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United States president Joe Biden has used his first State of the Union speech to call for a ban on social networks serving ads targeted at children. Speaking in the presence of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who was invited to attend by first lady Jill Biden, the president said "We must hold social media platforms accountable for the national experiment they're conducting on our children for profit."
Indonesian authorities have admitted that the COVID-19 vaccination certificate of the nation's President has circulated online and tried to explain that it's an indication of admirable transparency, rather than lamentable security. In one camp are those who argue that the document's unplanned public debut is more evidence that Indonesia's government is bad at securing information.
The incentive for a business to implement a zero-trust architecture should be based on internal mandates, with consideration for how a security breach might impact others outside of the organization. A separate White House memorandum is already pushing critical infrastructure owners and operators to implement baseline security practices to protect national and economic security, as well as public health and safety.
Intel announced the appointment of Christy Pambianchi as executive vice president and chief people officer, effective Sept. 7. Pambianchi will head the Human Resources organization with a mandate to attract, engage and retain the best talent as Intel strengthens execution and innovation to accelerate its transformation.
Appgate announced the appointment of Jawahar Sivasankaran as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Sivasankaran will lead the company’s growth strategy and oversee all go-to-market...
Okta welcomes Sagnik Nandy as President of Technology and CTO. Nandy will join Okta’s executive management team and report directly to Todd McKinnon, CEO and co-founder. As President and CTO,...
Hypori announced appointment of Jim Cushman, a trusted high-tech industry visionary and leader, as President of Commercial Markets and Chief Product Officer. Cushman will lead Hypori's strategic growth and expansion into commercial markets such as FinTech, Health Care, and other Corporate Enterprises in need of protecting their sensitive data from cybersecurity attacks.
Sources whispered of Glover's departure to The Register ahead of a mass mailout today to members of the organisation, which oversees some industry-recognised penetration testing exams and certifications in the UK. "My retirement is something I have been planning for some time and, while I leave with a heavy heart, I am confident CREST will continue to move forward in the hands of an excellent team," said the man himself in a canned statement emailed round CREST member organisations, following his 13 years at the helm. A major CREST backer, pentesting firm NCC Group, had been creating cheat-sheets and walkthroughs for CREST certification exams.
MITRE has named Wen Masters as vice president for cyber technologies, where she will lead corporate cybersecurity strategy beginning May 17, 2021. Masters will be responsible for developing a wide range of cyber capabilities and solutions, including programs that address key economic and national security challenges such as securing critical infrastructure against foreign exploitation and protecting American intellectual property from cyber theft by foreign adversaries.
The Thread Group announced the appointment of Vividh Siddha as its new President. Siddha will oversee the group's effort to expand the Thread ecosystem with current and new use-cases across home and commercial applications.