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Jan 2019
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Emergency Directive 19-01 versus DNS hij...

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In today’s podcast, we hear that Emergency Directive 19-01 has told US Federal civilian agencies to take steps to stop an ongoing DNS-hijacking campaign. The US National Intelligence Strategy is out, and it prominently features cyber as a “topical mission objective.” France says that war has begun in cyberspace, and that the enemy should be en garde. British barristers scramble to restore secure email. A metals firm sustains an attack on business systems. And some clown cuts Australian telecoms cables. Justin Harvey from Accenture on blocking incoming threats. Guest is Tom Huckle from Crucial on closing the skills gap.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:

https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/January/CyberWire_2019_01_23.html

 

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