Tag: Security

Cybersecurity assessment required for US pipelines following Colonial attack

A Biden administration directive will require US pipeline operators to conduct a cybersecurity assessment on their pipelines following the recent Colonial Pipeline hack.

Klarna locks out users from services following ‘self-inflicted incident’

Swedish FinTech giant Klarna has suffered a ‘self-inflicted incident’ which has led to around 90,000 users being able to see other people’s accounts.

Tessian looks toward acceleration following $65m Series C

UK security company Tessian has closed a $65m Series C funding round led by March Capital.

Theta Lake boosts compliance, security coverage with Microsoft Teams certification

Collaboration security and compliance company Theta Lake has received compliance recording certification from Microsoft Teams.

Significant ransomware attack causes Irish healthcare IT shutdown

Ireland’s healthcare service has temporarily been forced to shut down its computer systems as a precaution following a significant ransomware attack.

Stripe acquires fraud prevention expertise with Bouncer purchase

Payments juggernaut Stripe has acquired card authentication technology company Bouncer for an undisclosed amount.

AXA suffers ransomware attack following ransom payments support removal

Insurance juggernaut AXA has suffered a cyberattack which saw it lose 3 TB of sensitive data from its Asian operations.

BluBracket to expand go-to-market activities following $12m Series A

US enterprise security firm BluBracket has closed a $12m Series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners.

Jamf to bring zero trust to Apple following Wandera purchase

US enterprise management software company Jamf is set to acquire zero-trust cloud security firm Wandera for $400m in cash.

Biden signs cybersecurity executive order in wake of pipeline hack

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at bolstering US cybersecurity defences following the Colonial Pipeline.

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