Alkira Raises $100 Million for Secure Network Infrastructure Platform

Network infrastructure as-a-service Alkira has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management.

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FCC Reveals ‘Royal Tiger’ Robocall Campaign

In a first-ever move, the commission’s enforcement bureau has high hopes that official classification will allow law enforcement partners to better combat these kinds of threats.

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Nissan Data Breach Impacts 53,000 Employees

Nissan North America determined recently that a ransomware attack launched last year resulted in employee personal information compromise.

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Cisco’s Splunk Acquisition Should Help Security Pros See Threats Sooner in Australia and New Zealand

Cisco’s Splunk acquisition was finalised in March 2024. Splunk’s Craig Bates says the combined offering could enhance observability and put data to work for security professionals in an age of AI threat defence.

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Researchers Discover 11 Vulnerabilities in GE Ultrasound Devices

Researchers identified 11 security flaws in certain GE HealthCare ultrasound devices, including the Invenia ABUS 2.0, that could allow malicious actors with physical access to the devices to implant ransomware or access and manipulate patient data.

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Legacy of Wisdom: Security Lessons Inspired by My Father

Honoring my father by translating his timeless life lessons into practical wisdom for the cybersecurity profession.

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Windows Quick Assist Anchors Black Basta Ransomware Gambit

When abused by threat actors with sophisticated social-engineering chops, remote-access tools demand that enterprises remain sharp in both defense strategy and employee-awareness training.

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Cyber Trust Label Could be in Place by End of the Year, White House Says

The Biden administration plans to have consumer devices labeled with the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark on store shelves by the end of 2024, to help consumers understand security and encourage manufacturers to include basic digital defenses.

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The Fall of the National Vulnerability Database

Since its inception, three key factors have affected the NVD’s ability to classify security concerns — and what we’re experiencing now is the result.

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Patch Now: Another Google Zero-Day Under Exploit in the Wild

Google has rolled an emergency patch for CVE-2024-4947, the third Chrome zero-day it’s addressed in the past week.

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