Top news of the week: 24.08.2021.
Threats And Attacks
Wanted: Disgruntled Employees to Deploy Ransomware
Apparently now that includes emailing employees directly and asking them to unleash the malware inside their employer’s …
How Cyber Insurance Can Protect Your Business from Breach of Privacy Claims
By Irena Ducic, Growth Marketer, Embroker Article text: Every company that stores and handles sensitive customer, partner, or vendor information has the responsibility to protect that data ...
Innovations And Trends
What emerging technologies are keeping CEOs up at night?
The AI winter is here. It's AR now winning the emerging technologies race.
Practical cybersecurity skills are in high demand but extremely hard to find
Apratim Purakayastha, CTO, Skillsoft talks in detail about the skills that a cybersecurity professional must acquire to be at the top of one's game
Data Privacy
Health Data Breach Tally Update: Ransomware Persists
Several ransomware incidents have been added to the federal tally of major health data breaches in recent weeks, with no signs of these attacks abating.
China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect Nov. 1
China's National People's Congress on Friday passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy and will implement the policy from Nov. 1, according to state media outlet Xinhua.
Startups And Investments
The SEC’s Clear Reminder About the Need for Quality Cybersecurity Disclosures
Read our latest post from Paul Ferrillo (Seyfarth Shaw LLP), Bob Zukis (USC Marshall School of Business), and Christophe Veltsos (Minnesota State University).
Companies And Services
Apple Goes Up Against Google V. Oracle Lawyer In Rebooted Legal War With Corellium
Tom Goldstein helped Google win in the Supreme Court in the decades-long fight with Oracle. He’s now fighting Apple in his work with cybersecurity startup Corellium as their legal tussle ...
psw707
Paul’s Security Weekly Episode #707 – August 19, 2021 Subscribe to all of our shows and mailing list by visiting: https://securityweekly.com/subscribe 1. Tractorload of John Deere Vulns, ...
Business And Industries
Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call
The rampage of Ransomware is a wake-up call. We live in an increasingly hyper-connected world that impacts all aspects of our lives. Managing and protecting data is a security imperative ...
A-To-Z Guide To Cybersecurity Careers In 2021
There’s a job for everyone who wants to fight cybercrime