Recent developments at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning autism research have raised significant data privacy concerns, particularly following its decision to abandon a proposed national registry for diagnosed individuals. Attorneys Ariana Aboulafia and Andrew Crawford from the Center for Democracy and Technology have highlighted these issues, emphasizing…
Recent Social Engineering Attempts Target Crypto Platforms: A Deep Dive In a striking revelation, major cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kraken have recently thwarted attempts by hackers seeking to compromise their systems through social engineering. This follows a significant data breach experienced by Coinbase, where attackers managed to breach customer information…
Cybersecurity Spending, Healthcare, Industry Specific HHS Secretary Addresses Congress on Proposed FY 2026 Budget Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • May 14, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, testified in hearings regarding the HHS budget cuts and fiscal strategies. (Image: U.S. House…
Significant Vulnerabilities in VPNs Exposed During RSA Conference 2025 At the recently held RSA Conference in 2025, discussions centered around cybersecurity highlighted troubling vulnerabilities inherent in traditional Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Notably, Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, emphasized during an interview that VPNs are fundamentally flawed. "VPNs are…
Explore topics such as Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Events, and Fraud Management & Cybercrime. CISO Joe Carson Discusses How NATO’s Locked Shields Enhances Defense Readiness Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 14, 2025 Joe Carson, Chief Security Evangelist and Advisory CISO, Segura Every year, the imaginary island nation of Berylia…
Data Security CEO Howard Ting Resigns as Cyberhaven Reaches $1B Valuation Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 13, 2025 Nishant Doshi, interim CEO, Cyberhaven (Image: Cyberhaven) Cyberhaven, a data protection startup, has appointed its Chief Product and Development Officer Nishant Doshi as interim CEO following the resignation of Howard Ting. This…
Generative AI: A Double-Edged Sword for Organizations Amidst Emerging Risks In recent months, the rise of generative AI has captured global attention, particularly following the rapid adoption of ChatGPT. As tools such as DeepSeek, Mistral, and LLaMA continue to reshape the open-source landscape, it becomes increasingly clear that generative AI…
Digital fraud has reached alarming heights, with Americans suffering losses of approximately $16.6 billion to online crimes in the past year alone. Nearly 200,000 individuals reported various scams, including phishing and spoofing, to the FBI. A significant portion of these scams, amounting to over $470 million, originated via text messages,…
As AI-driven fraud incidents continue to escalate, individuals and businesses are increasingly compelled to verify every online interaction. This surge in sophisticated cyber threats necessitates a vigilant approach to cybersecurity, particularly for business owners who must remain informed about the evolving landscape of data breaches and cyber-attacks. Recent reports indicate…
