Infosecurity News Features
March’s M&A News Roundup
In March 2023, there were M&A announcements involving big-name cybersecurity companies Rapid7, Cisco and Logpoint
Threat Intelligence: The Role of Nation-States in Attributing Cyber-Attacks
While Ukraine and its Western allies are increasingly using cyber attribution as a geopolitical tool, many experts claim that it’s limited until an international legal ground has been found
Cyber-Attacks in the Media Industry Making Headlines
Why are media organizations so vulnerable to cyber-attacks?
Threat Intelligence: Do We Need A 'Rosetta Stone' of Cyber Attribution?
Threat groups are tracked under many different names, and there are good reasons for that
Unpacking Recent Government TikTok Bans
TikTok's data practices are coming under growing scrutiny in the Western world, leading to bans on using the app in governments
February's M&A News Roundup
Buyers and sellers from the cybersecurity industry were once again reluctant to share financial terms regarding February’s deals
Threat intelligence: Why Attributing Cyber-Attacks Matters
While cyber attribution has become much more challenging with the emergence of cybercrime-as-a-service, threat intelligence analysts argue it is still valuable to anticipate future attacks
Cyber Sanctions: An Effective Weapon or Just Posturing?
Cyber sanctions are increasingly used by governments in response to cybercrime, but are they having the desired effect?
Russia-Ukraine: New Norms in Cyber Warfare Emerging
Defence and cybersecurity analysts consider the cybersecurity implications the conflict and why cyber-Armageddon has not yet been realized
The US Government’s Open Source Security Policy Discussed
Camille Stewart Gloster and Anjana Rajan from the ONCD discuss how the federal government plans to help enhance security in open source software
Next-Gen: How A Security Researcher Turned EDRs Into Wipers Using 0-Day Exploits
Or Yair, a SafeBreach security researcher, developed a proof of concept to create a next-gen wiper using EDR tools to wipe files
January's M&A News Roundup
Cybersecurity buyers and sellers remained cagey regarding January’s deals
#DataPrivacyWeek: Addressing ChatGPT's Shortfalls in Data Protection Law Compliance
OpenAI needs to better address whether its language model ChatGPT is compliant with data protection regulations across the world, experts say
#DataPrivacyWeek: ChatGPT's Data-Scraping Model Under Scrutiny From Privacy Experts
OpenAI’s latest large language model raises significant privacy issues that need to be addressed, experts say
#DataPrivacyWeek: How to Respond to Changing Consumer Data Privacy Expectations
Infosecurity speaks to leading experts about how organizations should adapt their privacy strategies to changing consumer expectations
MFA Bypass: The Next Frontline for Security Pros
MFA has long been recommended by governments and industry bodies, but cyber-criminals are searching for ways to turn this security strength into a weakness
The LastPass Breaches: Password Managers in the Spotlight
What do the recent LastPass breaches mean for the use of password managers in the future
Top 10: The Biggest Cybersecurity Deals of 2022
In 2022, the 10 most lucrative cybersecurity deals happened in the US
December's M&A News Roundup
Although December saw a few significant deals in the cybersecurity industry, buyers and sellers remained cagey regarding the money involved
Lessons Learned: The Log4J Vulnerability 12 Months On
Infosecurity spoke to cybersecurity professionals about the state of the Log4j vulnerability 12 months since it was made public