Category: cyberscoop

CISA guide seeks a unified approach to software ‘ingredients lists’
03
Sep
2025

CISA guide seeks a unified approach to software ‘ingredients lists’

Compiling an “ingredients list” for software can help organizations reduce cyber risks, avoid fines and save time, among other benefits,…

House panel approves cyber information sharing, grant legislation as expiration deadlines loom
03
Sep
2025

House panel approves cyber information sharing, grant legislation as expiration deadlines loom

A House panel advanced legislation Wednesday that would reauthorize a major cyber threat information sharing law and a big-dollar state…

Matt Kapko
03
Sep
2025

Google patches two Android zero-days, 120 defects total in September security update

Google warned that two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Android devices have been patched in its September security update, which…

FTC announces settlement with toy robot makers that tracked location of children
03
Sep
2025

FTC announces settlement with toy robot makers that tracked location of children

The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement Tuesday with a Chinese robot toy manufacturer, following an investigation that charged the…

Derek B. Johnson
03
Sep
2025

Court rules ‘fired’ FTC commissioners be reinstated — again

For the second time, a court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Trade Commission members Rebecca…

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019, DHS patching
03
Sep
2025

CISA taps Nicholas Andersen for executive assistant director of cybersecurity

Nicholas Andersen is taking over a top leadership role at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA announced Tuesday. He…

Salesloft Drift compromised en masse, impacting all third-party integrations
02
Sep
2025

Salesloft Drift attacks hit Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler

Multiple security and technology companies have been swept up in a far-reaching attack spree originating at Salesloft Drift, including Cloudflare,…

Varonis buys AI email security firm SlashNext
02
Sep
2025

Varonis buys AI email security firm SlashNext

Varonis has acquired SlashNext, an AI-driven email security company, for up to $150 million in a move that reflects the…

Derek B. Johnson
29
Aug
2025

Workado settles with FTC over allegations it inflated its AI detectors’ capabilities 

The Federal Trade Commission thinks AI detectors might be BS. The agency announced a consent order this week with Workado,…

Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness
29
Aug
2025

Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness

China’s reliance on domestic technology companies to carry out large-scale hacking operations—as highlighted by the U.S. government and its allies…

Salesloft Drift compromised en masse, impacting all third-party integrations
28
Aug
2025

Salesloft Drift compromised en masse, impacting all third-party integrations

Salesloft Drift customers are compromised in a much more expansive downstream attack spree than previously thought, potentially ensnaring any user…

Derek B. Johnson
28
Aug
2025

Trump administration setting the stage for elections power grab, voting rights group warns

Election officials should brace for direct attacks from the Trump administration and its state GOP allies on the integrity of…