The so-called ‘great resignation’ currently upending the U.S. labor market is starting to affect cybersecurity programs with a growing number of senior leaders opting for early retirement and mid-level managers leaving in droves for less stressful, fully remote work opportunities.
U.S. Government Issues Warning Over Commercial Surveillance Tools
The U.S. State Department and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) on Friday issued a warning over the use of commercial surveillance tools.
Senators Ask DHS, DOT About Transportation Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Several U.S. senators have sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), requesting information about the cybersecurity of the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
France Hits Google, Facebook With Huge Fines Over ‘Cookies’
French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use of “cookies”, the data used to track users online, authorities said Thursday.
Swiss Army Knifes WhatsApp at Work
Switzerland’s army has banned the use of WhatsApp whilst on duty, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, in favour of a Swiss messaging service deemed more secure in terms of data protection.
The ban also applies to using other messaging apps like Signal and Telegram on soldiers’ private phones during service operations.
CISA Says No Federal Agencies Compromised in Log4Shell Attacks to Date
Chinese Government Punishes Alibaba for Not Telling It First About Log4Shell Flaw: Report
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it will temporarily suspend its collaboration with Alibaba Cloud as a cyber threat intelligence partner due to the fact that the company did not inform the government first about the discovery of the Log4Shell vulnerability, according to local media reports.
Authorization and IAM Company PlainID Raises $75 Million in Series C Funding
PlainID, a provider of authorization and identity and access management (IAM) solutions, today announced that it has raised $75 million in Series C funding, which brings the total raised to $96 million.
No-Code Security Automation Company ContraForce Emerges From Stealth
McKinney, Texas-based security automation and compliance solutions provider ContraForce on Tuesday announced emerging from stealth mode with $2 million in seed funding from cyber foundry DataTribe.
ZeroFox to Go Public in $1.4 Billion SPAC Deal
Social media threat protection firm ZeroFox, announced on Monday that it would acquire incident response services firm IDX and become a publicly traded company via Merger with L&F Acquisition Corp.













