There have been many warnings of the rising cybersecurity threat from deepfakes, but little hard evidence that the threat is current. SecurityWeek spoke to Nasir Memon, an IEEE Fellow and NYU professor to understand the current state and future significance of deepfakes.
Many organizations used to hit the mute button whenever discussions about cybersecurity came up, but this silence has been breaking more frequently as more businesses are victimized by hackers and experience effects that hit their bottom line in ways that require them to share the information with regulators.
The DHS on Thursday announced Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) to help organizations — particularly in critical infrastructure sectors — prioritize cybersecurity investments and address critical risks.
Asset risk management firm Sepio this week announced that it has raised $22 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $37 million.
The new funding round was led by U.S. Venture Partners, with additional investment from Bess Ventures, Citi Ventures, Stanford University, World Trade Ventures, and angel investors.
The White House announced on Wednesday that the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative has been expanded to include the chemical sector.
With financial pressure falling on business leaders, cutting costs can be necessary for survival. Being understaffed and ignoring critical business operations is not an option, particularly with security and intelligence. With security and intelligence investments tied up in expensive technology and resources, leaders know they must evaluate alternatives to advance operations and mitigate risk.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced an administrative complaint against online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over the company’s poor data security practices.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a new directive whose goal is to improve the cybersecurity of railroad operations in the United States.
Cybersecurity firm SafeBreach has issued a warning about a new PowerShell backdoor that disguises itself as part of the Windows update process to remain fully undetected.
California startup Bolster, Inc. has raised $15 million in venture capital funding to build a fraud prevention platform for businesses.
The early-stage funding round was led by Cervin, Liberty Global Ventures, and Cheyenne Ventures with participation from previous investors Thomvest Ventures and Crosslink Capital.
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