Assaf Keren Appointed New CISO of Meta
Assaf Keren announced on Wednesday that he is the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of social media giant Meta. “Building AI at the frontier…
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When Identity Verification Fails: Lessons from a Real-World SIM Swap and Near Account Takeover
For years, organizations have encouraged users to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), use one-time passwords (OTPs), and protect their accounts with passcodes. Those controls remain important.…
Flaw in Adobe Extension With 300M Installs Enabled WhatsApp Data Theft
A highly popular Chrome extension made by Adobe was affected by a vulnerability that could have been exploited to silently steal a user’s WhatsApp chats…
Suno, Paidwork Data Breaches Affect Tens of Millions of Accounts
Hackers have stolen tens of millions of records from AI music generator Suno and gig-work platform Paidwork, according to data breach notification service Have I…
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Provider Embrace
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) on Tuesday announced its intent to acquire Embrace, a provider of user-focused observability, in a move to add Real User…
Endpoint Security Firm Glow Launches With $180M in Funding at $1.2B Valuation
AI-powered endpoint security startup Glow today announced it has emerged from stealth mode with $180 million in Series A funding at a $1.2 billion valuation.…
SecurityWeek Launches Critical Impact Awards to Recognize Excellence in Industrial Cybersecurity
SecurityWeek today announced the launch of the Critical Impact Awards, a new recognition program honoring the individuals, organizations, and technologies delivering measurable impact and contributions in…
Cisco Launches Low-Cost AI Models for Source Code Security
Cisco Foundation AI has announced Antares, a small language model (SLM) named after the brightest star in the Scorpius constellation. Just as the Antares star…
Trump Orders Defense Contractors to Map Software, Suppliers Across Critical Supply Chains
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring the Department of War to develop new rules for mapping and securing critical defense supply chains,…
Empirical Security Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding
Cybersecurity startup Empirical has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $37 million. The…
Clover Health Investments Discloses Data Breach
Healthcare technology company Clover Health Investments has disclosed a data breach impacting customers’ personal and health information. Discovered on July 4, the incident was the…
New Index Tracks Material Breaches — And Refuses to Add Up the Losses
A longtime cybersecurity executive has built a website that tracks disclosed material breaches, aiming to give cybersecurity professionals, journalists, policymakers, and everyday citizens a resource…