Thoma Bravo Acquires Sophos for US$3.9 Billion
Cybersecurity firm Sophos is acquired by Thoma Bravo LLC, a private equity investment firm, in an all-cash deal of US$3.9 billion. Under the terms...
Nigeria Among Top 10 Countries Impacted by Mobile Malware: Kaspersky Lab
In its report titled “Mobile Malware Evolution 2019,” global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab states that Nigeria is among the top 10 countries in the...
Silence Hacking Crew Threatens of a DDoS Attack Against Australian Banks
Australian banking and financial institutions received extortion emails threatening them of possible distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against them. To avert this situation...
54% of Organizations Don’t Follow Best Data Security Practices: Report
Cybersecurity firm Netwrix announced the release of its report called “2020 Data Risk & Security” that surveyed nearly 1,045 decision-makers in the security field...
Raytheon Partners IronNet for Enhanced Protection for OT/IT Systems
Military contracting giant Raytheon and cybersecurity startup IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. have partnered to develop cyber solutions for defense of operational and information technology (OT/IT)...
Canadians Neglect Personal Data Security: Equifax Reports
Most individuals in Canada think they’re not vulnerable to identity thefts and neglect checking credit reports that help detect fraud, a recent consumer survey...
