Industrial asset and network monitoring solutions provider SynSaber has announced the general availability of its product, a small device that enables organizations to gain visibility into their operational technology (OT) environments and detect potential threats.
Beyond Identity Becomes Unicorn With $100 Million Series C Funding Round
Identity management solutions provider Beyond Identity on Tuesday announced raising $100 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $205 million.
With this funding round, led by Evolution Equity Partners, Beyond Identity achieves unicorn status, with a valuation of $1.1 billion.
Wiper Used in Attack on Iran National Media Network
An analysis of a January attack targeting Iran’s national media corporation has found the use of multiple malware families, including a data-wiper and custom backdoors.
Coinbase Pays $250K for ‘Market-Nuking’ Security Flaw
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has shelled out its largest ever bug bounty payment — a quarter of a million dollars — for what was described as a “market-nuking” security flaw that could have allowed users to sell bitcoins they didn’t own.
Researchers Devise Method to Decrypt Hive Ransomware-Encrypted Data
A group of academic researchers has found a way to exploit a security flaw in the encryption algorithm used by the Hive ransomware to recover hijacked and encrypted data.
At Olympics, Cybersecurity Worries Linger in Background
Warnings to use disposable “burner” phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns about a security flaw in an official Games smartphone app.
CISA Warns Critical Infrastructure Organizations of Foreign Influence Operations
Newly published guidance from the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provides critical infrastructure organizations with instructions on how to prepare for and mitigate foreign influence operations.
Conti Ransomware ‘Acquires’ TrickBot as It Thrives Amid Crackdowns
Experts at threat intelligence and ransomware disruption company AdvIntel believe the notorious TrickBot malware has reached its limits, but its development team appears to have been “acquired” by the Conti ransomware gang, which has been thriving amid recent crackdowns.
Vulnerability in UpdraftPlus Plugin Exposed Millions of WordPress Site Backups
A high-severity vulnerability in the UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin can allow an attacker to obtain website backups that could contain sensitive information.
European Cybersecurity Agencies Issue Resilience Guidance for Decision Makers
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Union’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU) last week published a set of best practices to help organizations boost their cyber resilience.












