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Canalys Forums APAC Canalys CEO Steve Brazier has proposed that cloud vendors should have similar accountability to credit card companies when accounts are hacked and used to mine cryptocurrency. "They can't afford to provide the computing power. But they can hack the public clouds," Brazier told the Canalys Forums APAC 2022 event.

Analysis Drizly CEO James Cory Rellas is in the firing line after his company exposed about 2.5 million customers' personal information in a computer security blunder. The company and its CEO must put better security controls in place, require employees to use multi-factor authentication, and provide security training for its employees.

Kylie Wright-Ford was recently named CEO of RSA Conference LLC. She joins RSAC with an extensive track record of building communities for business professionals, having served in leadership roles...

Mobile Ecosystem Forum CEO talks privacy, security and the future of the mobile industry. TechRepublic spoke with the CEO of MEF, Dario Betti, to understand the growing mobile privacy and security issues, new regulations and their impacts, the passwordless future, and opportunities for the near future.

CloudBees CEO: Software delivery is now 'release orchestration'. Way back in the day, software used to work through its development life cycle via one or other development methodologies and end up on a floppy disk or a CD-ROM. Some software application development teams, often known as "Shops," would use the waterfall model to break down a project into linear phases.

Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group announced on Sunday it will reorganize, replacing its CEO and letting go of around 100 workers. A statement from NSO Group reportedly said the reorg, which reduces the size of the company by around 15 percent, "Will examine all aspects of its business, including streamlining its operations to ensure NSO remains one of the world's leading hi-tech cyber intelligence companies, focusing on NATO-member countries."

MSSPs must find ways to balance the need to please existing customers, add new ones, and deliver high-margin services against their internal budget constraints and the need to maintain high employee morale. This means providing the right tool sets, driving higher efficiency through training, and scaling services to build revenue and margin.

Onur Aksoy, the CEO of a group of dozens of companies, was indicted for allegedly selling more than $1 billion worth of counterfeit Cisco network equipment to customers worldwide, including health, military, and government organizations. These devices were sold as new and genuine Cisco products through dozens of Amazon and eBay storefronts to customers across the United States and overseas, some ending up on the networks of hospitals, schools, government, and military orgs.

Adversaries, motivated by the success of high-profile software supply chain attacks on companies like SolarWinds and Kaseya, are stepping up attacks against software build and distribution environments. "Digital transformation has made every business a software developer. And as a result, software development environments have become huge target for attackers," said Kevin Bocek, VP of threat intelligence and business development for Venafi.

Arkady Volozh, CEO of Russia's biggest internet company Yandex, has resigned after being added to the European Union's list of individuals sanctioned as part of its response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Another issue is that Yandex's complex ownership structure means the EU feels Russia's government can veto the company's activities if they are felt to counter the national interest.