Italy to set up its own cybersecurity agency
Italy is set to create a national agency that will enable it to fight cyberattacks. A draft decree shows that Italy plans to press ahead with its plans to build a unified cloud infrastructure that will ensure security is tightened for public administration data storage.
The country is among seve... Read more
Updated GitHub policies vow to eliminate exploitative code to protect against attacks
GitHub, the open-source platform for developers, has officially stated that they are updating their site's policies regarding exploit code and malware uploaded onto the platform\
Details about the updated policies
GitHub has stated that they will not allow their platform to be used in direct ... Read more
Cyberattack hits world’s largest meat processor
Brazil-based JBS Foods reveals cyberattack disrupted production on two continents
JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, has become the latest casualty of a cybersecurity attack, the company revealed on Monday.
The cyber attackers struck JBS operations in Australia and North America,... Read more
Hackers spend more than 250 hours undetected in targeted networks
Sophos released the Active Adversary Playbook 2021 on May 18, detailing how attackers behave, as well as what tools, techniques, and procedures (TTP) threat detectors and incident responders witnessed in 2020 and early 2021.
The median amount of time hackers spent in breached systems without bei... Read more
Proofpoint releases its “Voice of the CISO” report for 2021
The first edition of the new study looks at the impact the pandemic has had on cybersecurity officers.
Proofpoint this week released its inaugural 2021 Voice of the CISO report. The cybersecurity and compliance company said the study explores key challenges facing chief information security offi... Read more
Imperva to acquire CloudVector for API security capabilities
Imperva, the cybersecurity company, announced on Monday that it plans to acquire API security company CloudVector. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. Imperva says that the acquisition will help it accelerate its roadmap and give it more ground in the web app and API protecti... Read more
Accenture acquires cybersecurity firm Openminded
Accenture has closed a deal with French cyber security company Openminded for an acquisition. With the acquisition, Accenture wants to increase its presence in the field of cybersecurity in Europe.
Openminded was founded in 2008 and is managed from a security operations centre. The company offer... Read more
Cybersecurity company Rapid7 acquires Velociraptor
Rapid7 has announced that it has acquired Velociraptor. The organisation develops the open-source platform of the same name for cybersecurity monitoring. It is not known how was paid for the acquisition.
Velociraptor, not to be confused with the hard drives, is a platform that was founded by for... Read more
Hackers breached Pulse Secure VPN of companies and government agencies
Suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure LLC virtual private network appliances, breaching multiple U.S. government agencies.
The attacks were confirmed by FireEye, Pulse Secure itself and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and ... Read more
2020 saw a surge in cybersecurity startup funding
Investments in cybersecurity startups hit a record high of $7.8 billion last year, according to new data from Crunchbase. The increase was led by US investments in the sector, which rose by 22% in 2020 over 2019. This growth is 15% higher than the overall venture capital investments made over the s... Read more