The European Central Bank, the central bank of the 19 EU countries using the euro, has reportedly warned against potential Russian cyberattacks, and EU banking institutions are reportedly conducting cyber war games to test resiliency against a potential cyber offensive, according to Reuters.
The arrest of a married New Yorker couple, charged with laundering bitcoins worth $3.6 billion that were stolen from a currency exchange in 2016, highlights the risk facing anyone who wants to launder large amounts of cryptocurrency and stay free long enough to enjoy their alleged rap career.
In a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, the Apache Software Foundation and leaders from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks and The Atlantic Council discussed open-source software security, urging both government and private sector entities to recognize the breadth of the free-to-use software and adversaries' willingness to...
As a CISO in financial services, Bradley Schaufenbuel of Paychex enjoys the velocity of change - no two days are alike. But with that pace comes a corresponding uptick in supply chain risk, which adds a new degree of difficulty to an already challenging leadership role.
Israeli officials announced they will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate reports that the nation's police force used the flagship spyware of Israeli firm NSO Group, called Pegasus, to hack the phones of Israeli public officials, journalists and activists.
Jameeka Green Aaron, CISO of Auth0, says, "We're not protecting technology; we are protecting people." Because of that, she is a strong proponent of "privacy by design" in security controls, and she strongly advocates for viewing fraud and privacy together - not separately.
The CISO for a Dallas-based school district quit his job over the district's handling of a severe data breach that occurred in August 2021. A TV broadcaster has revealed that two students in the district were responsible even though the district claimed the intruder was a "third party."
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that Democratic lawmakers say will help the U.S. compete with China economically when it comes to manufacturing semiconductor chips and bolstering both supply chains and the technology workforce.
Swissport, a global company that provides aviation-related services, confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack on Thursday. The incident has now been contained, and a full system cleanup and recovery process is underway with no significant delays in sight, a company spokesperson says.
As information security officer at MVB Financial Corp., Cara Coleman says the single biggest cybersecurity threat is just keeping up with the pace of attacks - and understanding the sophistication and trickery of the broad range of attackers. Here's how she tackles the challenge.
The ransomware operation known as Alphv - aka BlackCat - appears to be a reboot of the DarkSide group, which rebranded as BlackMatter following serious encryption and victim-selection mistakes. Amid reports that Alphv has disrupted 17 oil terminals in Western Europe, how long until the next rebrand?
A large-scale cyberattack has disrupted operations at oil terminals in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with ransomware affecting fuel distribution, oil storage and transport around the world, including Oiltanking in Germany, SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands.
Eset says it has patched a high-severity privilege escalation bug affecting its clients who use Windows-based systems. The company has released software updates for all affected versions of its product, as well as a workaround, and says no exploits have been reported.
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would bring "new transparency and oversight of software, algorithms and other automated systems" making "critical decisions" for American life. The bill - an updated version of a 2019 proposal - would also combat bias in the use of such technologies, its sponsors say.
ThycoticCentrify renames itself Delinea to grow as a "seamless" security solution. Other acquisitions focus on providing tools to developers to better secure applications and software, boost healthcare device security, fight against chargeback fraud and bring smaller organizations into compliance.
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