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1 day ago WordPress could treat Google FloC as a security issue

An idea is being floated to backport FLoC blocking code to existing WordPress users.

21 hours ago PlexTrac Raises $10 Million for Its Purple Teaming Platform

PlexTrac, a company that provides information security management solutions for security teams, last week announced closing a $10 million Series A funding round led by Noro-Moseley Partners and Madrona Venture Group, with participation from StageDotO Ventures.

17 hours ago How to Prevent Wire Transfer Fraud

Experts Offer Risk Mitigation InsightsHow is wire transfer fraud evolving, and how can the risk be mitigated? Three experts provide insights in this panel discussion.

16 hours ago Concerns grow over digital threats faced from former employees

Security experts said the recent upheaval in the job market makes it imperative to bolster separation protocols further.

2 hours ago Commissioner content transparency measures are enough to deter data-sharing Act breaches

Australia's pending data-sharing Act will require Commonwealth entities to be satisfied with a proposal before sharing data and the reason for obtaining that data will need to be made public.

5 hours ago Supreme Court Asked to Give Access to Secretive Court's Work

Civil liberties groups are asking the Supreme Court to give the public access to opinions of the secretive court that reviews bulk email collection, warrantless internet searches and other government surveillance programs.

5 hours ago Firefox 88 clamps down on window.name abuses by trackers

Data stored in property was previously allowed to persist across different sites, but that is changing.

5 hours ago UK cites national security concerns to look into Nvidia purchase of Arm

Westminster decides national security is reason enough for looking into the ownership of UK-housed chip designer shifting from Japan to the United States.

9 hours ago White House 'Stands Down' SolarWinds, Exchange Response Groups

Unified Coordination Groups Were Created to Respond to Cybersecurity IncidentsThe White House announced Monday that it is "standing down" two Unified Coordination Groups that were created to coordinate the federal response to the SolarWinds supply chain attack and attacks on vulnerable on-premises Microsoft Exchange email servers.

9 hours ago Payment Card Theft Ring Tech Leader Gets 10-Year Sentence

Fedir Hladyr of Ukraine Admitted to Working as System Admin for FIN7A Ukrainian national who admitted to working as a system administrator and IT manager for the notorious FIN7 cybercriminal gang, which has been involved in the theft of millions of payment cards, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

10 hours ago Russian Security Vendor Positive Technologies Dropped From MAPP Member List

Following sanctions announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury last week, Russian cyber-security firm Positive Technologies says the  accusations are groundless.

10 hours ago Live Webinar | Cloud-Based Email Security: Best Practices for Securing Office 365

10 hours ago Russian Security Vendor Positive Technologies Responds to U.S. Sanctions

Following sanctions announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury last week, Russian cyber-security firm Positive Technologies says the  accusations are groundless.

10 hours ago After Virginia passes new privacy law, states race to catch up to CCPA and GDPR

Using Washington State's proposed law as a guide, New York, Texas and many other states are inching their way toward a data privacy law.