In a massive botched data transfer, Sweden’s Transport Agency sent information about every vehicle in the country to marketers. The agency believed it was moving the data to cloud storage via an outsourcing agreement with IBM, but apparently, the...
The director of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has publicly stated his objection to any cooperative U.S.-Russian cybersecurity unit. It has been reported that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin supposedly discussed the idea in private...
Sources report that the company behind Snapchat has acquired Strong.Codes, a Swiss company that specialized in creating barriers to the lifting of code from software. Snap recently hired Laurent Balmelli, the co-founder and software engineer of Strong.Codes. Apparently, Balmelli...
According to reports, Blackstone Group is in advanced stage of negotiations with Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group to acquire 40% of the stakes at an estimated value of $400 million. As a second buyer, Clearsky is expected to collaborate...
European Commission vice-president and digital chief of European Union, Andrus Ansip, is planning to set up a new office to certify the cybersecurity level of the technology products to make them competitive on a global scale.
In September, Ansip will...
The attorney general of the United States, Jeff Sessions, announced the shutdown of two “dark web” marketplaces, AlphaBay and Hansa. These sites were clearing houses for the illegal trade of products such as guns and drugs, including fentanyl and...
The number of malicious apps dedicated to attacking the Apple iOS — which is the system for devices such as the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch — has more than tripled over the past three quarters. The amount of...
The healthcare field has incorporated a wide variety of IoT devices into its infrastructure in recent years. Both doctors and nurses use everything from glucometers to infusion pumps to laptops, but there may be assumptions about the cybersecurity of...
Former senior vice president of corporate development and global alliances at FireEye, Ken Gonzalez is joining Trident Capital Cybersecurity (TCC) as a managing director. TCC is a $300 million cybersecurity venture firm, mainly focusing on investment in early stage...
Jamaica has recently grabbed the top position in cybersecurity in the Caribbean on the Global Cybersecurity Index, according to a report produced by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Index featured 134 member states who responded to questions based...
