ThreatLocker, an Orlando, FL-based global cybersecurity company that offers a Zero Trust endpoint security solution, raised $115M in Series D funding. The round was led by existing investor General Atlantic, with participation from other major investors StepStone Group and the D. E. Shaw group. The company intends to use the funds to focus on driving […]
The top U.S. cybersecurity agency is ordering all federal civilian agencies to patch three high-profile vulnerabilities in the next week because they are being exploited by hackers. On Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two Cisco product vulnerabilities — CVE-2024-20353 and CVE-2024-20359 — as well as one vulnerability affecting popular file transfer […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is targeting a Sept. 30 deadline to give federal agencies a list of example software products deemed critical for the federal government’s cyber posture. The target date comes from the agency’s responses to a Thursday Government Accountability Office oversight report that examines implementation of a major 2021 cybersecurity executive […]
î ‚Apr 23, 2024î „The Hacker NewsThreat Hunting / Software Security In the high-stakes world of cybersecurity, the battleground has shifted. Supply chain attacks have emerged as a potent threat, exploiting the intricate web of interconnected systems and third-party dependencies to breach even the most formidable defenses. But what if you could turn the tables and proactively […]
Cybersecurity breaches can be devastating for both individuals and businesses alike. While many people tend to focus on understanding how and why they were targeted by such breaches, there’s a larger, more pressing question: What is the true financial impact of a cyberattack? According to research by Cybersecurity Ventures, the global cost of cybercrime is […]
Cybersecurity researchers have found almost 30 phishing websites spoofing the electronic toll collection service E-ZPass following an FBI warning last week. The FBI said in an alert that since early March the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received over 2,000 complaints reporting smishing texts impersonating road toll collection services from at least three states. […]
The National Security Agency (NSA) issued a cybersecurity information sheet (CIS) on Monday to share best practices for deploying secure and resilient AI systems. The guidance marks the first release from the NSA’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center (AISC), which the agency stood up last year to promote the secure development, integration, and adoption of AI […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign Influence Operations, a guidance document that details the latest tactics employed in foreign malign influence operations to shape U.S. policies, […]
Trust in cybersecurity tools has become one of the biggest challenges facing critical national infrastructure (CNI) providers as sophisticated nation-state attacks proliferate, according to a new report from Bridewell. The IT services firm’s latest Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure report is based on interviews with over 1000 CISOs and equivalent at CNI providers in […]