(Getty Images) Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global firewall attack The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Guan Tianfeng used a zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls. Dec 10, 2024 By Matt Bracken
The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building is seen on August 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) CFPB proposes new rule to regulate expansive data broker industry The rule would force data brokers to adhere to the same standards as established credit agencies. Dec 3, 2024 By Greg Otto
(Image by Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay) CISOs can now obtain professional liability insurance A new business insurance offering can shield CISOs from personal losses in the event of a lawsuit. Nov 20, 2024 By Greg Otto
(Getty Images / Scoop News Group) Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill for $115 million The Boston-based firm adds the threat intelligence provider to its product arsenal. Nov 14, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Telecommunication tower during sunset. (Getty Images) Moody’s Rating adds telecoms, airlines, utilities to highest risk category The financial ratings service says industry digital reliance increases cyber risk. Nov 12, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Delta Airlines passengers line up for agent assistance at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on July 22. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) CrowdStrike points finger back at Delta after airline threatened to sue over outages Delta will have to account for its own shortcomings if it follows through on a threat based on a “misleading narrative,” CrowdStrike said. Aug 5, 2024 By Tim Starks
Car dealership office. (Fahroni, iStock/Getty Images Plus) CDK hack shows SEC disclosure standards are unsettled The early application of the regulatory agency’s new cybersecurity reporting rules reveal that materiality is in the eye of the beholder. Jul 16, 2024 By Tim Starks
Safe Mode Keeping Ukraine’s grid up and running amid war; Snowflake customers under attack Taras Vasyliv, Head of the Dispatching Control Systems Department at the NPC Ukrenergo, and Joe Marshall, Security Researcher at Cisco Talos Intelligence Group Jun 13, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction. Apr 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
The sun flares over the headquarters of the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Treasury official: Small financial institutions have ‘growth to do’ in using AI against threats AI-specific fraud and cyber risks in the financial sector are especially pronounced for small banks, the agency’s chief AI officer said. Apr 19, 2024 By Matt Bracken