500px, a Toronto-based online photo-sharing platform, recently revealed that it suffered a security breach that compromised around 14.8 million users' personal information. In an official statement, 500px stated that an unauthorized intruder gained access to its systems on July...
Symantec Corporation recently announced the acquisition of Software Defined Perimeter and Zero Trust Innovator Luminate Security. Symantec, better known for its Norton security software suite, stated the acquisition reinforces the company’s leadership in cloud security. Its integrated Cyber Defense...
Wahab Yusoff is a veteran in the information technology industry. The Vice President, Asia, of ForeScout Technologies Inc. has assisted a number of organizations in establishing and growing their operations in the Asia Pacific Region. In an exclusive conversation with CISO...
Cybersecurity asset management firm Axonius recently raised $13 million in a series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners along with the participation from existing investors YL Ventures, Vertex, WTI, and Emerge.
The New York-based startup stated that it...
In what was dubbed as the first cryptocurrency hack of 2019, Cryptopia had lost nearly 19,390 ETH tokens in the cyber-attack on January 13. Blockchain analytics firm Elementus recently tweeted that the hackers have cashed out $3.2 million from...
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) of Qatar have launched a cybersecurity framework for establishing mechanisms for compliance with the national standards. Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti pointed out that the need for the...
A researcher discovered a ransomware embedded into a downloadable Super Mario image using steganography method. Matthew Rowen, a security researcher from Bromium, an advanced malware protection services provider, stated he encountered a spreadsheet that contained a trojan sample during his...
vArmour, a cloud security company, recently raised $44 million in a series E funding round led by AllegisCyber and NightDragon along with the participation from existing investors. The Mountain View-based company stated the new investment will support to further...
The parliament of Australia recently stated that they’ve noticed an unknown intruder apparently tried to hack their computer systems. According to the official statement, hackers tried to break into the parliament’s computer network that includes lawmakers’ email archives. However,...
European companies experienced thousands of data breaches since data protection laws were brought in last year, according to a survey conducted by a law firm DLA Piper. In its survey dubbed GDPR Data Breach survey, DLA Piper stated that...
