Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hosting its re:Inforce 2022 conference these days and the cloud giant has taken the opportunity to unveil several enhancements to its security offerings.
Security, privacy, compliance and identity
German Consumer Group Sues Tesla Over Privacy, Climate
A German consumer group on Tuesday said it had sued US electric vehicles manufacturer Tesla over data privacy concerns and claims that buying its cars reduces emissions.
New Deanonymization Attack Works on Major Browsers, Websites
Researchers with the New Jersey Institute of Technology have devised a new targeted deanonymization attack that relies on a cache side-channel and which they say is efficient on multiple architectures, operating systems, and browser versions, and works on major websites.
Researchers Say Thai Pro-Democracy Activists Hit by Spyware
Cybersecurity researchers reported details Monday of cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked with government-sponsored spyware.
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Pay $9M Over Allegations of Cybersecurity Violations
Aerospace and defense giant Aerojet Rocketdyne has agreed to pay $9 million to settle accusations brought by a former employee regarding the company’s compliance with government cybersecurity requirements.
FTC Takes Action Against CafePress Over Massive Data Breach, Cover-Up
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday announced that it has finalized an order against CafePress, requiring it to improve its security posture following a cybersecurity incident that the company attempted to cover up.
Do Privacy and Data Protection Regulations Create as Many Problems as They Solve?
Researchers: Wi-Fi Probe Requests Expose User Data
A group of academic researchers from the University of Hamburg in Germany has discovered that mobile devices leak identifying information about their owners via Wi-Fi probe requests.
Mobile devices use these probe requests to receive information about nearby Wi-Fi access points and establish connections to them when a probe response is received.
DefenseStorm Raises $15 Million for Banking Security and Compliance Platform
DefenseStorm this week announced that it has raised $15 million in Series C funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $67 million.
JAM FINTOP, a venture fund focusing on financial institutions, shelled out $5 million in the funding round, with the rest coming from existing investors.
Whistic Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding for Vendor Security Network
Vendor security assessment company Whistic on Tuesday announced that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $51 million.
The new funding round was led by JMI Equity, with participation from Album VC, Emergence Capital, Forgepoint Capital, and FJ Labs.
