Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince on Friday commented on the cyberattack on the federal government that was revealed earlier this week. In an appearance on CNBC’s “Mad Money,” the chief executive of the cloud cybersecurity provider said it’s one reason his company is shifting towards what he called a “zero-trust architecture” …
Read More »Palo Alto Networks CEO on the suspected Russian cyberattack
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora told CNBC on Friday that every business and federal agency needs to take stock of their network security in the wake of the suspected Russian massive cyberattack. The security executive’s comments follow the revelation that federal agencies, reportedly including the one overseeing the nation’s nuclear …
Read More »50% of tech execs say cyber warfare biggest threat: CNBC survey
A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California. Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Following this week’s breach of several federal agencies, a new CNBC survey of technology executives found that most believe state-sponsored cyber …
Read More »Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine documents ‘unlawfully accessed’ in EMA hack
A man receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy’s Hospital in London on December 8, 2020. Victoria Jones | AFP | Getty Images LONDON —Documents related to the development of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have been “unlawfully accessed” in a cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency. …
Read More »Beware of Covid vaccine scams. Don’t get a fake one
Woman holds vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” over dry ice in this illustration taken, December 5, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Illustration | Reuters “I can’t produce enough for the masses,” Johnny T. Stine wrote on Facebook in May, “but in 18 months, when the virus is long gone, everyone will …
Read More »IBM uncovers global email attack on Covid vaccine supply chain
Joachim Kuhn, chief executive officer of Vac-Q-Tec, looks at global distribution screens at the company’s factory in Wurzburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images IBM cyber security analysts on Thursday said they uncovered an email phishing scheme targeting global coronavirus vaccine supply chains, …
Read More »Cyber Monday shopping tips to help prevent fraud, identity theft
Holiday shopping doesn’t need to break the bank. More shoppers are expected to choose online shopping this holiday season amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But other dangers lurk online, and most shoppers are not aware that they could be putting their personal financial data at risk. A majority of shoppers — …
Read More »New acquisition provides security from hackers’ view
Palo Alto Networks announced a new acquisition that the cybersecurity provider expects will give it an edge in fending off online hackers. The company is paying out $800 million to add to its portfolio Expanse, a San Francisco-based internet monitoring company that Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said will …
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