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A Kansas pig butchering: CEO who defrauded bank, church, friends gets 24 years
2024-11-05 20:30

FBI recovers just $8M after scam crashes Heartland Tri-State Bank The FBI has recovered $8 million in funds from a cryptocurrency scam that netted $47 million and devastated the Kansas city of Elkhart.…

Justice Department Indicts Tech CEO for Falsifying Security Certifications
2024-10-18 13:58

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the CEO of a still unnamed company has been indicted for creating a fake auditing company to falsify security certifications in order to win government business.

Telegram CEO was 'too free' on content moderation, says Russian minister
2024-09-02 16:35

CEO Pavel Durov charged in France, messaging platform insists it abides by EU laws Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was cuffed and charged by the French police last week, was "too free" in his...

French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO with Facilitating Criminal Activities on Platform
2024-08-29 04:41

French prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating a litany of criminal activity on the popular messaging platform and placed him under formal investigation...

What CISOs need to keep CEOs (and themselves) out of jail
2024-07-31 04:30

Former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan, who was convicted for attempting to cover up a data breach Uber suffered in 2016, recently posited that in the very near future, CEOs might find themselves held directly responsible for cybersecurity breaches. While cybersecurity budget growth slowed in 2022 and 2023 due to economic concerns, recent surveys of CISOs have reported strong growth in cybersecurity spending in enterprises.

US senator claims UnitedHealth's CEO, board appointed 'unqualified' CISO
2024-05-31 21:29

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CEOs accelerate GenAI adoption despite workforce resistance
2024-05-22 03:30

CEOs are facing workforce, culture and governance challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI across their organizations, according to IBM. The annual global study of 3,000 CEOs from over 30 countries and 26 industries found that 64% of those surveyed say succeeding with generative AI will depend more on people's adoption than the technology itself. The findings also revealed that 63% of surveyed CEOs say their teams have the skills and knowledge to incorporate generative AI, but few understand how generative AI adoption impacts their organization's workforce and culture.

Telegram CEO calls out rival Signal, claiming it has ties to US government
2024-05-14 14:30

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It may take decade to shore up software supply chain security, says infosec CEO
2024-05-03 17:30

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CEO who sold fake Cisco devices to US military gets 6 years in prison
2024-05-02 22:01

Onur Aksoy, the CEO of a group of companies controlling multiple online storefronts, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for selling $100 million worth of counterfeit Cisco network equipment to government, health, education, and military organizations worldwide. These devices all had "Counterfeit Cisco labels, stickers, boxes, documentation, and packaging, all bearing counterfeit trademarks registered and owned by Cisco that made the goods falsely appear to be new, genuine, and high-quality devices manufactured and authorized by Cisco."