Google acquisition of Wiz driven by enterprise embrace of multicloud
After previously being left at the altar, Alphabet Inc. reached a deal Tuesday through its Google business to buy Wiz for $32 billion in an…
Category: CyberSecurityDive
CISA urges fired probationary workers to respond after federal judge grants order
Dive Brief: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is reaching out to probationary workers who were terminated over the past two months following a court…
RansomHub using FakeUpdates scheme to attack government sector
RansomHub cyber threat actors have found a new way to deploy their ransomware, and they’re using it to target U.S. government entities. According to Trend Micro,…
AI project failure rates are on the rise: report
Dive Brief: More enterprises reported AI project failures this year compared to 2024, according to analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The findings are based…
Supply chain attack against GitHub Action triggers massive exposure of secrets
Security researchers are warning of a supply chain attack against tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action, which is used in more than 23,000 repositories. A malicious commit was…
Black Basta uses brute-forcing tool to attack edge devices
Dive Brief: Black Basta’s private chat logs were leaked last month, revealing the strategies, tactics and targeted vulnerabilities that the notorious ransomware-as-a-service gang used over…
How Kettering University protects us all
If you’ve driven a car, used cloud services or even turned on a smart faucet, you’ve likely benefited from the cybersecurity expertise of someone in…
Tech giants seek data standards amid AI push
Dive Brief: Five technology vendors united behind adoption of cross-industry data safety standards Thursday. Cisco, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Red Hat jointly sponsored the launch…
SuperBlack ransomware used to exploit Fortinet vulnerabilities
Dive Brief: A newly discovered ransomware strain, tracked as SuperBlack, has been used in a series of attacks targeting critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet since late…
SuperBlack ransomware strain used in attacks targeting Fortinet vulnerabilities
Dive Brief: A newly discovered ransomware strain, tracked as SuperBlack, has been used in a series of attacks targeting critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet since late…
Medusa ransomware slams critical infrastructure organizations
The Medusa ransomware gang has infected more than 300 organizations in critical infrastructure sectors such as the medical, manufacturing and technology industries. That’s according to…
FCC launches national security unit to counter state-linked threats to US telecoms
Dive Brief: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced Thursday the launch of a Council on National Security, designed to counter growing cyber threats from…