Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

SecurityWeekSecurityWeek

Latest Cybersecurity News

Report finds most organizations have suffered financial impact of $500,000 or more from cyberattacks on cyber-physical systems over past year.

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: students dox people with Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, OT hunting guide for water systems, NVD backlog still significant. 

Google Cloud makes new confidential computing options generally available and expands attestation support.

Inside the collapse of IronNet: Some say the firm collapsed, in part, because it engaged in questionable business practices, produced subpar offerings, and could have been vulnerable to meddling by the Kremlin.

Roundup of the 37 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in September 2024.

Pixel 9 comes with improved security hardening mitigations against common exploits on cellular basebands.

Russian authorities have arrested 96 individuals suspected of having ties to US-disrupted UAPS and Cryptex cryptocurrency exchanges.

According to a barebones Apple advisory, the new iOS 18.0.1 fixes two bugs that expose passwords and audio snippets to malicious hackers.

The coordinated action resulted in the seizure of more than 100 domains used for spear-phishing targets in the US, UK, and Europe.

CISO salaries are getting higher and experience counts. Average annual compensation for these cybersecurity leaders is more than $550K.

The hack of a police system that exposed contact details of all Dutch police officers was almost certainly carried out by hackers working for a foreign government, the justice minister said.

People on the Move

Defense contractor Nightwing has appointed Tricia Fitzmaurice as Chief Growth Officer.

Xage Security has appointed Russell McGuire as CRO and Ashraf Daqqa as VP of the META region.

Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge has been appointed the CEO of data protection firm Cyber Grant.

Mario Duarte, formerly head of security at Snowflake, has joined Aembit as CISO.

Kevin Mandia has joined Expel’s board of directors and has been named chair of the board at SpecterOps.

More People On The Move
Fall of IronNet Fall of IronNet

Inside the collapse of IronNet: Some say the firm collapsed, in part, because it engaged in questionable business practices, produced subpar offerings, and could have been vulnerable to meddling by the Kremlin.

CISOs Salaries CISOs Salaries

CISO salaries are getting higher and experience counts. Average annual compensation for these cybersecurity leaders is more than $550K.

Rackspace Breach Rackspace Breach

A breach at Rackspace exposes the fragility of the software supply chain, triggering a blame game among vendors over an exploited zero-day.

Top Cybersecurity Headlines

Cloudflare recently mitigated another record-breaking DDoS attack, peaking at 3.8 Tbps and 2.14 billion Pps. 

Previously seized LockBit websites have been used to announce more arrests, charges and infrastructure disruptions.

That dream of a decentralized privacy-retaining identity system able to combat AI-driven bots and deepfakes may not be as elusive as feared – courtesy of Tools for Humanity (TfH) and Worldcoin.

SecurityWeek Industry Experts

More Expert Insights

Daily Briefing Newsletter

Subscribe to the SecurityWeek Email Briefing to stay informed on the latest threats, trends, and technology, along with insightful columns from industry experts.

Join SecurityWeek and Hitachi Vantara for this this webinar to gain valuable insights and actionable steps to enhance your organization’s data security and resilience.

Register

The leading industrial cybersecurity conference for Operations, Control Systems and IT/OT Security professionals to connect on SCADA, DCS PLC and field controller cybersecurity.

Register

Upcoming Cybersecurity Events

The AI Risk Summit brings together security and risk management executives, AI researchers, policy makers, software developers and influential business and government stakeholders. [June 25-26, Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA]

Learn More

SecurityWeek’s CISO Forum Summer Summit & Golf Classic will take place June 25-26 at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA

Learn More

The Attack Surface Management Summit will dig into the transformative trends driving data security and provide insights and strategies to take full advantage of attack surface management technologies. (September 18, 2024)

Learn More

SecurityWeek’s Identity & Zero Trust Strategies Summit is laser focused on helping organizations to level up their Identity and Zero Trust security strategies. (Oct. 9, 2024)

Learn More

Vulnerabilities

Cybercrime

Air Force officials revealed more details about a malware infection that impacted systems at the Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. The malware attack received media attention last week when Wired.com reported malware had infected the cockpits of fighter drones used by the Air Force. Citing sources on the base, Wired reported that the malware was first discovered in September and had resisted attempts to clean computer systems.

Walking the tightrope between data security and the desire for maximum performance is a high-wire act well known to organizations that rely on the critical information contained within their databases. Their search for the right mix now prompts them to find the best way to identify users tapping into sensitive databases, while minimizing any impact on performance. Anonymity—there are times when it is not only desirable but vital.

Akamai Technologies, the Cambridge, Massachusetts based company that at any point delivers between 15-30% of all global Web traffic, today introduced two new solutions designed to address the increasingly complex challenges of doing business online– Akamai DDoS Defender and Akamai Compliance Management Modules.

On Wednesday, SIEM vendor LogRhythm announced the latest release of its SIEM-focused security intelligence platform, LogRhythm 6.0. The release is a step forward, and includes pattern recognition and responsive monitoring, which can act on its own if warranted. In addition, baseline changes offer faster indexing and processing of logs, as well as increased storage capacity.

A service outage at Research in Motion spanning the past two days has left millions of BlackBerry users in certain parts of the world without the ability to send or receive emails, and in some cases browse the Web from their mobile devices.After a response Monday that offered no information as to the reasons behind the outage, today RIM shared some information on the incident that disrupted service to BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile...

Zenprise, Inc., a provider of enterprise mobile management and security software, today said that it has secured a $30 million round of financing led by prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners.The cash injection will be used to support Zenprise’s growth and accelerate its product development, sales and marketing efforts, the company said.

Microsoft released fixes for 23 security vulnerabilities today as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday. The patches are tucked away in eight security bulletins, two of which are rated “critical.” The two critical bulletins address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (MS11-081) as well as .NET Framework and Silverlight (MS11-078).

New information from F-Secure shows that the German government appears to have paid €2 million Euros for the Federal Trojan, which the CCC analyzed and publicly reported on last weekend. In addition, several German states have confirmed the software’s usage, according to local media.

Event image poster

The leading global conference series for Operations, Control Systems and IT/OT Security professionals to connect on SCADA, DCS PLC and field controller cybersecurity.

Learn More

Application Security

Application Security

Application security and vulnerability management platform DefectDojo has raised $7 million in Series A funding.

ICS/OT

ICS/OT

Report finds most organizations have suffered financial impact of $500,000 or more from cyberattacks on cyber-physical systems over past year.

Daily Briefing Newsletter

Subscribe to the SecurityWeek Email Briefing to stay informed on the latest cybersecurity news, threats, and expert insights. Unsubscribe at any time.