Top news of the week: 22.06.2021.
Threats And Attacks
The Solution to Overcoming Cyber Threats in A 5g World
Optical Wireless Communciations (Owc) Will Be Key For Maximizing Security By Michael Abad-Santos, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, BridgeComm Nearly 6 billion ...
Poland ‘s government announced that it was targeted by an ‘Unprecedented’ series of cyber attacks, hackers hit against institutions and individuals.
Poland ‘s government announced that it was targeted by an ‘Unprecedented’ series of cyber attacks, hackers hit against institutions and individuals. Poland’s parliament had a closed-door ...
Innovations And Trends
Cyber espionage by Chinese hackers in neighbouring nations is on the rise
Researchers warn of growing cyber espionage activities by China-backed PLA unit 69010 hackers in neighbouring nations.
More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to allow access to NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether data is shared with researchers.
Data Privacy
7 things data privacy experts wish you knew about app security
We asked security experts what else we could be doing to prevent smartphone apps from stealing our data.
Standardizing Patient Addresses: Privacy, Security Issues
With a goal of better matching the right patients to all the right medical records, federal regulators have issued new draft technical specifications for
Startups And Investments
Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty raises $140M in pre-IPO funding round
"We are thinking that this is a pre-IPO funding round," said Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi.
DHS Preparing More Cybersecurity Requirements for Pipelines
The Department of Homeland Security unit that's responsible for the safety of the nation's interstate pipelines is preparing new cybersecurity requirements for oil
Companies And Services
Would companies even abide by a ransomware payments ban?
For a ransom ban to work, companies would need to abide by regulations. A new poll suggests businesses would not buy in to such a move.
Government-mandated SBOMs to throw light on software supply chain security
The US government will soon require vendors to provide a software bill of materials to help ensure integrity of an application's components.
Business And Industries
Cybereason: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
The aftermath of a ransomware attack is costly, with 65% of organizations hit by an attack reporting revenue loss, Cybereason said.
First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine
In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial …