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July 17, 2020

Experts On Russian Hackers Target Covid-19 Vaccine Research
The details in the NCSC’s advisory are an important tool for cybersecurity teams to detect this activity.
It is not a surprise to see Russian state agencies trying to steal valuable COVID-19 research. The methodology of APT29 is familiar and exploits known vulnerabilities, for example in remote services and VPNs, usually to steal credentials. The details in the NCSC’s advisory are an important tool for cybersecurity teams to detect this activity.
June 23, 2020

Experts Reaction On Australia Targeted By ‘Sophisticated’ Cyber Attack – By ‘State-based’ Actor
We need to collectively find ways of raising the cost of cyber-attacks by China and other states.
The technical details of the attack issued by the Australian Government point to China as a likely state actor. Although the techniques and vulnerabilities exploited are not new, the scale, sophistication and targeting are consistent with Chinese cyber-attacks against the Australian parliament, and other organisations and companies in many democratic countries. Chinese state cyber-attacks of this type are not new but have progressed from large scale and low sophistication to high grade,.....Read More
The technical details of the attack issued by the Australian Government point to China as a likely state actor. Although the techniques and vulnerabilities exploited are not new, the scale, sophistication and targeting are consistent with Chinese cyber-attacks against the Australian parliament, and other organisations and companies in many democratic countries. Chinese state cyber-attacks of this type are not new but have progressed from large scale and low sophistication to high grade, carefully targeted attacks in recent years. China still harvests intellectual property from the private sector on an industrial scale, but the sophistication of its targeted attacks against states is increasingly alarming. We need to collectively find ways of raising the cost of cyber-attacks by China and other states. That starts with calling them out but should lead to concerted economic and diplomatic sanctions. Offensive cyber capabilities have niche uses but in general, the best responses to wholesale cyber-attacks of this kind will be economic and political sanctions. Although we need offensive cyber capabilities, investment in better cyber defenses, and cybersecurity across the economy is the top priority and always will be.  Read Less