Firewall maker Check Point Software in an earnings call touted a strong fourth quarter - and a future that won't involve co-founder Gil Shwed as company CEO. Shwed has headed the publicly traded, $19 billion Israeli pure-play cybersecurity company for three decades.
Fast-growing cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz snagged a former Zscaler executive as its new chief operating officer and president as the company prepares to go public. Wiz announced Monday that Dali Rajic has jumped to the New York-headquartered company.
Remote desktop application provider AnyDesk acknowledged that hackers recently had gained unauthorized access to the company's production systems in a cyberattack. The firm said it has revoked all security-related certificates as a precaution and is rolling out a new code-signing certificate.
The number of victims who opt to pay a ransom appears to have declined to a record low. During the last three months of 2023, an average of 29% of organizations hit by ransomware paid a ransom - a notable shift from what ransomware watchers saw in recent years.
This week, former CIA programmer gets 40-year sentence, zero trust prevents widespread damage, possible ransomware attack in Georgia, alleged hacker detained in Ukraine, USB-spread malware in Italy, LockBit attack on non-bank home mortgage lender, and Ukrainian critical infrastructure disrupted.
Okta announced layoffs amounting to 7% of its workforce in a restructuring that will cost 400 employees their jobs. Thursday's disclosure is the second round of layoffs the company has undergone in the past 12 months. CEO Todd McKinnon said the cuts are needed to run Okta with "greater efficiency."
Thanks to the massive Anthem hack, for nearly a decade 2015 has been the record year for U.S. health data breaches - with 112.5 million people affected. But 2023 shattered that record, big-time. Will 2024 be another banner year for health data compromises?
Social media accounts - especially those tied to government agencies, big-name companies and high-profile individuals - continue to be a top target for takeover by fraudsters and scammers, especially when it comes to X, formerly known as Twitter. What's the best way to keep these accounts secure?
Cloud providers told the government they aren't very happy about a proposed regulation requiring them to verify the identity of foreign customers, but their complaints are unlikely to stop the U.S. Department of Commerce from proceeding with the rule.
While ransomware groups rightly have a reputation for being morally and ethically bankrupt, many do play things straight with their victims. But RansomedVC is a notable exception. In some ways, it is "more dangerous" because of its expert ability to lie, according to researcher Jon DiMaggio.
A California insurance broker that handles employee benefits, workers' compensation and property liability is notifying more than 1.5 million individuals about a ransomware/data exfiltration attack last August that involved health insurance information, passport numbers and Social Security numbers.
A Texas-based physical and occupational therapy provider is notifying nearly 4 million patients that they have joined the soaring tally of victims of a data theft incident at a Nevada medical transcription vendor last year. The supply chain hack appears to have affected at least 14 million people.
In the latest weekly update, Troy Leach, CSO at Cloud Security Alliance, joins three editors at ISMG to discuss important cybersecurity issues, including how generative AI is enhancing multi-cloud security, AI's influence on authentication processes, and the state of zero trust and IoT security.
A nation-state hacking group run by Russian intelligence gained access to a Microsoft "legacy, non-production test tenant account" and used it to authorize malicious Office 365 OAuth applications, access Outlook, and steal Microsoft and customers' emails and attachments, Microsoft said.
This week, U.S. short seller lender EquiLend Holdings was hacked, the Ivanti exploitation continued, Apple addressed the first zero-day of 2024, Ukraine said hackers had hit a Russian research center, Kasseika ransomware evolved, North Korean hackers were active, and Trello experienced a data leak.
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