Major Taiwanese government websites were temporarily forced offline by cyber attacks believed to be linked to China and Russia during US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, Taipei said Thursday.
VirusTotal Data Shows How Malware Distribution Leverages Legitimate Sites, Apps
Google-owned malware analysis service VirusTotal has published a report showing how threat actors abuse trust to bypass defenses and deliver their malware.
According to data collected by VirusTotal, legitimate websites and applications are often leveraged for malware delivery.
Compliance Automation Startup RegScale Scores $20 Million Investment
RegScale, a Virginia startup building technology to manage continuous compliance automation tasks, has attracted $20 million in early-stage venture capital funding.
The Series A round was led by SYN Ventures with participation from SineWave Ventures, VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners and SecureOctane.
Robinhood Crypto Penalized $30M for Violating NY Cybersecurity Regulations
Power Electronics Manufacturer Semikron Targeted in Ransomware Attack
German power electronics manufacturer Semikron revealed this week that it has been targeted in a cyberattack.
Semikron, which employs 3,000 people across 24 subsidiaries worldwide, makes power modules and systems. Its products are used in motor drives, industrial automation systems, as well as other application areas.
Thoma Bravo to Acquire Ping Identity for $2.8 Billion
Enterprise identity and access management firm Ping Identity (NYSE: PING) announced Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity (PE) firm Thoma Bravo for roughly $2.8 billion in cash.
Cybersecurity Financing Declined in Q2 2022, But Investors Optimistic
Cybersecurity financing declined in the second quarter of 2022, but investors are optimistic and believe the economic downturn can represent an opportunity.
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 39 Deals Announced in July 2022
Google Paid Out $90,000 for Vulnerabilities Patched by Chrome 104
Google has patched 27 vulnerabilities with the release of Chrome 104 on Tuesday, and the researchers who reported some of these security holes earned thousands of dollars in bug bounties.
The Ever-Increasing Issue of Cyber Threats – and the Zero Trust Answer
The benefits of ZTNA make it hard to ignore
Ensuring that the right people have access to the proper resources when they need them whilst maintaining security and access controls across multiple data centers and cloud environments is one of the biggest technical challenges any organization faces.
