Pentera nabs $60M at a $1B+ valuation to build simulated network attacks to train security teams

Strong and smart security operations teams are at the heart of any cybersecurity strategy, and today…

Perimeter security appliances source of most ransomware hits

Compromised or vulnerable perimeter security appliances and devices – especially virtual private networks (VPNs) –…

Apple fixes new security flaw used in ‘extremely sophisticated attack’

Apple released patches for a bug that it says “may have been exploited in an extremely…

DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has fired more than a hundred employees working for…

Sola emerges from stealth with $30M to build the ‘Stripe for security’

Enterprises these days can choose from hundreds of apps and services available to secure their networks,…

What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students

We’re only a few months into 2025, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool…

Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach

A hacker compromised the U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool months before its ‘massive’ data breach in December,…

Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having ‘profound’ security and privacy issues

Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned Friday that agentic AI could come with a risk to user…

Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations

Japanese telecom giant NTT Communications (NTT Com) has confirmed that hackers accessed the data of almost…

Interview: Madoc Batters, head of cloud and IT security, Warner Leisure Hotels

Madoc Batters likes a challenge. As head of cloud and IT security at Warner Leisure…

FBI says scammers are targeting US executives with fake BianLian ransom notes

The FBI is warning that scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang using fake ransom notes…

UK cyber security damaged by “clumsy Home Office political censorship”

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has secretly censored detailed public computer security guidance provided…

Crogl, armed with $30M, takes the wraps off a new AI ‘Iron Man suit’ for security analysts

AI agents are marching across the world of IT, and on Thursday a startup called Crogl…

UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites

The U.K. government appears to have quietly scrubbed encryption advice from government web pages, just weeks…

Mass federal layoffs will hurt cybersecurity, former top US security official says

Mass federal layoffs will hurt cybersecurity, former top US security official says#Mass #federal #layoffs #hurt #cybersecurity…

Former NSA official says federal worker cuts will have ‘devastating impact’ on cyber and national security

Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Rob Joyce told lawmakers on Wednesday that cuts to federal probationary…

Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation

U.S. technology giant Broadcom is warning that a trio of VMware vulnerabilities are being actively exploited…

Polish space agency says it’s investigating a cyberattack

Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA,…

US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia 

The United States has suspended its offensive cyber operations against Russia, according to reports, amid efforts…

Cloudsmith raises $23M to improve software supply chain security

The software supply chain is notoriously porous: a reported 81% of codebases contain high- or critical-risk…

UK's Starmer says Europe needs a security guarantee from the U.S

UK's Starmer says Europe needs a security guarantee from the U.S#UK039s #Starmer #Europe #security #guarantee #U.S

China tells its AI leaders to avoid US travel over security concerns, WSJ reports

China tells its AI leaders to avoid US travel over security concerns, WSJ reports#China #tells #leaders…