Security News

Semafone appoints Gary E. Barnett as new CEO
2019-02-10 23:15

Semafone, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for call and contact centres, announced the appointment of Gary E. Barnett to the role of chief executive officer as the...

Cryptocurrency Firm Losses $145 Million After CEO Dies With Only Password
2019-02-04 12:33

QuadrigaCX, the largest bitcoin exchange in Canada, has claimed to have lost CAD 190 million (nearly USD 145 million) worth of cryptocurrency after the exchange lost access to its cold (offline)...

Apple CEO Demands Federal Data Privacy Legislation
2019-01-17 20:04

Apple CEO Tim Cook has called on the government to double down on data privacy regulation in 2019.

Offensive Security appoints Ning Wang as CEO to lead organization’s next stage of growth
2019-01-17 01:30

Offensive Security appoints Ning Wang as CEO. Wang joins the company with proven experience in growing businesses in the security and online training markets as COO and CFO of HackerOne and...

This must be some kind of mistake. IT managers axed, CEO and others wallets lightened in patient hack aftermath
2019-01-14 23:45

Executives held to account? And three underlings thanked for their work? What is this madness? The Singaporean government-owned biz responsible for that country's patient database has fined senior...

Datto appoints Tim Weller as CEO
2019-01-10 01:00

Datto appointed Tim Weller as its new CEO. Weller succeeds Founder Austin McChord who, last fall, transitioned away from the day-to-day management of the company but continues as a board member....

Google CEO Faces House Grilling on Breach, China Censorship
2018-12-11 14:44

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google's CEO faces a grilling from U.S. lawmakers on how the web search giant handled an alarming data breach and whether it may bend to Chinese government censorship demands. read more

French Cinema Chain Fires Dutch Executives Over 'CEO Fraud'
2018-11-13 17:03

$21 Million Lost to Business Email Compromise FraudstersFrench film production and distribution company Pathe fired the two senior managers overseeing its Dutch operations after they fell victim...

Narrow gap between CEO, CIO and CISO roles means companies are struggling to secure digital assets
2018-11-13 06:15

Responsibility for information security is not falling to any one senior executive function, according to the 2018 Risk:Value report from NTT Security, which surveyed 1,800 senior decision makers...

Eight reasons more CEOs will be fired over cybersecurity breaches
2018-11-12 07:26

Security is everyone's problem, but CEOs should make sure their organisation doesn't block its success. Gartner offers eight situations for CEOs to avoid if a breach occurs within their organisation.