Preparing for the post-quantum era: a CIO’s guide to securing the future of encryption
Quantum computing is on the verge of revolutionizing the technology landscape, much like AI did in 2024. By the end of 2025, quantum computing will…
Category: Cyberscoop
Proofpoint to acquire Hornetsecurity for over $1 billion
Proofpoint has entered into an agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a Germany-based provider of Microsoft 365 security services, in a deal reportedly valued at more…
FTC wants a new, segregated software system to police deepfake porn
The head of the Federal Trade Commission described to lawmakers Thursday new technology, personnel and infrastructure the agency needs as it prepares to implement and…
FBI warns of fake texts, deepfake calls impersonating senior U.S. officials
The FBI said Thursday that malicious actors have been impersonating senior U.S. government officials in a text and voice messaging campaign, using phishing texts and…
SAP cyberattack widens, drawing Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon comparisons
Hundreds of victims are surfacing across the world from zero-day cyberattacks on Europe’s biggest software manufacturer and company, in a campaign that one leading cyber…
North Korea’s ‘state-run syndicate’ looks at cyber operations as a survival mechanism
Over the past few years, cybersecurity experts have increasingly said that nation-state operatives and cybercriminals often blur the boundaries between geopolitical and financial motivations. A…
Who needs VC funding? How cybercriminals spread their ill-gotten gains to everyday business ventures
Cybercriminals aren’t so different from the rest of us — they live in the real world, and their spending and investment habits, though funded through crime,…
Fancy Bear campaign sought emails of high-level Ukrainians and their military suppliers
Fancy Bear, the hacking group linked to Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), has been targeting the email accounts of high-ranking Ukrainian officials as well as…
CFPB to withdraw rule targeting data brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to withdraw a Biden-era rule aimed at cracking down on data brokers and their selling of Americans’ personal…
DHS won’t tell Congress how many people it’s cut from CISA
The Department of Homeland Security won’t tell Congress how many employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency it has fired or pushed to leave,…
CVE Foundation eyes year-end launch following 11th-hour rescue of MITRE program
In late March, the nonprofit research organization MITRE celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) program, a widely hailed scientific achievement…
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday closes 72 vulnerabilities, including 5 zero-days
Microsoft addressed 72 vulnerabilities affecting its core products and underlying systems, including five actively exploited zero-days across various Windows components, the company said in its…