In yet another move to strengthen its cybersecurity efforts, Facebook has hired Nathaniel Gleicher, as its first head of cybersecurity policy. After acquiring Confirm.io, a startup that authenticates government-issued IDs for third-party vendors, this is the social media giant’s...
National Cash Register (NCR) Corporation and Diebold Nixdorf, two leading financial self-service providers in the United States, have issued warning against cyber breaches that make ATMs gush out cash incessantly. Terming the hack as 'jackpotting' the self-service kiosk makers...
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck lost 58 billion yen ($530 million) in what has dubbed as biggest cryptocurrency heist ever recorded. On Friday, the website halted sales and withdrawals of the currency NEM, and later extended restrictions to other cryptocurrencies...
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, launched a new subsidiary by the name of Chronicle on 24th January 2018. Launched as a cybersecurity intelligence and analytics platform, Chronicle aims to filter and analyze constantly accumulating data for cyber...
In its latest move to become a distinctly secure social media platform, Facebook acquired Boston based Confirm.io, its 66th acquisition since 2005. The startup creates software to authenticate government-sanctioned IDs by third parties, even including biometric interface. Founded in...
The memory of the last data leak, which compromised information of more than 45 million mobile phone subscribers, is still fresh in the minds of Malaysian citizens and now they have been hit by a new blow. This time...
Amazon Web Services acquired Sqrrl Data Inc., a cybersecurity startup. The Massachusetts firm established in 2012 owes its origins to Unites States Intelligence Community and National Security Agency. It has earned a name for itself in the software markets...
A recent report by A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm, suggests that ASEAN should spend nearly $171 billion on cybersecurity by 2025, in order to safeguard the bloc’s budding digital economy. The report which was published to elaborate...
In an interview with The Guardian, UK’s National Cyber Security Centre Chief, Ciaran Martin agreed that the country has been fortunate, not to have encountered a category one (C1) cyber-attack, yet. However, he also mentioned that it was a...
The National Audit Office of Australia recently pointed out to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), that they didn’t conform to the basic cyber security requirements, during the 2016 federal elections. While spending $27.2 million for acquiring automatic ballot scanning...
