Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal July 15, 2024 By Marissa Newman and Davey Alba Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the...
Report: Impact of BEC Attacks on US Companies Misunderstood July 15, 2024 A new report asserts the impact of business email compromise incidents on U.S. companies is likely underestimated and misunderstood—and it...
Government Contractors Guidehouse, Nan McKay Pay $11.3M for Cybersecurity Failure July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Two government consultants have paid more than $11 million to settle allegations that they failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in...
Biden Bans US Sales of Kaspersky Software Over Russia Ties June 21, 2024 By Alexandra Alper The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in...
US Lawmakers Grill Microsoft President Over China Ties, Hacks June 17, 2024 By Zeba Siddiqui Microsoft President Brad Smith fielded questions about the tech giant’s security practices and ties to China at a House homeland...
US Government Urges Federal Contractors to Strengthen Encryption May 22, 2024 By Isabella Ward Companies working with the US government may be required to start protecting their data and technology from attacks by quantum...
US to Deploy More Than $50 Million to Shield Private Hospitals From Cyberattacks May 21, 2024 By Riley Griffin The US government is seeking to play a more active role in protecting the private health-care sector from a deluge...
White House to Push Cybersecurity Standards on Hospitals May 10, 2024 By Katrina Manson and Jake Bleiberg The Biden administration intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after a single hack exposed the data of...
Cyber Startup Wiz Raises $1B in Private Funds, Valued at $12B May 8, 2024 U.S.-Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz said on Tuesday it raised $1 billion in a private funding round that values the...
UnitedHealth Hack Put Data of One in Three Americans at Risk May 2, 2024 By John Tozzi UnitedHealth Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty told lawmakers his company is still trying to determine why its computer...