Security News

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.

Apple CEO Backs Privacy Laws, Warns Data Being 'Weaponized'
2018-10-26 14:46

The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S. and renewed the technology giant's commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being...

Despite risks, only 38% of CEOs are highly engaged in cybersecurity
2018-10-09 14:52

Business leaders believe AI and IoT will seriously impact their security plan, but they're unsure how to invest resources to defend against new threats.

CEO Fraud: Barriers To Entry Falling, Security Firm Warns
2018-10-08 10:48

Access to Valuable Business Email Accounts Starts at $150 on Black MarketBarriers to getting into the business email compromise - aka CEO fraud - game continue to fall, with security vendor...