CyberArk, a company involved in privileged account security, shared recommendations from information security executives at Global 1000 enterprises on how to securely drive innovation via Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
The report, “The CISO View: Protecting Privileged Access in Robotic Process...
A ransomware attack on a U.S. natural gas supplying facility brought its operations to a standstill for two days when the organization’s incidence response team implemented a deliberate and controlled shutdown to contain the ransomware spread. In an alert...
South Africa-based Nedbank faced a customer data breach through a third-party service provider, Computer Facilities (Pty) Ltd. This firm takes care of Nedbank’s SMS and email marketing campaigns. Nedbank’s data breach has potentially affected its 1.7 million customers of...
Endpoint protection firm SentinelOne announced that it raised US$200 million in Series E funding led by private equity firm Insight Partners along with the participation from Tiger Global Management, Qualcomm Ventures LLC, Vista Public Strategies of Vista Equity Partners,...
A recent survey from security firm, Extreme Networks, revealed that organizations remain highly vulnerable to IoT-based attacks. The research, which surveyed 540 security professionals across organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, found that 84% of organizations have IoT...
The notorious hacking group, OurMine, briefly took over the official Twitter handle of FC Barcelona and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) verified and blue ticked handle of Olympics. The hacking and corresponding account takeover occurred on February 16, 2020....
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) partnered with Girlguiding South West England to educate girl students on cryptography, language analysis, and digital forensics using real-life examples. Both the parties also jointly conducted CyberFirst events aimed at developing cybersecurity...
A new survey from University of Phoenix and the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) found that 59% of surveyed companies with 100 or more employees plan to staff information security professionals in 2020. However, candidates in the job...
Mapua, a Philippines-based technology university, recently joined hands with the security firm Sophos Group to offer cybersecurity courses and training to university students. The new training alliance comes on the heels of a skills shortage in the cybersecurity sector...
The second annual cybersecurity month in Japan kicked off in the first week of February 2019. Following this, a slew of four high profile companies including Mitsubishi Electric, Kobe Steel, Pasco and NEC, having contracts with the Ministry of...
