The government of Australia has launched Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) facility in Sydney which aims to promote cybersecurity systems across government, business, and academia. The facility is a part of the government’s $47 million JCSC program that bridges...
Travel metasearch engine and fare aggregator website Orbitz became the victim of a grim cyber heist on Tuesday, March 21, 2018. Orbitz, a subsidiary of Expedia Inc., fears that hackers may have accessed crucial payment cards data of nearly...
The Indian Army has issued a warning to users of social messenger application, WhatsApp, alleging that Chinese hackers are targeting them to extract personal data. The Army took to the microblogging site, Twitter to urge users to use WhatsApp...
Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder signed legislation on March 19, 2018 exempting open-records disclosure of cybersecurity-related information. “Michigan is a leader in addressing cybersecurity and I’m proud that this legislation takes an additional step toward addressing the safety and...
To support local authorities against the risk of cyber attacks, Scottish Digital Office for Local Government has appointed Andy Grayland as the chief information security officer (CISO) to the department.
Grayland will be involved in providing leadership to help local...
Palo Alto Networks announced the takeover of cloud security platform, Evident.io. The deal worth $300 million will be completed during Palo Alto Networks' third fiscal quarter. Founded in 2013, Evident.io is a privately held firm backed by Google Venture,...
New innovations in financial technology tend to be discussed as if the financial industry is only now being impacted by technological innovation. The fact is that banks and technology have always complemented each other.
Technology making financial innovation possible can...
A number of changes were debated upon the Homeland Security Act of 2002 earlier this month. The new DHS bill includes a headquarter for DHS and advanced strategies for the department. It authorizes new responsibilities for chief privacy officer...
The world today faces the unforgiving, relentless surge of cyber scourge globally, impacting hundreds and thousands of businesses and governments. It is, therefore, ironical that many trainers remain unprepared to undertake the behemoth transformation required to offer critical cybersecurity...
Cybersecurity industry is marred by a perennial skill gap. While there are several efforts by organizations to close this skill gap, the numbers and data show otherwise. In fact, surveys have projected that the gap between cybersecurity professionals and...
