BlackBerry software flaw could affect cars and medical devices
A cybersecurity flaw in BlackBerry-designed software could expose cars and medical equipment that use it, possibly risking exfiltration or destruction of highly sensitive systems and data. This information comes from the U.S. drugs regulator and a federal agency.
The warning comes on the heels o...
Don’t make cybersecurity the end user’s problem
Human beings are the weakest link in the chain of cybersecurity, you often hear. Roel van Rijsewijk from Thales is very annoyed about this approach. The reason for this is that the responsibility in this area lies not with the people who deal with it, but with the end users. That must and can be do...
86% of organizations expect to be victim of major cyberattack
The staggering numbers come from a new report by Trend Micro and the Ponemon Institute. The greatest risk is in the North American region. The survey also shows that 80% of organizations reported they are likely to experience a data breach.
The global survey results show that the areas of concer...
Marketing company OneMoreLead leaked 63 million records
OneMoreLead, a business-to-business marketing company, has been found to have exposed the records of more than 63 million US citizens. The exposure occurred as a result of a misconfigured database. The data was on an unsecured database the company left open.
The discoverers, Ran Locar and Noam R...
Sophos acquires Refactr to automate enterprise code security
This acquisition opens a new chapter in enterprise code security with the unique CI/CD pipeline, which allows for close collaboration between cybersecurity teams and developers.
Sophos Group PLC, a provider of cybersecurity, recently made waves when it acquired the startup Refactr.Inc.
This S...
Ivanti acquires RiskSense, adds cybersecurity capabilities
Ivanti, a significant player in the information technology infrastructure management space, announced on Monday that it acquired RiskSense, a venture-backed startup, to pad its cybersecurity capabilities. The deal is just the latest of several acquisitions Ivanti has announced recently.
Ivanti i...
Biden: Next war will probably be sparked by cyber attack on the US
President Joe Biden had some stern comments to make over the recent state-sponsored and criminal ransomware attacks, suggesting that if the US were to be involved in a 'real shooting war,' it would probably be over one of these cyberattacks.
The comments come after the recent REvil ransomware at...
Sophos buys Salt Lake City-based startup Braintrace
Sophos announced on Thursday that it is acquiring Braintrace, a startup with technology that detects malicious data traffic in enterprises’ on-premises and public cloud environments. Sophos is a major player in the cybersecurity game and is owned by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm that acquire...
Coalition of NATO states form coalition against Chinese cyberattacks
A coalition of NATO member states, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan are coming together to reckon with the problem of Chinese state-sponsored hacks.
The first of many actions the new joint effort aims to take includes publicly blaming China’s Ministry of State Security (MS...
Netskope gets a $300M funding, now valued at $7.5B
The latest funding round for the cloud security startup was led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from Accel and Sequoia Capital Global Equities.
Netskope is a rising cybersecurity platform that competes in the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) segment. Its services include helping employees s...
Rapid 7 finds four important vulnerabilities in Sage Business Cloud X3
Rapid7 released important details regarding four vulnerabilities found in SageX3. One has even been rated as critical. Sage has developed patches for three of the vulnerabilities which have been accessible since March.
What vulnerabilities did Rapid7 find?
Rapid7 disclosed details regarding t...
Linux security firm Capsule8 is acquired by Sophos
Sophos Group has announced that it has acquired the startup Capsule8 by Linux. Sophos will integrate their Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Capsule8’s attack detection technology.
Capsule8 was founded back in 2016 specifically for Linux production environments. It provides attack detectio...