Top news of the week: 27.01.2022.
Companies And Services
An 'ingredients list' for software could help prevent the next log4j
It could help companies respond faster to major bugs.
Human Rights Watch Among Pegasus Spyware Targets
The targeting of a Human Rights Watch staff member with Pegasus spyware underscores the urgent need to regulate the global trade in surveillance technology.
Ransomware hackers' new tactic: Calling you directly
Wayne didn’t know his son’s school district had been hacked — its files stolen and computers locked up and held for ransom — until last fall when the hackers
Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected
A surge in identity theft during the pandemic underscores how easy it has become to obtain people’s private data. As hackers are all too happy to explain, many of them are cashing in on it.
Cyber struggles for finance sector may get worse in 2022
The past year brought on or exacerbated several trends in IT security facing the U.S. financial industry. Going into the third year of this pandemic, the same cyberthreats are expected to ...
House Democrats unveil major legislation on innovation, cybersecurity and the supply chain
The America COMPETES Act, released Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., includes $52 billion in financial incentives to entice semiconductor manufacturers to set up shop in the ...
White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt ‘zero trust’ in new memo
The strategy was shaped by the response to vulnerabilities like the Log4j exploit.
It’s that time: Enter your company, product and leaders for the 25th annual SC Awards
For a quarter of a century, we have recognized the best that the vendor community has to offer in products, leadership, and services. This year, we bring a number of new categories, ...