According to Reuters, Toutiao — a Chinese news aggregator that has backing from Sequoia Capital and CCB International whose name translates as “headlines” — is in the process of raising $2 billion or more of capital with a valuation...
Three major Chinese companies Tencent, Baidu, and Weibo are under investigation by the Chinese internet regulating authorities on the grounds of violating the new cybersecurity law. The companies are issued notice in the lieu of hosting content that is...
A new survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) points out the relevance of ethics and moral code for enterprises to gain trust of public. The survey report titled “Ethics and Trust in a Digital Age” gauged...
An effort in the U.S. Senate has been launched to impose tougher information security protocols for the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act would require that smart devices meet basic standards if they are to be...
A new strategic partnership to protect energy systems from cyber attacks has been formed. Schneider Electric, which specializes in the management of energy systems, and Claroty, which focuses on network protection systems, have signed a partnership agreement to facilitate...
In an attempt to counter the increasing incidents of cyber attacks, the Australian government has decided to share declassified cybersecurity data from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) with telcos and internet service providers (ISPs). The plan was announced back...
Steganography, an ancient practice of hiding secret content and text messages inside non-suspicious messages, is being increasingly used by cybercriminals to attack the businesses around the world, according to a recent research by the Kaspersky Lab. The attackers are...
Israeli startups are currently on track to break the previously held fundraising record of $4.8 billion. The total value of funding received by the Israeli startups has already touched $2.3 billion during the first six months of 2017. This is...
In a major cyber breach, hackers have reportedly broken into the American television network HBO and subsequently leaked the forthcoming episodes and scripts of popular TV show “Game of Thrones.” New episodes from other shows including “Ballers” and “Room 104”...
In a recent announcement, Ontario-based content management company OpenText said it is all set to acquire Guidance Software as a fully owned subsidiary for an overall price of $240 million in a deal that is expected to close by...
