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...
Connecticut M&A Advisor Agrees to Pay $1.5M to Settle Data Breach Class Action April 26, 2024 Merritt Healthcare Advisors, a Connecticut mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm for healthcare practices, has agreed to a $1.525 million...
Hackers Claim to Have UnitedHealth’s Stolen Data – But Is It a Bluff? April 10, 2024 By Raphael Satter A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from UnitedHealth Group,...
Israel Cyber Firm Claroty Eyes 2025 US IPO at $3.5B Value: Report April 9, 2024 By Steven Scheer Israeli cyber security startup Claroty is preparing a possible U.S. initial public offering in 2025 at a valuation of $3.5...