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U.S. Government May Pay Cybersecurity Pros As Much As Veep
- Monday, 29 November 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a new cybersecurity recruiting and retention program, under which top cybersecurity pros could earn as much as the vice president. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...G-7 Teams Up On 'Cybersecurity Exercise' Amid Financial Threats
- Monday, 29 November 2021
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Finance officials and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven, a club of economic powers, have run a “cybersecurity exercise” to show the need for global coordination as the financial system faces mounting threats. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Cybersecurity Pioneer Alan Paller Dead at 76
- Monday, 29 November 2021
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Alan Paller, founder of the SANS Institute, has died at age 76, the cybersecurity training organization confirmed. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...FBI Email System Hacked to Send Hoax Cybersecurity Alerts
- Monday, 29 November 2021
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The FBI acknowledged that a hacker took advantage of a “software misconfiguration” in an agency messaging system to pump out emails warning of phony cyberattacks. So reports ThreatPost.
Read more...Cybersecurity Firm Zix Sold for $860M
- Friday, 12 November 2021
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Dallas-based cloud email security provider Zix has agreed to be sold to Canadian software giant OpenText for about $860 million. So reports The Dallas Morning-News.
Read more...UnitedHealth CISO Dubs Ransomware 'An Existential Risk'
- Friday, 12 November 2021
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UnitedHealthGroup chief information security officer Aimee Cardwell has called ransomware attacks “an existential risk to the delivery of care.” So reports Healthcare IT News.
Read more...White House Touts Cyber Component of Infrastructure Bill
- Friday, 12 November 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
President Joe Biden has talked up the cybersecurity investment in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill recently passed by the House of Representatives. So reports Nextgov.
Read more...McAfee To Go Private in $14B Deal
- Friday, 12 November 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
McAfee agreed to go private in a buyout deal with investors worth more than $14 billion. So reports The Verge.
Read more...Robinhood Support Snafu Exposes Data of 7 million
- Friday, 12 November 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Robinhood Markets, the online brokerage that ramped up its customer support after criticism last year, has suffered a data breach after a hacker tricked a customer support representative. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Missouri Retains Data Breach Service After Security Flaw Detected
- Friday, 05 November 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Missouri has hired a company for data breach and credit monitoring services, two weeks after journalists found a security vulnerability on a state website. So reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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