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Aliaswire, a leader in innovative cloud-based payments technology, announced that Jed Rice has been named CEO and been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective January 20. Rice joins the Aliaswire team as the company enters a new phase of growth and innovation.
HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, announces Björn Lidefelt has been named President and CEO. Björn joins the company after serving as Chief Commercial Officer at HID parent company ASSA ABLOY, where he oversaw branding, communications, commercial development and strategy. He also has extensive experience in international sales and marketing, having spent more than nine years in Asia Pacific markets including China and Malaysia.
According to The New York Times, the latest victim was Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, whose houses in New York and San Francisco were surrounded in early November by heavily armed SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there. After what is described as "Tense, hours-long standoffs" the police realised there were no hostages and so the incident wad filed along with the lengthening list of SWATting hoaxes the media has reported on.
The mobile phone of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was hacked using a malicious file sent directly from the official WhatsApp account of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, investigators have reportedly found. Hackers stole sensitive information from Bezos' phone "Within hours" of the hack, according to a digital forensic analysis of Bezos' phone conducted by FTI Consulting, a Washington-based business advisory group.
The mobile phone of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was hacked using a malicious file sent directly from the official WhatsApp account of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, investigators have reportedly found. Hackers stole sensitive information from Bezos' phone "Within hours" of the hack, according to a digital forensic analysis of Bezos' phone conducted by FTI Consulting, a Washington-based business advisory group.
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai this week threw his support behind a European Union proposal for a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition technology in public areas while regulators assess the risks associated with the technology. On Friday, Reuters reported that the European Union is considering a five-year ban on the use of facial recognition technology in public areas in order to work out ways to prevent abuses and protect user privacy for citizens who have not given consent.
Cybersecurity firm McAfee announced on Thursday that its board of managers has appointed Peter Leav as the company's new chief executive officer after Chris Young decided to step down. Prior to joining McAfee as CEO, Leav was the CEO of BMC Software, which investment firm KKR acquired in 2018 for $8.5 billion.
The CEOs of the three largest voting machine manufacturers testified before a U.S. Congressional committee on Thursday that they would be open to greater federal oversight of their equipment to help ensure the security of voting data in upcoming elections, including the 2020 presidential contest. The three companies - Election Systems and Software, Dominion Voting Systems and Hart InterCivic - have close to 350,000 voting machines deployed across the U.S. and represent more the 80 percent of the country's voting machines, according to NBC News.
Imperva, the cybersecurity leader championing the fight to secure data and applications wherever they reside, announced its board of directors has appointed Pam Murphy - a seasoned executive in enterprise software - as CEO, effective immediately. Pam previously served as COO of Infor, the world's third largest enterprise software company.
NeuVector, the leader in Full Lifecycle Container Security, announced the appointment of Stephanie Fohn as President and Chief Executive Officer. Fohn will also join the NeuVector Board of...