Tag: cyber
US cyber director Inglis calls for cyber statistics bureau creation
US national cyber director Chris Inglis has endorsed a plan for the creation of a bureau of cyber statistics which will collect and analyse threat data.
Threat detection firm Venari Security pulls in £4.2m Series A
London-based Venari Security has raised £4.2m from a Series A funding round that included a number of high-profile cybersecurity backers.
Microsoft underlines heightened concern from call centre ransomware scheme
Microsoft has claimed a ransomware campaign employing bogus call centers to trick victims into downloading malware may be more dangerous than previously thought.
‘Shooting war’ with a major power could break out over cyberattacks,...
President Joe Biden has claimed the US is more likely to end up in a ‘real shooting war with a major power’ due to cybercrime than any other form of conflict.
Chinese hackers breached US pipelines between 2011 and 2013, joint advisory...
An advisory by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed Chinese state-backed hackers breached 13 US pipelines between 2011 and 2013.
FBI warns of potential cyberthreats to 2020 Olympic Games
The FBI has warned of potential cyber threat actors targeted the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
US introduces ransomware safety site, offers incentives for hacker tips
The US government has unveiled a new website designed to provide businesses with greater knowledge of the threat posed by ransomware to their companies.
US launches inter-agency task force to tackle ransomware wave
The US government has introduced a new interagency task force aimed at combating the increasing challenge of ransomware on the United States.
SecurEnds eyes geographical expansion following $21m Series A
US cloud-native identity governance firm SecurEnds has closed a $21m Series A funding round led exclusively by venture capital company Elephant.
Virsec nabs $100m in highly subscribed Series C
Cybersecurity platform Virsec has secured $100m from a Series C funding round led by BlueIO.