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COMMENT: Turkish hackers take down Austrian Parliament website

The Austrian parliament’s website was down for 20 minutes in a suspected DDoS attack earlier this week . The Austrian parliament have since stated that a Turkish hackers’ group have claimed responsibility for the attack, with relations between Austria and Turkey having soured since last year. A similar attack took place on the Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministries websites last November. Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst at NSFOCUS IB, comments:

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 10 February 2017 13:41

Sports Direct hacked - expert comment

The UK's largest sporting retailer, Sports Direct, reportedly suffered a data breach last year but has been accused of failing to tell its workforce that their personal details – including names, email addresses and phone numbers - may have been accessed by a hacker.

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 10 February 2017 13:38

Cybersecurity companies play up hackers' abilities to help them sell security services - expert comments

In a speech , Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, claims that cybersecurity companies play up hackers' abilities to help them sell security hardware and services.

: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 10 February 2017 13:33

German Federal Ministry of the Interior Continues to Trust in Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions will supply the federal public safety organisations in Germany with cutting edge TETRA digital radio solutions for three more years.

· Contract includes the delivery of approximately 30,000 TETRA digital radio terminals, accessories, software and services.

· Motorola Solutions’ technology further optimises responsiveness and security of German federal public safety users in cases of emergency.

· Solutions and services delivered by Motorola Solutions’ TETRA Center of Excellence in Berlin, enabling Motorola Solutions to more closely collaborate with its German and European customers.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Motorola Solutions will continue to supply the Central Procurement Office of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (Beschaffungsamt des Bundesministeriums des Innern – BMI) with an estimated 30,000 TETRA digital two-way radios as well as suitable accessories, software and services. The technology will be used by German federal public safety users, which include the federal police (Bundespolizei), the federal criminal police (Bundeskriminalamt), the German federal agency for technical relief (Technisches Hilfswerk) and the German customs.