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    State Department puts $10M bounty on AlphV ransomware group

    The prolific ransomware group and its affiliates are behind some of the most high-profile attacks in the last year.

    By • Feb. 15, 2024
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    Contractual obligations driving data privacy, cybersecurity upgrades

    To secure work from business partners, more companies are getting serious about having the right technical and legal safeguards, a specialist says.

    By Robert Freedman • Feb. 13, 2024
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    Risk Management

    Now, public companies have to detail their cybersecurity risk management in annual filings, raising awareness on what many cyber experts already knew — security issues are business issues. 

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    CISA blitzes Super Bowl with cyber campaign as businesses fumble security

    CISA brought its Secure Our World initiative to Las Vegas, for the biggest annual event in sports. Will anyone heed the advice?

    By • Feb. 9, 2024
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    National cyber director urges private sector collaboration to counter nation-state cyber threat

    Harry Coker said the Biden administration is exploring plans to hold manufacturers accountable for poor security, while also working to harmonize regulations.

    By • Feb. 9, 2024
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    Mortgage industry attack spree punctuates common errors

    Attacks against Mr. Cooper Group, Fidelity National Financial, First American Financial and loanDepot impacted operations and put customers in a bind.

    By • Feb. 6, 2024
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    Business, technology groups back SolarWinds motion to dismiss SEC charges

    Former U.S. cybersecurity officials and a group of current and former CISOs warned the fraud suit against SolarWinds could chill intel sharing from the private sector.

    By • Feb. 5, 2024
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    4 ways the role of the CISO will change in 2024

    2024 marks a new era for CISOs. Faced with increasing responsibility in the wake of SolarWinds, they’ll demand better budgets, head counts, and tooling - or go elsewhere.

    By Thomas Kinsella, CCO and co-founder, Tines • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Okta to cut 7% of workforce as push to revamp security is underway

    The layoffs come during the company's 90-day overhaul to address lax security following a string of cyberattacks targeting Okta and its customers.

    By • Feb. 1, 2024
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    White House rejects efforts to undo SEC cyber disclosure rule

    President Joe Biden would veto the joint resolution that aims to strip the agency’s authority to require companies to disclose cyber incidents and governance processes, the administration said Wednesday.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
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    What’s ahead for cybersecurity in 2024

    A steady stream of threats and new regulations have executives tiptoeing around how to best detail security incidents.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
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    In 2024, the cybersecurity industry awaits more regulation — and enforcement

    Private sector companies and critical infrastructure providers will face unprecedented demands for product security, intelligence sharing and transparency on data security.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
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    Midnight Blizzard attack seen as another sign of Microsoft falling short on security

    Critics say the hack of senior Microsoft executives’ emails is another example of a longstanding series of security lapses and foot-dragging by the company.

    By • Jan. 26, 2024
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    Progress Software shakes off MOVEit’s financial consequences, maintains customers

    Executives described the file-transfer service as one of its stronger performing products and said customers remain loyal.

    By • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Cyber tops business risk for enterprises worldwide, report finds

    Cyber replaced business interruption as the top concern among U.S. businesses, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer.

    By • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Cyber funding and M&A drop in 2023

    Venture capitalists shifted strategies throughout 2023 as they tightened investment levels to minimize potential losses, Pinpoint Search Group found.

    By • Jan. 11, 2024
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    5 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024

    Preventative measures remain woefully unmet, the scourge of ransomware is as bad as its ever been, and a wave of new incident reporting and compliance regulations are taking hold. Buckle up, 2024 is here.

    By , • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Merck reaches settlement in closely watched NotPetya insurance case

    The pharmaceutical giant previously won a New Jersey court decision involving $700 million of a $1.4 billion dispute over war-exclusions language related to the attack.

    By • Jan. 8, 2024
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    LastPass enforces 12-character master password lengths

    The password manager made its years-old guidance on master password complexity a requirement nearly a year and a half after it was hit by a major cyberattack.

    By • Jan. 4, 2024
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    Mimecast acquires human risk management specialist Elevate Security

    The acquisition is the latest in a series of deals in recent weeks, following a turbulent year of industry layoffs, spending cuts and a weaker investment climate in the sector.

    By • Jan. 4, 2024
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    SonicWall acquires Banyan Security to boost cloud security portfolio for remote work

    The company recently acquired a firm specializing in managed detection and response technology for managed service providers.

    By • Jan. 3, 2024
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    Cisco to buy open source multicloud security vendor Isovalent

    The deal for the company behind eBPF and Cilium follows Cisco’s blockbuster $28 billion agreement to acquire Splunk.

    By • Dec. 21, 2023
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    Cyber risk strategies in hot seat as SEC rules go live

    A new climate of regulatory scrutiny is pushing companies to reassess how they manage cyber governance and mitigation at the highest levels.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
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    2 years on, Log4j still haunts the security community

    Research from Veracode shows nearly 2 in 5 applications are still running vulnerable versions. 

    By • Dec. 8, 2023
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    Fidelity National Financial still assessing cyberattack impact, but is insured

    The company acknowledged real estate closings were briefly impacted, however committed to protect customer data and prioritize cybersecurity investments.

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
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    Challenging the ‘good enough’ cybersecurity mindset

    While the volume of cyber threats keeps growing, security experts struggle to navigate the perception that existing resources are enough to defend their organization.

    By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 6, 2023