A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in a U.S. court for his role in a scheme to hack into thousands of user accounts maintained by a payroll processing company, to steal payroll deposits.
Nigerian Admits in US Court to Hacking Payroll Company
Cloudflare Plans to Acquire Email Security Startup Area 1
Web infrastructure and DDoS mitigation firm Cloudflare has announced plans to purchase Area 1, a Kleiner-Perkins-backed startup doing business in the competitive email security space.
Shadowserver Starts Conducting Daily Scans to Help Secure ICS
The Shadowserver Foundation this week announced that it has started conducting daily internet scans in an effort to identify exposed industrial control systems (ICS) and help organizations reduce their exposure to attacks.
SecurityWeek to Host 2022 Attack Surface Management Summit Today
Security Leaders Will Walk Away from Virtual Event with New Strategies to Get Ahead of Attackers
MDR Vendor eSentire Banks $325M at ‘Unicorn’ Valuation
Canadian cybersecurity vendor eSentire has scored $325 million in new financing at a heady valuation north of a billion dollars.
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.
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.
CISA Creates List of Free Cybersecurity Tools and Services for Defenders
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday announced that it has compiled a list of free cybersecurity tools and services that can help organizations reduce risk and improve resilience.
NSA Provides Guidance on Cisco Device Passwords
The National Security Agency (NSA) this week published recommendations regarding the use of specific passwords when looking to secure Cisco devices.
Russian Cyberspies Stole U.S. Defense Data in Attacks on Contractors
Cleared defense contractors working with the United States government have been targeted by Russian cyberspies whose goal is to obtain sensitive defense and intelligence data, according to an advisory issued on Wednesday by U.S. agencies.
