Collaborate Disseminate
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Donuts in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on Thursday, September 26, 2019. The complaint alleges fraudulent, deceptive and illegal conduct, and focuses on Dunkin’ Donuts… Continue reading Dunkin’ Donuts Sued by New York’s State Attorney General Over Data Breaches
A new survey of CISO attitudes conducted by Symantec and Dr Chris Brauer of Goldsmiths, University of London will surprise few CISOs, but should be required reading for other business leaders. It describes adrenaline junkies that fear burnout and worry… Continue reading There Is Life for the CISO After a Breach
In a paper warning about the evolution of what it calls ‘disruptionware’, the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) highlights ransomware and RDP access as the current focus of a new development that “sees adversaries disrupting busin… Continue reading Organizations Warned of Dual Threat Posed by RDP and Disruptive Ransomware
Pleasanton, California-based cyber insurance firm Cowbell Cyber has emerged from stealth, announcing its Cowbell Factor product with $3.3 million seed funding from leading insurance, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence venture funds, including Ma… Continue reading Cyber Insurance Firm Cowbell Emerges From Stealth With $3.3 Million Seed Funding
A decade ago, being named as CISO was considered the highest rung achievable from within the security function. This is changing, driven by increasing cyber awareness in the boardroom, the embedding of cyber risk in every part of the business through d… Continue reading Being CISO Is No Longer a Dead-End Job
Dataswift, a Cambridge, UK-based company founded by Professor Irene Ng in 2015, has raised nearly $2 million (£1.6 million pounds) in seed funding from IQ Capital, with participation from Pacific & Orient Properties Ltd and Alphanumeric Corporation… Continue reading Dataswift Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Personal Data Sharing
A previously undocumented attack group, given the name the Tortoiseshell Group, is targeting middle eastern IT firms in an apparent supply chain move against their customers. Researchers at Symantec have discovered 11 IT firms, mostly in Saudi Arabia, … Continue reading Supply Chain Likely Target in Attacks by Tortoiseshell Group on Saudi IT Firms
Bochum, Germany-based VMRay has closed a $10 million Series B funding round led by Digital+ Partners, bringing the total raised to date to just under $14 million. The money will be used in both marketing and R&D. R&D is based in Germany, while … Continue reading Malware Sandboxing Firm VMRay Raises $10 Million
That foreign nations will attempt to interfere with the U.S. 2020 elections is a given.
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Continue reading Securing the 2020 Elections From Multifarious Threats
MobiHok is a new Android RAT marketed by the actor known as mobeebom. It is a recycled version of the older, established SpyNote RAT.
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Continue reading Recycled Source Code Used to Create New MobiHok Android RAT