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LogRhythm announces new integration and case management tools for security teams
Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced a number a new innovations designed to prioritize speed and efficiency for agile and high-performing security teams. Dedicated to optimizing the efficiency of security operation center teams and analysts, the new innovations are focused on seamless integration and broad case management improvements. The latest additions to the LogRhythm platform provide a ...
Startups suffer challenging year as funding plummets 38% in 2023
New reports released today by PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor and Crunchbase Inc. detail just how grim 2023 was for venture capital funding of startups, both in the U.S. and globally. The year saw global startup funding plummet to $285 billion, down 38% from 2022, according to Crunchbase. The poor figure highlights a broader trend of reassessment and cautious progression ...
Xerox Business Solutions targeted by INC Ransom ransomware gang
Xerox Holdings Corp. subsidiary Xerox Business Solutions has suffered from a data breach following a ransomware attack. The attack first came to light on Dec. 29 when the INC Ransom ransomware gang added Xerox Business Solutions to its dark web leaks site. According to Bleeping Computer, the gang claimed to have stolen sensitive data and ...
Population health software company HealthEC suffers major data breach
The records of some 4.5 million individuals have been exposed and potentially stolen following a cyberattack on New Jersey-based population health management software company HealthEC LLC. In a breach notice on its site, HealthEC says it became aware of suspicious activity on its network in July and that a subsequent investigation, completed Oct. 24, had ...
SentinelOne expands cloud security portfolio with acquisition of PingSafe
Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire PingSafe Pte Ltd., a cloud-native application protection platform startup, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2021, PingSafe offers a CNAPP solution that it claims delivers dynamic, real-time monitoring of multicloud workloads, simple setup and configuration and low false positive rates. Designed to bridge the gap between attackers’ modus ...
FCC seeks input on $200M cybersecurity initiative for schools and libraries
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on a proposal to establish a three-year pilot program to provide up to $200 million to support cybersecurity and advanced firewall services to eligible schools and libraries. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program was proposed in a rule issued Dec. 29 to be offered through the Universal ...
Google patches two vulnerabilities that left Kubernetes Engine vulnerable to attack
Google LLC has patched two significant vulnerabilities in Google Kubernetes Engine that could allow an attacker to gain control of a Kubernetes cluster. The vulnerabilities, detailed Dec. 27 by researchers at Palo Alto Network Inc.’s Unit 42, involved an issue in the default configuration of GKE’s logging agent FluentBit, which runs by default on all clusters ...
Ransomware attack targets court services in Victoria, Australia
Court Services Victoria, an independent body that runs court services in Victoria, Australia, has been struck by a ransomware attack, with court recordings allegedly stolen. Officially described as a “cyber security incident” by CSV, the attack is said to have been detected on Dec. 21 and involved unauthorized access leading to a disruption of the ...
Chinese authorities arrest four in ransomware case involving ChatGPT
Four alleged cyberattackers have been arrested in mainland China for developing ransomware with the help of ChatGPT, the first case of its sort in the country. The South China Morning Post reported Friday that the suspects were arrested in November following a ransomware attack on an unidentified company in Zhenjiang Province, just south of Shanghai. The ...
Is this the friendly face of AI in 2024? Meet LG’s new ‘AI agent’
As the year draws to an end, the No. 1 trend this year was undoubtedly artificial intelligence. Although AI promises much, not all is rosy, with various ethical debates around the technology and then thrown into the mix a report of a robot attacking a worker at a Tesla Inc. factory in Texas. With concerns ...









