11 Cybersecurity Stocks Underperform Amid Market Turmoil Following Trump’s Tariff Announcement Michael Novinson (@MichaelNovinson) • April 3, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump announces tariffs in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday. (Image: White House) The cybersecurity sector experienced substantial setbacks in the stock market on Thursday, as major players…
Over the past year, there have been a staggering 502 security incidents across major platforms, including 48 categorized as high-risk, leading to a combined total of 955 hours of significant and critical interruptions—equivalent to an astonishing 120 business days. These findings come from ‘The DevOps Threats Unwrapped’ report, compiled by…
On Monday, the social media platform X experienced a series of intermittent outages, which owner Elon Musk attributed to what he described as a “massive cyberattack.” In an initial post on X, Musk indicated that the attack was executed by “either a large, coordinated group and/or a country.” Shortly after,…
According to a new forecast from Gartner, the acceleration of GenAI adoption poses heightened data breach risks. (Credit: Shutterstock) A recent forecast from Gartner predicts that AI-related data breaches stemming from the cross-border misuse of generative AI (GenAI) could exceed 40% by 2027. The firm asserts that the swift growth…
This week in cybersecurity began with significant developments, including the abrupt shutdown of TikTok for users in the United States late Saturday night, as the deadline approached for Apple and Google to comply with a government mandate to withdraw the popular video-sharing app from their platforms. Despite the temporary ban,…
Cloudflare has successfully mitigated a staggering 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, setting a new record and underscoring the escalating threat posed by hyper-volumetric assaults. The incident, attributed to a botnet variant of Mirai, involved approximately 13,000 Internet of Things (IoT) devices and targeted an East Asian Internet Service…
In early January 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is already experiencing significant disruptions, particularly driven by the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Researchers report an uptick in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that target various IoT-connected devices, including home routers and surveillance cameras. As these devices become increasingly…
Data Protection and Cybersecurity Stocks Diverge in 2024: Analysis and Implications In 2024, cyber security stocks exhibited polarized performance, with companies focused on data protection experiencing significant gains largely driven by rising investments in artificial intelligence. In contrast, established firms in the vulnerability management segment faced double-digit declines in stock…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development 2025 Expected to Mark a Pragmatic Shift in AI Approaches Across Industries Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • December 30, 2024 Image: Shutterstock As we approach 2025, the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is poised for significant transformation, moving away from the experimental…
