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Microsoft has disrupted the operation of one of the most notorious cybercrime botnets and named a Crimean hacker as an alleged perpetrator behind the...
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Artificial Intelligence
New "Echo Chamber" attack bypasses advanced LLM safeguards by subtly manipulating conversational context, proving highly effective across leading AI models.
Data Protection
After decades of failed attempts to access encrypted communications, governments are shifting from persuasion to coercion—security experts say the risks are too high.
Artificial Intelligence
Series E funding round brings Cyera’s total funding to over $1.3 billion and values the data security firm at $6 billion.
Cybersecurity Funding
Data security firm MIND has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its R&D and go-to-market teams.
Application Security
Adobe's security update engine revved into overdrive this month with the release of patches for at least 78 documented software vulnerabilities, some serious enough...
Application Security
OpenSSH has joined the high-stakes fight to protect data from quantum computers.The latest version of the widely used encryption and connectivity tool has been...
Application Security
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo's deep push into the cybersecurity market continued Monday with the announcement of plans to spend $6.9 billion to acquire...
Data Protection
For IT professionals, the acronym “CIA” refers to the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information, not the Central Intelligence Agency. However, given the current...
Application Security
Nudge Security, an early stage startup promising to help organizations manage cybersecurity decisions, has banked a $7 million seed round.
Application Security
Apple is being called to task for neglecting to patch two "actively exploited" zero-day vulnerabilities on older versions of its flagship macOS platform.
Application Security
The Texas Department of Insurance recently disclosed a “data security event” that appears to have affected roughly 1.8 million people.
Application Security
Malware hunters at Broadcom’s Symantec division have spotted signs that a long-running cyberespionage campaign linked to Chinese nation-state hackers is now going after managed...
Application Security
Financial services and stock trading platform CashApp on Tuesday fessed up to a data breach being blamed on a former employee who stole brokerage...
Application Security
It's been four months since the Log4j issue exploded onto the internet. All the major software vendors affected by it have by now released...
Audits
The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC), the organization that oversees the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), this week announced the release...
Cybersecurity Funding
Antimatter, a startup that focuses on data security for SaaS applications, this week emerged from stealth mode with $12 million in Series A funding...
Application Security
Apple's security response team on Thursday released emergency patches to cover a pair of "actively exploited" vulnerabilities affecting macOS, iOS and iPadOS devices.
Application Security
Sequoia Capital has doubled down on its early-stage investment in Skiff, a startup building a security-themed, end-to-end encrypted workspace collaboration platform.
Application Security
Google this week released a security-themed Chrome browser makeover with patches 28 documented vulnerabilities, some serious enough to lead to code execution attacks.The new...
Cloud Security
A Boston startup has raised $25 million in early-stage funding to tackle the erosion of privacy in today’s data sharing ecosystems.The startup, called Cloaked,...
Audits
Threat hunters at Checkmarx on Monday raised an alarm after discovering a threat actor fully automating the creation and delivery of "hundreds of malicious...
Application Security
An Estonian man was sentenced to 66 months in prison in the United States for his role in ransomware attacks that caused more than...
Application Security
Sophos on Friday announced the rollout of urgent patches for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the web portal of its Sophos Firewall product.Reported...
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AI-made decisions are in many ways shaping and governing human lives. Companies have a moral, social, and fiduciary duty to responsibly lead its take-up.
(Stu Sjouwerman)
Ransomware is a major threat to the enterprise. Tools and training help, but survival depends on one thing: your organization’s muscle memory to respond fast and recover stronger.
(Trevin Edgeworth)
Strong security doesn’t just rely on tools—it starts with trust, clarity, and sincerity from the top down.
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(Torsten George)
In a rapidly changing AI environment, CISOs are worried about investing in the wrong solution or simply not investing because they can’t decide what the best option is.
(Marc Solomon)