Top news of the week: 04.01.2022.
Threats And Attacks
Why Cyber Due Diligence Is Essential to the M&A Process
That announcement may feel good, but if your prospective acquisition's cybersecurity levels are substandard, it might be best to hold off.
Cyber attack on UK's Defence Academy had 'significant' impact, officer in charge at the time reveals
Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who has since retired, says the "sophisticated" hack on the MOD's Defence Academy in March 2021 had "consequences for operations". He spoke to Sky News for his ...
Innovations And Trends
PulseTV discloses potential credit card breach
U.S. online store PulseTV disclosed a potential credit card data breach, more than 200,000 customers have been impacted. U.S. online store PulseTV has disclosed a credit card data breach ...
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS OF 2021 AND FORECAST OF TECHNOLOGY IN 2022
Technologies created during the pandemic in 2021 were based on three main themes: people-orientedness, resilient delivery and independence from location. The way they work had to change due ...
Data Privacy
How Evolving Privacy Regulations Affect Consumer Health Apps
Health technology providers - including makers of mobile health apps, personal health records, fitness devices and other related products - must keep a watchful eye
Financial industry spending millions to deal with breaches in 2019
A new study says financial services organizations experienced an average of 10 attacks a year and spent an average of $1.3 million to restore services after each DNS attack.
Startups And Investments
How the U.S. can be better prepared against cybersecurity threats
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Susan Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, about why U.S. cybersecurity infrastructure is lacking and how to fix it.
Inside a Techstars Accelerator: How To Choose The Right Accelerator For Your Company
Each year, Techstars runs about 45-50 accelerators around the world. How do you choose the right one for you and your startup? This article can help.
Companies And Services
CISA highlights the gains (and security risks) of increased automation in the manufacturing sector
New CISA report on the manufacturing sector said while many companies may need to automate to offset worker shortages, they also need to invest in cybersecurity talent so they can more ...
Russian businessman's Kremlin ties could prove intelligence 'gold mine' for US, former official says
A Russian businessman who appeared in US court Monday on securities fraud charges could be a valuable asset in US efforts to gather more information on Russian interference in the 2016 ...
Business And Industries
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 35 Deals Announced in December 2021
SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity M&A roundup for December 2021 lists 35 deals, including ones that involved hundreds of millions or billions of dollars.
Connecting the dots on diversity in cybersecurity recruitment
To tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage, we need to recruit from a wider, more diverse talent pool.