Security News

Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again
2024-10-29 08:29

Only took 'em a year to dish up some scary travel advice, and a Secure Innovation … Placemat? Cyber security agencies from the Five Eyes nations have delivered on a promise to offer tech startups...

Wanted. Top infosec pros willing to defend Britain on shabby salaries
2024-10-29 06:26

GCHQ job ads seek top talent with bottom-end pay packets While the wages paid by governments seldom match those available in the private sector, it appears that the UK's intelligence, security and...

China’s infosec leads accuse Intel of NSA backdoor, cite chip security flaws
2024-10-16 18:30

Uncle Sam having a secret way into US tech? Say it ain't so A Chinese industry group has accused Intel of backdooring its CPUs, in addition to other questionable security practices while calling...

UK's Sellafield nuke waste processing plant fined £333K for infosec blunders
2024-10-05 06:07

Radioactive hazards and cyber failings ... what could possibly go wrong? The outfit that runs Britain's Sellafield nuclear waste processing and decommissioning site has been fined £332,500...

Infosec products of the month: September 2024
2024-10-01 03:00

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Absolute, anecdotes, ArmorCode, Binarly, Bitdefender, Druva, F5 Networks, Gcore, Guardsquare, Huntress,...

Mind the talent gap: Infosec vacancies abound, but hiring is flat
2024-09-11 10:10

ISC2 argues security training needs to steer toward what hiring managers want The shortfall between the number of working security professionals and the number of security job openings has reached...

Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed
2024-09-05 23:51

Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back - with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security of tech at...

White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec
2024-09-05 22:04

Now do your patriotic duty and fill one of those 500k open roles, please? The White House has unveiled a new strategy to fill some of the hundreds of thousands of critical cybersecurity vacancies...

Security biz Verkada to pay $3m penalty under deal that also enforces infosec upgrade
2024-09-05 04:28

Allowed access to 150k cameras, some in sensitive spots, but has been done for spamming Physical security biz Verkada has agreed to cough up $2.95 million following an investigation by the US...

Infosec products of the month: August 2024
2024-09-02 03:00

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Adaptive Shield, AppOmni, ArmorCode, Bitwarden, Cequence Security, ClearSale, Clutch Security, Contrast...