Google has joined the multi-billion-dollar jostling to purchase cybersecurity powerhouse Mandiant, according to published reports.
Google Enters Bidding War for Mandiant: Reports
U.S. Security Vendors Launch Critical Infrastructure Defense Project
Amid rising Russia tensions, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity offer free security for Critical National Infrastructure operators
Russia-Ukraine: Threat of Local Cyber Operations Escalating Into Global Cyberwar
AppSec Firm Cider Security Emerges From Stealth With $38 Million in Funding
Application security startup Cider Security today emerged from stealth mode with $38 million in funding, which includes $6 million raised in a seed round and $32 million in Series A funding.
The Series A funding round was led by Tiger Global Management and received participation from Glilot Capital Partners and Glilot’s early growth fund, Glilot+.
Google Fights Phishing With Updated Workspace Notifications
Google has made some changes to Google Workspace comment notifications in an effort to protect users against malware and phishing attacks.
Previously, email notifications that were automatically sent to a user when someone mentioned them in a comment in a Google Workspace document only included the comment and the commenter’s name.
Emergency Firefox Update Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Mozilla over the weekend issued an emergency security update for Firefox to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks.
CISA Informs Organizations of Flaws in Unsupported Industrial Telecontrol Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last week released an advisory to inform organizations about potentially serious vulnerabilities affecting ipDIO telecontrol communication devices that are no longer supported by the vendor.
Ukraine Digital Army Brews Cyberattacks, Intel and Infowar
Formed in a fury to counter Russia’s blitzkrieg attack, Ukraine’s hundreds-strong volunteer “hacker” corps is much more than a paramilitary cyberattack force in Europe’s first major war of the internet age. It is crucial to information combat and to crowdsourcing intelligence.
Cyberattack Knocks Thousands Offline in Europe
Thousands of internet users across Europe have been thrown offline after what sources said Friday was a likely cyberattack at the beginning of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine.
