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Why Cyber Security Stocks Have Rallied In Recent Weeks
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Our theme of Cyber Security Stocks has returned almost 15% year-to-date, marginally underperforming the S&P 500 which is up by about 16% over the same period. However, the performance of the theme has picked…
Cybersecurity's Sputnik Moment
One of the most popular petitions on Change.org makes this eccentric demand: “We want Jeff Bezos to buy and eat the Mona Lisa.” While the New York Time s covered the petition by investigating whether buying and eating the world's most…
China's new software policy weaponizes cybersecurity research
The Microsoft Exchange server hack that the U.S. just attributed to China could become an even more common and dangerous occurrence with the announcement of China's new rules for software vulnerabilities. The regulations, which go into effect in…
Spy Agency Inspects Cybersecurity Readiness of 20 Key Infrastructures
The National Intelligence Service(NIS) is conducting a special inspection on the country's 20 major infrastructures to check their preparedness against cyberattacks. The review comes after recent attacks on the Korea Atomic Energy Research…
The U.S. Takes an Important Cybersecurity Step-Two Decades Late
More than 20 years after the idea was first proposed, only to be struck down by officials who valued corporate profits over the national interest, a federal agency has imposed mandatory cybersecurity requirements on privately owned companies. The…
DoD adding cybersecurity measures to network 3D printers
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive's daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. As it expands additive manufacturing all over, the Defense Department is also adding cybersecurity risk.
Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021
2021 is shaping up to be an active year for mergers and acquisitions in the cybersecurity industry. March alone saw more than 40 firms being acquired. The level of activity is driven by growth in sectors such as identity management, zero trust…
What China's Vast New Cybersecurity Center Tells Us About Beijing's Ambitions
China—the country that has stolen billions of dollars in intellectual property and pilfered millions of records from U.S. government agencies, insurance companies, and credit-reporting giants ' records—is just getting started on its…
PHD Chamber to conduct an E-Conclave on Digital Risk Management & Cyber Security on Friday
Guwahati, July 23: PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has announced that it will be hosting an E-Conclave on Digital Risk Management & Cyber Security on Friday July 30th, 2021. The objective of this E-Conclave will be to provide a…
AI startup funding remained strong in Q2, report finds
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The pandemic spurred investments in AI across nearly every industry. That's according to CB Insights' AI in the Numbers Q2 2021 report, which found that AI startups…
IBM Beefs Up Its Cyber-Resilient Storage
It's an exciting time for those of us who work in the IT industry. It seems like that no matter where you look, you will find a disruptive technology or trend shaking things up. Some of these are good, others not so much. Affordable high-speed 5G…
Cybersecurity professionals to newcomers: Focus on vendor-neutral certifications
This preference suggests that even though current professionals followed a more traditional, vendor-specific path when gaining experience in the field (55% of current professionals entered cybersecurity from IT backgrounds), they see greater value…
Cybersecurity experts suggest going to the livelihood source of online harassers by contacting employers
Cybersecurity experts have launched an initiative telling all companies to create a system where their employees can be reported for “online abuse.” The initiative, called Respect in Security, was launched on Tuesday by two…
Cloud security in 2021: A business guide to essential tools and best practices
Cloud computing services have become a vital tool for most businesses. It's a trend that has accelerated recently, with cloud-based services such as Zoom, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace and many others becoming the collaboration and…
India's biggest 5G challenge: Ensuring that it does not lead to new cybersecurity woes
Written by Lt Gen Dr SP Kochhar, Director General, COAI India is at the cusp of a digital revolution that has the potential to radically transform our daily lives. The revolution will be powered by 5G and simply put, would involve the transmission…
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