Kevin Townsend

OT:Icefall: 56 vulnerabilities plague OT devices from 10 different major industrial manufacturers

Divergent goals often result in data protection laws that are fundamentally flawed

Ransomware can attack data in the cloud and launch attacks on cloud infrastructureResearchers have discovered a functionality within Office 365 that could allow attackers...

New attribute-based access controls (ABAC) protect sensitive data to power demanding analytics, data science, and AI use cases

It doesn’t pay to pay. This advice on ransomware payment is often given, but rarely enumerated. Now it has been. A new study finds...

Austin, Texas-based identity and access management firm 443ID has emerged from stealth with $8 million seed funding in a round led by Bill Wood...

Boston-based cloud data access and security firm Immuta has raised $100 million in a Series E round led by NightDragon, and joined by new...

Threat awareness startup HackNotice has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Strategic Cyber Ventures and Lytical Ventures. The funding...

Question: If we can mitigate file encryption ransomware with backup, can we mitigate double extortion by adding advanced PII protection through data encryption or tokenization? 

Access brokers sell compromised network access to help ransomware gangs launch attacks

Critical industries must prepare themselves for a new wave of ransomware attacks specifically targeting OT

Xona Systems, an Annapolis MD-based provider of frictionless remote authentication and access to the critical infrastructure, has raised $7.2 million in a Series A...

WhiteSource Changes Company Name to Mend

ICO orders Clearview AI to delete all UK data

Researchers have discovered a new approach being taken by phishers to increase victim engagement and confidence: the addition of an interactive chatbot. We have...

New firm launches to provide the Easy Button for implementing quantum secure encryptionThe pressure to implement quantum secure encryption is increasing. This isn’t because...

Palo Alto, Calif-based firm Xage has raised a $6 million top-up to the $30 million Series B funding it secured in January 2022.

Ransomware Attack and Covid-19 Blamed for Closure of Abraham Lincoln's Namesake College After 157 Years

"CuckooBees" campaign operated by Chinese cyber espionage group went undetected since 2019