Hackers Demand US$ 5 Million in Ransom from Mexico’s Pemex
Pemex, a Mexican state-owned petroleum company is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. The attackers demanded around US$5 million ransom in bitcoins to...
Cloud data management startup Druva raises $130 million, Joins the Unicorn Club
Druva, a cloud data management and protection services provider, recently raised $130 million in a funding round led by Viking Global Investors along with...
Taiwan bans China-made semiconductors as per new cybersecurity law
With an aim to build a secure information environment and safeguard national security, the Taiwan government has banned cable television providers from procuring semiconductors...
Cloud security startup Guardicore raises $60 million
Guardicore, a provider of internal data center and cloud security, recently announced that it has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round...
Infosec Superwoman: Barbara Endicott-Popovsky
Barbara Endicott-Popovsky is the founder and lead instructor for the Certificate in Information Security & Risk Management. She also teaches cybersecurity in several UW...
Check Point partners with Ericom to jointly prevent browser-based attacks
Cybersecurity solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies recently announced the integration of its software solutions with Ericom Software, a web security solutions provider for...
ICO fines Uber over data protection failings
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Uber £385,000 ($491,284) for failing to protect customers’ personal data during a cyber-attack in 2016, and...
ICO fines Heathrow Airport Limited over USB drive data breach
Information Commissioner Office recently fined Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) with £120,000 ($1,56,548) for failing to secure the sensitive information about the airport staff. The...
ICO fines Equifax for 2017 customer data breach
Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 ($660,000) fine by the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) for failing to protect the...
Blockpass makes investment in Holdex, offers premium compliant ICO platform
ACN Newswire: Digital identity verification platform Blockpass has announced an investment in partner Holdex and the offering of a production ready premium compliant ICO...