Cloud-based security solutions provider Securonix has raised more than $1 billion in a private fundraising round led by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, the company said on Monday. click here to read full...
Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $60 million to settle a lawsuit by customers who said the bank exposed their personal data when it twice failed to properly retire some of its older IT infrastructure....
SolarWinds Corp investors have sued the software company’s directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks to the company ahead of a breach that created a vulnerability in thousands of its...
Microsoft said it will provide scholarships or assistance to about 25,000 students and will provide training for new and existing teachers at 150 community colleges across the US. click here to read full Article...
The campaign alarmed officials with its stealth and careful staging. The hackers burrowed into the code production process at SolarWinds, which makes widely used software for managing networks. click here to read full Article...
The upcoming changes will make it mandatory for rail, air companies to name a chief cyber official, disclose hacks to the government, and draft recovery plans if an attack were to occur. click here...
It comes as Congress weighs new legislation concerning data breach notification laws and cybersecurity insurance industry regulation, historically viewed as two of the most consequential policy areas. click here to read full Article Read...
The vulnerability is in Microsoft Azure’s flagship Cosmos DB database. A research team at security company Wiz discovered it was able to access keys that control access to databases. click here to read full...
London’s High Court has ordered Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, to identify hackers and freeze their accounts after one user said it was the victim of a $2.6 million hack. click...
Two senior U.S. senators planned legislation on Thursday that would fight ransomware attacks on U.S. infrastructure by sanctioning countries that harbor cybercriminals and strengthening protections. click here to read full Article Read More on...
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will travel to France this week to discuss spyware sold by Israeli cyber firm NSO that was allegedly used to target French President Emmanuel Macron. click here to read...
Transnet, which operates major South African ports, and a huge railway network that transports minerals and other commodities for export, confirmed its IT applications were experiencing disruptions and it was identifying the cause. click...
The United States took a new stab at Russia’s cybersecurity industry, restricting trade with four IT firms and two other entities over “aggressive and harmful” activities – including digital espionage – that US blames...
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a draft 3-year action plan to develop the cybersecurity industry, estimating the sector may be worth over $38.6 billion by 2023. click here to read...
Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday. click here to read full Article...
Didi Global’s shares fell more than 10% in New York on Friday after China’s cyberspace agency said it had launched an investigation into the Chinese ride-hailing giant to protect national security and the public...
