Security News

Phantom Secure CEO sold encrypted phones to drug cartels
2018-10-08 10:30

The CEO of “uncrackable” phone seller, Phantom Secure, has pleaded guilty to helping drug sellers keep their business locked away from the eyes of law enforcement.

CEO pleads guilty of conspiring with drug cartels to sell them stealthy Blackberrys
2018-10-03 19:48

Phantom Secure's Vincent Ramos faces 20 years in clink The CEO of a company that took Blackberry phones, stripped them of their cameras, microphones and GPS and then installed encryption software...

Masergy appoints James Parker as CEO
2018-09-14 21:50

Masergy announced that James Parker will serve as the company’s new CEO, succeeding Chris MacFarland. Chris will remain fully engaged with the company, assuming the role of Executive Chairman and...

Silicon Valley CEO admits $1.5m wire fraud: Bouxtie boss forged signatures to investors
2018-09-07 19:39

When I said I have $2m in the bank... Bouxtie had everything you can dream of in a Silicon Valley startup. A stupid name (it's pronounced "bow-tie"), a vastly over-confident CEO with a story,...

Vera welcomes Carlos Delatorre as CEO
2018-08-29 13:51

Vera announced that Carlos Delatorre has been appointed as CEO. Delatorre most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer at MongoDB, where he led the company to achieve 4X growth in less than 4...

Fortnite CEO slams Google for revealing security hole early
2018-08-27 19:31

Normal policy or punishment for stepping outside Google walled garden? The CEO of Epic Games, maker of smash-hit shoot-em-up Fortnite, has savaged Google for disclosing a security hole in his software.…

Jarno Limnéll appointed CEO of IoT infrastructure security firm Tosibox
2018-08-15 12:19

IoT infrastructure security firm Tosibox Oy of Finland announces the appointment of cyber security expert Jarno Limnéll as its new Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Limnéll is to lead the...

Vulnerability Could Allow Insider to Bypass CEO's Multi-Factor Authentication
2018-08-14 19:01

Vulnerability Allows a Second Factor for One Account to be Used for All Accounts in an Organization read more

Podcast: enSilo CEO on Black Hat USA 2018 Top Trends
2018-08-08 11:00

As Black Hat's keynote kicks off today, Threatpost pinpoints the most popular trends of the conference with enSilo's CEO.

Ariel Dan appointed as new CEO of Cloudify
2018-07-31 19:42

Cloudify announced the appointment of Ariel Dan as the company’s new CEO. Dan will begin his new role effective August 1st. Cloudify’s Board issued the following statement: “Ariel Dan brings deep...