Security Technology

The US government has revealed it is introducing a new cyber defence center focused on strengthening collaboration between the public and private sector.

A survey has found a majority of IT security professionals believe remote workers face bigger security risks due to being isolated from their companies’ security teams.

The operations of a Lazio-based Covid-19 vaccination registration system have been brought to a standstill after a cyberattack shut down its system.

A mid-year report by internet security company SonicWall has found the number of ransomware attacks in H1 2021 has already outperformed the entire year of 2020.

Seedata.io, a London-based cybersecurity SaaS startup, raised £640,000 in a pre-seed funding round.

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.

Columbus OH-based connected device security company Finite State raised $30m in Series B funding led by Energize Ventures and with participation from Schneider Electric Ventures and Merlin Ventures.

London-based Venari Security has raised £4.2m from a Series A funding round that included a number of high-profile cybersecurity backers.

Microsoft has claimed a ransomware campaign employing bogus call centers to trick victims into downloading malware may be more dangerous than previously thought.

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.