Apple’s new encrypted browsing feature won’t be available in China, Saudi Arabia and more: report Apple announced a handful of privacy-focused updates at its annual software developer conference on Monday. One called Private Relay particularly piques the interest of…
It’s time for security teams to embrace security data lakes Dan Schoenbaum Contributor Share on Twitter Dan Schoenbaum is a two-time CEO and a two-time COO in cybersecurity. Today, he is a managing partner…
The rise of cybersecurity debt Howard Boville Contributor Share on Twitter Howard Boville is head of IBM Hybrid Cloud. He leads the global cloud business at IBM and helps…
TikTok just gave itself permission to collect biometric data on US users, including ‘faceprints and voiceprints’ A change to TikTok’s U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app “may collect biometric identifiers and…
Supreme Court limits US hacking law in landmark CFAA ruling The Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer who searched a license plate database for an acquaintance in exchange for cash did not…
Fujifilm becomes the latest victim of a network-crippling ransomware attack Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm has been forced to shut down parts of its global network after falling victim to a suspected ransomware attack. The…
FireEye to sell products unit to Symphony-led group for $1.2B Cybersecurity giant FireEye has agreed to sell its products business to a consortium led by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group for $1.2 billion….
For startups, trustworthy security means going above and beyond compliance standards Oren Yunger Contributor Share on Twitter Oren Yunger is an investor at GGV Capital, where he leads the cybersecurity vertical and drives investments in…
Zocdoc says ‘programming errors’ exposed access to patients’ data Zocdoc says it has fixed a bug that allowed current and former staff at doctor’s offices and dental practices to access patient data because…
Malware caught using a macOS zero-day to secretly take screenshots Almost exactly a month ago, researchers revealed a notorious malware family was exploiting a never-before-seen vulnerability that let it bypass macOS security defenses and run…
US towns are buying Chinese surveillance tech tied to Uighur abuses This story was reported in partnership with video surveillance news site IPVM. At least a hundred U.S. counties, towns, and cities have bought China-made…
Air India passenger data breach reveals SITA hack worse than first thought Three months after air transport data giant SITA reported a data breach, we are still learning about the damage. Air India said this week…
Chrome now uses Duplex to fix your stolen passwords Google announced a new feature for its Chrome browser today that alerts you when one of your passwords has been compromised and then helps…
Stripe acquires Bouncer, will integrate its card authentication into the Radar fraud detection tool On the heels of a $600 million fundraise earlier this year, payments giant Stripe has been on an acquisition march to continue building out…
Echelon exposed riders’ account data, thanks to a leaky API Image Credits: Echelon (stock image) Peloton wasn’t the only at-home workout giant exposing private account data. Rival exercise giant Echelon also had a leaky…
SpecTrust raises millions to fight cybercrime with its no-code platform Risk defense startup SpecTrust is emerging from stealth today with a $4.3 million seed raise and a public launch. Cyber Mentor Fund led the…
GasBuddy tops the App Store for the first time due to Colonial Pipeline attack The GasBuddy mobile app, which typically helps consumers find the cheapest gas nearby, has now become the No. 1 app on the U.S. App…
If you don’t want robotic dogs patrolling the streets, consider CCOPS legislation Aron Solomon Contributor Aron Solomon is the head of digital strategy for NextLevel.com and is an adjunct professor of business management at the Desautels…
Emerging open cloud security framework has backing of Microsoft, Google and IBM Each of the big cloud platforms has its own methodology for passing on security information to logging and security platforms, leaving it to the…
Cymulate nabs $45M to test and improve cybersecurity defenses via attack simulations With cybercrime on course to be a $6 trillion problem this year, organizations are throwing ever more resources at the issue to avoid being…