InfoSecSherpa’s News Roundup for Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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2 min readJan 31, 2024
- European Union gets its first cybersecurity certification scheme for safer tech
(Silicon Republic, January 31st) - U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Alleged ISIS Cybersecurity Experts
(Hack Read, January 31st) - Google’s first Africa cloud region now operational
(Tech Crunch, January 31st) - FBI Director Wray Sounds Alarm On China’s Looming Cyber Threats To US
(International Business Times, January 31st) - President Tinubu condemns unfair labeling and stereotyping of Nigerians in cyber crimes
(Naira Metrics, January 31st) - Cyber Ireland releases cyber security growth roadmap
(Tech Central, January 31st) - IndiGo asks flyers not to share Passenger Name Record (PNR) on social media after techie conned by cyber thugs
(The Week India, January 31st) - Lawsuit accusing University of Michigan of cyber security negligence is dismissed
(Michigan Live, January 31st) - U.S. Government Disrupts Botnet People’s Republic of China Used to Conceal Hacking of Critical Infrastructure
(U.S. Dept of Justice, January 31st) - Security giant Proofpoint is laying off 280 employees, about 6% of its workforce
(Tech Crunch, January 31st)
