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Announcing the 2026 Benchmark Security Awards Finalists
The Benchmark Security Awards celebrate Australian security leaders for their work in driving effective cyber programs in Australian enterprise and government. This year's awards program is brought to you by iTnews and…
ASX creates deputy CISO role
The Australian Securities Exchange has created a deputy chief information security officer role, with Hanlie Botha taking the inaugural post. Botha joined ASX from Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG), where she was its CISO for the past nine months.
Week in review: Compromised Zimbra servers, previously patched Citrix NetScaler flaw exploited
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: At least 274 internet-facing Zimbra instances have been compromised by unknown attackers via CVE-2026-73570, the Shadowserver Foundation shared on…
Patient Privacy on Healthcare Websites
When patients share personal information with healthcare or mental healthcare providers, those providers have ethical duties to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the information they collect (ACA, 2014 ; AMA, n.d.;. APA, 2017 ; NASW…
Is It Too Late to Buy CrowdStrike Stock After Its 20% Surge?
CrowdStrike (CRWD -4.19%) shares surged 20.5% on Aug. 27 after the company saw record new annual recurring revenue (ARR) and posted impressive metrics across the board. ARR is the annualized value of its high- gross-margin subscription contracts…
Amazon tells sellers to pay up to get your packages to you faster
Amazon is turning to third-party sellers to expand one of its fastest shipping options — and asking them to pay up for it. The e-commerce giant is asking some sellers who use Fulfillment by Amazon, or FBA, to submit bids to make their…
NVDW: Collect High-Yield Income From Nvidia Swaps
The Roundhill NVDA WeeklyPay ETF offers weekly income tied to Nvidia share price performance with a leveraged 120% exposure. NVDW targets income investors seeking high yield from NVDA's volatility but carries elevated risk due to leverage and…
India, Uzbekistan upgrade ties to comprehensive strategic partnership; set $5 billion trade target
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday decided to elevate their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat…
How Tokenized Stock Transfer Volume Differs From Market Value
Tokenized stock transfer volume measures how much value moved during a stated period; market value measures the value of tokenized assets outstanding at a particular time, or sometimes an average value over a period. The first is a flow. The second…
OpenAI says we're running out of time to act on cyber defense. Here's what you can actually do about it.
This week brought another warning from tech leaders about the growing threat of AI cyber attacks — and I am once again asking what I, a regular person, am supposed to do about it. OpenAI published an open letter on Thursday, joined by over…
Interest Rates, Jobs Data and Other Key Things to Watch this Week
Markets reacted sharply to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole comments suggesting potential future interest rate hikes. Friday's August jobs report at 8:30am will test whether employment resilience justifies Warsh's caution on…
Chinese military trade employee lured into spying for two countries via seemingly coincidental encounters: state security authorities
Photo: Ministry of State Security China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday released details of a case in which a core employee of a military-industrial trading company was lured into serving the foreign intelligence agencies of two…
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Is Merck Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?
Rahway, New Jersey-based Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) is a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines, vaccines, and animal-health products. Known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, Merck operates through two main…
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Is Bank of America Stock Outperforming the Dow?
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., offering a broad mix of consumer banking, wealth management, corporate banking, investment banking, and trading services.
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How Is UnitedHealth Group's Stock Performance Compared to Other Healthcare Plan Stocks?
With a market cap of $352.7 billion, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is a diversified health care company operating globally through four main segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. Its businesses provide…
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