IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. Despite the rise in sophisticated attacks, 2020 will continue to see newbies and unskilled attackers using toolkits from the dark web to launch scams (such as sexploitation), and phishing and ransomware attacks.

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Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. California man Jay Brodsky brought a class-action suit against Apple , claiming that iPhone and Mac users are being forced into time-consuming two-factor authentication. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Exterro launched in 2004 and specialized in workflow-driven software and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions. What thrust Exterro deeper into the DFIR space was its acquisition of industry-known AccessData in December 2020. billion in 2020.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 2, 2020

After 11 months of a very intensive process culminating in many months of exclusivity with a party I believed would ultimately be the purchaser of the service, unexpected changes to their business model made the deal infeasible. pic.twitter.com/243oK9N5Yp — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) February 27, 2020.

IT 135

IT Mining Sales Data breaches 135

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. A new report (PDF) from the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that from March through October of 2020, some $3.5

Authentication 313

Authentication Insurance Personal data Encryption 313

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. a16z Investments. ForgePoint Investments. Insight Investments. Kleiner Perkins Investments. LVP Investments.

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