Cybersecurity & IT Threats

Rehovot, Israel (September 21, 2023) – , the innovative provider of the first Instant and Safe Cyber-Attack Recovery Platform for Critical Assets and Operational Technologies (OT), today announced that the company has won funding for a $2.2m cybersecurity project from the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, an organization that provides capital for joint […]

A previously unknown threat actor dubbed ‘Sandman’ targets telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia, using a modular info-stealing malware named ‘LuaDream.’ This malicious activity was discovered by SentinelLabs in collaboration with QGroup GmbH in August 2023, who named the threat actor and malware after the backdoor’s internal name of

In July, the US government announced the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) which is aimed at addressing both immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs. This NCWES is aimed specifically at filling cyber job vacancies across the US, with President Biden saying the government is working to help communities — including those currently underrepresented in the

Funding fuels additional Dragos expansion as demand accelerates to protect operational technology in critical and industrial infrastructure HANOVER, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 18, 2023– Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, today announced a $74 million Series D extension, led by strategic operating and investing firm WestCap. The equity

Presented by Zscaler Early in 2023, we saw the explosive use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT accompanied by laymen fears of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) revolution and forecasted disruptions to markets. Without a doubt, AI will have a massive and transformative impact on much of what we do, but the time has come for a more

Presented by Zscaler Early in 2023, we saw the explosive use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT accompanied by laymen fears of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) revolution and forecasted disruptions to markets. Without a doubt, AI will have a massive and transformative impact on much of what we do, but the time has come for a more

Depending on your perspective, Africa is either a global asset or a liability in the information security (infosec) world — or a bit of both. Many people unfairly portray African nations solely as malicious hackers and scammers. Nigeria bears the most accusations with frequent mentions of Nigerian prince scams. While threat actors such as the

An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims’ credentials using a variant of the Python-based NodeStealer and potentially take over their accounts for follow-on malicious activities. “The attacks are reaching victims mainly in Southern Europe and North America across different segments, led by the manufacturing services and technology sectors,”