Top news of the week: 08.02.2022.
Threats And Attacks
Russian Gamaredon Hackers Targeted 'Western Government Entity' in Ukraine
Russian Gamaredon hacking group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity operating in Ukraine amidst ongoing geopolitical tentions
The Real-World Impact of the Global Cybersecurity Workforce Gap on Cyber Defenders
The effect is nuanced — and fundamental to cyber defense for organizations and nations.
Innovations And Trends
Cybersecurity Considerations for Web3
We’ve begun a major shift in how the internet is structured. Our current Web2, defined by a read/write architecture that, until recently was dominated by
Making sense of federal cybersecurity critical infrastructure guidance
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued best practices around nine cybersecurity goals for control systems in response to the 2021 Presidential Memorandum. ...
Data Privacy
Mechanism underlying cookie popups found in breach of GDPR
A fundamental element of the mechanism by which the advertising industry requests tracking consent from web users has been found in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Europe’s most used consent system deemed incompatible with EU privacy rules
Belgium's data watchdog found that a popular mechanism for managing user preferences in Europe violates several General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provisions, and it requested ...
Startups And Investments
Travel experiences app Headout survives the Omicron surge, grabs $30M more in funding
Though the COVID-19 pandemic almost immediately devasted the business of travel booking startup Headout, the company has been able to return to growth as domestic travel rebounded in recent ...
Cybersecurity Predictions For 2022
This article will highlight the potential threat vectors and protections that may have a large-scale and global impact in 2022.
Companies And Services
These are the 7 market incentive cases for cybersecurity, says Comcast’s Garg
At the USENIX Enigma Conference, Vaibhav Garg, senior director of cybersecurity research and public policy for Comcast Cable, argued that forces that once seemed misaligned for ...
How to make cybersecurity a top priority for boards and CFOs
Security is moving higher on the agendas of boards of directors. At a time when most budgets are shrinking, worldwide security spending is expected to grow, according to this IDC report.
Business And Industries
EXCLUSIVE iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm-sources
A flaw in Apple's software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhones in 2021 was simultaneously abused by a competing company, according to five people familiar ...
