650% in June. At the end of June, Microsoft banned Russian users from downloading Windows 10 and 11 from its official website. Microsoft said last month that it was significantly reducing its business in Russia. According to Bloomberg, the move hit Russia hard because many of its manufacturing and engineering systems depend on foreign software. According to the Moscow Times, a Russian media, Russian government agencies are shifting from Microsoft Windows to Linux. Kommers…

    Industry trends July 4, 2022
  • Legal Network - "White hat" must be used to maintain network security

    Today, network security is increasingly becoming a new battlefield of national interests and competition. However, vulnerabilities have become the biggest threat to network security. Around loopholes, various industries and groups compete for profits. Among them, "white hat" detection of loopholes has formed a special private industry.

    Industry trends May 28, 2018
  • Macao will set up a network security center to unify the prevention system

    Xinhua News Agency, Macao, May 17 (Reporter Liu Chang) - Huang Shaoze, Director of the Security Department of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, said on the 17th that the Security Department had completed the cyber security bill at the end of last year and submitted it to the Executive Council, which will discuss it later. According to the bill, a network security early warning center will be set up, which will release real-time information to the society when network risks are found. Huang Shaoze, after attending the seminar on "Emergency Response and Aftermath Strategies for Emergencies" on the same day, said that the Judicial Police Department and the Public Security Police Department have not received the relevant report of "blackmail software" so far. He said that since 2015, the SAR government has studied the establishment of a cyber security center to better unify the prevention system of cyber security across Australia. By the end of last year, the relevant cyber security bill had been completed and submitted to the Executive Council, and will be related later

    Industry trends May 18, 2017
  • The head of the Network Security Coordination Bureau of the Office of Cyberspace Affairs was interviewed by reporters on the "worm" type ransomware attack

    According to the person in charge, since May 12, a ransomware software has spread worldwide, infecting many fields including hospitals, education, energy, communications, manufacturing, and government departments. Computers in some industries and government departments in China have also been affected, causing some impact. After the incident, relevant departments such as the public security, industry and information technology, education, banks, and online information all made arrangements immediately and put forward requirements for prevention. Qihoo 360, Tencent, An Tian, Jinshan Security, An Heng, Yuanwang and other related enterprises quickly carried out research and actively provided security services and prevention tools.

    Industry trends May 15, 2017
  • China Telecom implements the "Belt and Road" initiative and builds the "Information Silk Road" in the global layout

    One day in 2016, Elias, an Ethiopian boy, happily returned to the company from the market, carefully took out a new mobile phone from his pocket and made a call to his brother who worked in South Africa. After 15 years of separation, the brothers have been communicating by letter. Now they hear each other's voice for the first time and are so excited that they don't know what to say. Elias's experience is often seen by overseas employees of China Unicom. As an early team of China Telecom Group to expand the communication market in Africa, its development process is also a microcosm of China Telecom Group's deep cultivation in Africa under the guidance of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Information infrastructure connectivity is one of the "five links" proposed by the "Belt and Road" initiative. Deng Xiaofeng, General Manager of China Telecom International Corporation, recently accepted that

    Industry trends May 11, 2017
  • The State Cyberspace Office issued the Measures for Security Review of Network Products and Services (for Trial Implementation)

    Article 1 of the Measures for the Security Review of Network Products and Services (for Trial Implementation) These Measures are formulated in accordance with the National Security Law of the People's Republic of China, the Cyber Security Law of the People's Republic of China and other laws and regulations in order to improve the controllable level of network products and services security, prevent network security risks, and maintain national security. Article 2 Important network products and services purchased by networks and information systems that have a bearing on national security shall be subject to network security review. Article 3 Adhere to the combination of enterprise commitment and social supervision, the combination of third-party evaluation and continuous government supervision, and the combination of laboratory testing, on-site inspection, online monitoring and background investigation to conduct network security review on network products and services and their supply chains. Article 4 Network security review focuses on network products and services

    Industry trends May 9, 2017
  • The Office of Cyberspace Affairs answered reporters' questions about the Regulations on the Administration of Internet News Information Services

    On May 2, the State Internet Information Office released the Regulations on the Administration of Internet News Information Services (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), and the relevant responsible person of the State Internet Information Office answered the questions of reporters on the Regulations. Q: Could you introduce the background of the promulgation of the Regulations? Answer: Since the implementation of the original Provisions on the Administration of Internet News Information Services (hereinafter referred to as the Provisions) in 2005, it has played a positive role in regulating China's Internet news information service activities and promoting the healthy and orderly development of Internet news information services. However, with the rapid development of Internet technology and application, some systems of the original Regulations have not adapted to the reality of the development and management of Internet news information services, and need to be revised in time

    Industry trends May 8, 2017