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It seems like such a simple case. On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, Inc., a French cosmetics company. The organization paid $1.2 million for violating the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). But …
If you’re fed up with clicking pictures of traffic lights and boats when trying to visit a website, Cloudflare might have the solution. The content delivery giant announced a new project this week called Turnstile, which it hopes will provide …
As organizations struggle with the rising threat of cyber attacks and data breaches, the cyber insurance market has skyrocketed. But with significant payouts being made regularly, many insurers are reluctant to continue offering comprehensive cyber insurance coverage. A report by …
The Department of Energy announced this week that it’s investing $45 million to protect the power grid from cyber attacks. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement that the money will be used to fund up to 15 research …
More than a dozen tech firms have launched an open-source project that intends to help organizations respond to cyber threats more effectively. The OCSF (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework) was published yesterday, with the standard and documentation available on GitHub. AWS …
Security researchers from WithSecure™ have warned of a malware campaign targeting Facebook Business/Ads users. According to its report, the phishing campaign – dubbed ‘DUCKTAIL’ – “is designed to steal browser cookies and take advantage of authenticated Facebook sessions to steal information from …
President Biden has vowed to expand the U.S.’s corporation with Israel and Saudi Arabia following the rising cyber threat posed by Iran. The announcement came during Biden’s trip to the Middle East last week, which saw him sign a bilateral …
The aerospace and defense giant Aerojet Rocketdyne has agreed to pay $9 million to settle allegations made by an employee regarding the organization’s cybersecurity compliance practices. The accusations date back to 2015, when Brian Markus – the former senior director …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed many uncomfortable truths, and among them is the West’s vulnerability to politically motivated cyber attacks. We have repeatedly seen pro-Russian hackers target Ukraine and its allies in a variety of ways. Many have been …
President Joe Biden signed two cybersecurity bills into law this week, which are designed to bolster defences for federal, state, and local government. The bills have been introduced following a continued rise in cyberattacks, with government entities in particular coming …
