In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the trending topics at this year's RSA Conference, how security researchers are tracking a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office and what Broadcom's acquisition of VMware means for security.
Okta's competitive win rates and renewal rates weren't measurably affected by the Lapsus$ cyberattack that came to light in March. The company looked through hundreds of opportunities with customers and prospects to see if any of the potential sales had been delayed or canceled due to the breach.
Lookout has bought password management provider SaferPass to provide carriers distributing the company's consumer app with more capabilities in a single place. Lookout wants to take SaferPass's technology beyond its existing base of consumer and SMB customers and bring it to large enterprises.
Boston Children's Hospital thwarted a cyberattack by government-backed Iranian hackers last summer after U.S. authorities received intelligence about the pending assault and alerted the hospital, says FBI Director Christopher Wray, who called Iran's planned cyberattack "despicable."
The U.S. has conducted offensive cyber activities in support of Ukraine, Cyber Command Director Gen. Paul Nakasone reportedly said on Wednesday at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence conference. The White House says these operations do not violate historic policies with Moscow.
The 15th edition of the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report examines the rapid growth in ransomware, along with other threat vectors. Chris Novak, global director of the Threat Research Advisory Center at Verizon Business Group, discusses key findings and reviews the security landscape.
According to Accenture Security's new report titled "Elevating the Cybersecurity Discussion," only 38% of CEOs and CFOs are confident that over 75% of their organization is actively protected by their cybersecurity program. Ryan LaSalle discusses how to help the C suite understand cybersecurity.
Late-stage security startup Cybereason has laid off 10% of its employees in response to deteriorating market conditions less than a year after raising $325 million. The news was first reported by Israeli publications Calcalist and Globes, which both said roughly 100 employees had been let go.
Costa Rica's public health services agency was hit Tuesday by a ransomware attack allegedly launched by Hive. The incident comes after an April attack - reportedly by fellow Russian-backed group Conti - targeted multiple Costa Rican government agencies.
ReliaQuest has agreed to buy Digital Shadows for $160 million to infuse its security operations platform with threat intelligence, attack surface management, and dark web monitoring. The deal will give clients more visibility and context around threats facing their networks, endpoints and cloud.
The FBI says in an alert that scammers have been posing as Ukrainian entities to fraudulently seek donations and other financial assistance for the war-torn country. The agency says scammers in the past have also used crises as opportunities to cash in with fraudulent donation schemes.
"All communications" in the Ukrainian city of Kherson has been hit, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine said on Tuesday. Internet, landline and mobile phone service providers have detected disruptions and subsequent shutdowns of their services.
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