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Defense Department wants to hire Silicon Valley Tech Execs as Reserve Officers

Defense Department wants to hire Silicon Valley Tech Execs

The DOD has a bold new plan to strengthen its tech ranks: recruit and commission Silicon Valley executives and experts as Reserve Officers
North Korea is funding its nuclear program with cyber espionage and LinkedIn hiring scams

North Korea is funding its nuclear program with cyber espionage and LinkedIn hiring scams

Hackers from North Korea have stolen over $600 million from cryptocurrency exchanges, and deployed ransomware to steal nuclear and energy research from defense and military agencies
American Water Company hit with cyberattack affecting 14 million customers

American Water Company hit with cyberattack

American Water Company first detected the cyberattack on October 3 and thus far, has only detected a loss of billing systems data

Open-Source Software Security Risks: What You Need to Know

Open-source software is critical for modern technology but presents unique cybersecurity challenges, particularly with supply chain attacks and vulnerabilities in codebases, requiring robust management and mitigation strategies.
Black Hat 2024: Researcher exposes Microsoft Copilot AI vulnerabilities

Black Hat 2024: Researcher exposes Microsoft Copilot AI vulnerabilities

Microsoft Copilot can be exploited for automated spear-phishing attacks, cite phantom sources, expose communications, and data poisoning
Iran Hackers Target U.S. Campaign Official with Phishing Email

Microsoft Report: Iranian Cyber Operations Targeting U.S. Presidential Election

A new report from the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center reveals extensive Iranian disinformation campaigns attempting to influence the 2024 United States Presidential Election
New Cybersecurity Unicorn: Chainguard Raises $140M at $1.1B Valuation

New Cybersecurity Unicorn: Chainguard Raises $140M at $1.12B Valuation

Chainguard, specializing in securing container images, open source software and AI workloads is now worth $1.12 billion
Wiz Turns Down $23 Billion Acquisition Offer from Google: Pursuing IPO Instead

Wiz Turns Down $23 Billion Acquisition Offer from Google: Pursuing IPO Instead

Wiz rejects lucrative acquisition by Google, citing ambitions for an IPO and $1 billion annual revenue target
Google in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz

Google in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz

The acquisition would be Google’s largest ever at $23 billion
NSA releases zero trust through automation and orchestration guidance cybersecurity

NSA Releases Zero Trust through Automation and Orchestration Guidance

The NSA’s Cybersecurity Information Sheet emphasizes adopting Zero Trust with Automation and Orchestration to enhance cybersecurity. Capabilities such as SOAR, AI/ML and CPA can help automate cyber defenses.