In order to strengthen the country’s financial sector technology, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently announced the launch of S$30 million (US$22 million) cybersecurity capabilities grant. The new allocation helps Singapore’s financial institutions strengthen their cyber resilience and...
The technology company Voith joined hands with digital security provider Kudelski Group to deliver new end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for industrial markets in North America. Voith stated the partnership provides end-to-end products and services by using Industrial Internet of Things...
Israel-based startup Panorays recently partnered with Japanese insurance giant Sompo to expand its business platform throughout Japan. The third-party security management provider stated that it will cooperate with Sompo’s risk management and the cybersecurity business units.
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Cisco recently announced that it’s partnering with the United Kingdom police forces to provide them cybersecurity training through the Cisco Networking Academy. The California-based company stated that it’s going to train more than 120,000 police officers across England, Scotland,...
An unprotected Elasticsearch database exposed personal details of 57 million U.S. citizens for almost two weeks. Bob Diachenko, Director of Cyber Risk Research at Hacken, discovered that the unsecured server was left visible online without a password exposing customers’...
Amazon recently reported a technical error that exposed users’ personal information like names and email addresses. In an email sent to its customers, Amazon Customer Service cautioned that the company unintentionally exposed the users’ data due to a technical...
Censys, a cybersecurity startup recently announced that it has raised $2.6 million in a funding round led by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), Greylock Partners, and several other angel investors. The Michigan-based startup stated it will use the...
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 not reporting the breach in a timely manner. The taxi-aggregator was also slammed by the...
The victims of the Anthem’s data breach are going to receive payouts in the class action settlement. The American health insurance company stated that it has reached a settlement in the class action lawsuit.
“Anthem has reached a settlement to...
A ransomware attack forced East Ohio Regional Hospital (EORH) and Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC) to divert its emergency squad patients to other area hospital emergency rooms. The malicious software infected the computer systems and disrupted the hospital emergency...
