Top news of the week: 28.12.2021.
Threats And Attacks
Summary of Cyber Threats
Late last month, Daniel R. Coats, Director of National Intelligence reported on Threats to US national security gave the 40,000 foot view of cyber threats. I'm
The Worst Hacks of 2021
It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware.
Innovations And Trends
The Future of Work Has Changed, and Your Security Mindset Needs to Follow
VPNs have become a vulnerability that puts organizations at risk of cyberattacks.
The Internet of Lost Identities Hackwerk
Sendung Hackwerk, Folge The Internet of Lost Identities – 21. Dez. 2021
Data Privacy
SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs
Application Programming Interface. APIs. Where would we be without them? Related: Supply-chain exposures on the rise APIs are the snippets of code that interconnect the underlying ...
When ransomware is also ‘leakware’, what can you do?
Extortionists like multiple levers In my last blog, I wrote about the perils of data growth and the increased ‘attack surface’ it presents, which was part of a wider message on data and ...
Startups And Investments
White House to discuss software development with tech executives, calling it 'key national security concern'
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has invited the CEOs of major software firms to discuss ways to improve software security following the emergence of a critical ...
The Best Way to Protect Your Data: Continuous Security Validation
Security validation is a cybersecurity method that provides companies with an extensive security report on what could happen if they suffer from a cyberattack.
Companies And Services
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it will suspend work with Alibaba Cloud as a cybersecurity threat intelligence partner for six months
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it will suspend work with Alibaba Cloud as a cybersecurity threat intelligence partner after the firm reported a critical security ...
Log4j makes waves in the US financial industry
Like the SolarWinds attack, experts say Log4j is ubiquitous and of particular concern for financial sector institutions (FSIs).
Business And Industries
2021 Cybersecurity Person Of The Year: Jen Easterly
CISA Director leads the U.S. in its fight against cybercrime
Salesforce CTO talks e-commerce cybersecurity threat trends for 2022
Dr. Taher Elgamal, CTO at Salesforce, talks about the obstacles retailers face and his expectations for the threat landscape in 2022.