Cybersecurity
Thales partners with Google on secure cloud services
Defence company Thales and Google are partnering to offer state-vetted cloud computing services for the storage of some of France’s most sensitive data, the companies have sa...
Official: The Biden White House plans a 30-country meeting on cyber crime
Top US national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Bide...
China drafts new data measures, defines “core data”
Communist China published new draft measures aimed at bolstering its new data security law, including definitions of what it considered “core” and “important̶...
Former AWS veteran Charlie Bell to head cybersecurity ops at Microsoft
Former Amazon.com Inc cloud executive Charlie Bell said he has joined Microsoft Corp to lead a newly formed role overseeing cybersecurity operations.
Researchers, cybersecurity agency urge action by Microsoft cloud database users
Researchers who discovered a massive flaw in the main databases stored in Microsoft Corp’s Azure cloud platform urged all users to change their digital access keys, not just ...
US to work with Big Tech, finance sector on new cybersecurity guidelines
The US government said it would work with industry to hammer out new guidelines to improve the security of the technology supply chain, as President Biden appealed to private secto...
White House to tackle cyber challenges with Apple, IBM, insurance CEOs
The White House is hosting an event today that will bring together the largest US tech companies for a discussion about cybersecurity challenges following a raft of high-profile ha...
Didi suspends UK launch plans amid China crackdown on tech firms
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc has suspended its plans to launch in Britain and continental Europe, The Telegraph has reported, against the backdrop of a regulatory bac...
Didi cybersecurity probe blindsides shareholders days after debut
Chinese regulators have gained a reputation for aggressive action, but even hardened investors were shocked by the announcement of a probe into ride-hailing firm Didi just two days...
Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne valued at nearly $11 billion in public debut
Shares of security software provider SentinelOne Inc jumped 21.4% in their US stock market debut on Wednesday, giving the company a market capitalization of nearly $11 billion.
UK and Singapore launch talks on digital trade agreement
This coming week, the United Kingdom and Singapore are due to start negotiations on a new digital trade agreement that could remove barriers, part of London’s push to become ...
US officials up pressure on firms, foreign adversaries over cyberattacks
US officials have ratcheted up pressure on companies and foreign adversaries to fight cybercriminals, and said President Biden is considering all options, including a military resp...
White House warns companies to step up cybersecurity
The White House warned business leaders to step up security measures to protect against ransomware attacks after intrusions disrupted operations at a major meatpacking company and ...
KKR-backed KnowBe4 valued at over $3.5 billion in strong Nasdaq debut
Cybersecurity vendor KnowBe4 Inc has joined a string of technology-focused companies that saw strong market debuts in the US this year, after its shares opened nearly 25% above the...