After Major Cloud Hacks, Microsoft Unveils ‘Secure Future Initiative’
It’s deja vu all over again at Microsoft. In a move that resembles the famous Trustworthy Computing push of yesteryear, Redmond is responding to a…
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Xage Targets New Markets with $20 Million Investment
Xage Security, a Silicon Valley startup building technology to help organizations adopt zero trust security principles, has snagged $20 million in new capital and announced…
Former SpaceX Engineers Get $8 Million in Funding for AI Security Firm Wraithwatch
Three former SpaceX cybersecurity engineers have launched Wraithwatch, an AI-powered security firm that has received $8 million in seed funding. Wraithwatch was founded by Nik…
FusionAuth Snags $65 Million Investment for Customer Identity Tech
Customer authentication and authorization company FusionAuth on Wednesday announced that it has scored a $65 million investment from Updata Partners, it first external funding to…
Critical Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver Ransomware
A recently patched vulnerability affecting the Apache ActiveMQ message broker is being exploited by cybercriminals in an apparent attempt to deliver ransomware. Apache ActiveMQ is…
European Privacy Officials Widen Ban on Meta’s Behavioral Advertising to Most of Europe
European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious…
Microsoft Temporarily Disables SketchUp Support After Discovery of 117 Vulnerabilities
Zscaler’s ThreatLabz research team has discovered 117 unique vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365 applications after support for SketchUp (SKP) files was added by the tech giant.…
AP News Site Hit by Apparent Denial-of-Service Attack
The Associated Press news website experienced an outage that appeared to be consistent with a denial-of-service attack, a federal criminal act that involves flooding a…
Boeing Confirms Distribution Business Hit by Cyberattack
Aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that it was recently hit by a cyberattack, after a notorious ransomware group claimed to have breached the company’s systems.…
Cisco Patches 27 Vulnerabilities in Network Security Products
Cisco on Wednesday announced software updates that address a total of 27 vulnerabilities in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Firepower Management Center (FMC), and Firepower Threat…
FIRST Releases CVSS 4.0 Vuln Scoring Standard
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) on Monday pushed out a refresh of its CVSS vulnerability scoring standard as part of an…
Countries at a UK Summit Pledge to Tackle AI’s Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Risks
Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, agreed Wednesday to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in…