cybersecurity

McAfee Acquired by Investor Group in $14B Deal
M&A

McAfee Acquired by Investor Group in $14B Deal

The six-entity investor group will take the security software company private.
By Lauren Muskett | November 8, 2021
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How Many of Your Primary Controls Are Preventive?
Risk & Compliance

How Many of Your Primary Controls Are Preventive?

Fraud detection is good. Preventing fraud in the first place is even better.
By Lauren Muskett | September 1, 2021
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Microsoft Agrees to Buy Cybersecurity Firm RiskIQ for $500M
M&A

Microsoft Agrees to Buy Cybersecurity Firm RiskIQ for $500M

The tech giant has been making attempts to offer more products and services to protect customer data amid increasing cyber-attacks globally.
By Lauren Muskett | July 13, 2021
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First American Settles SEC Charges for Cybersecurity Disclosure Failures
Technology

First American Settles SEC Charges for Cybersecurity Disclosure Failures

The real-estate title insurer failed to secure 16 years’ worth of documents containing sensitive personal information.
By Lauren Muskett | June 15, 2021
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Assessing Cyber Risk: Metric of the Month
Risk Management

Assessing Cyber Risk: Metric of the Month

Your organization is almost guaranteed to be hit by a cyberattack at some point. Is your business ready?
By Lauren Muskett | June 1, 2021
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Spotting State-Sponsored Cyberattacks
Technology

Spotting State-Sponsored Cyberattacks

State-sponsored hackers count on going overlooked or undetected when they infiltrate organizations’ systems.
By Vincent Ryan | March 31, 2021
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What Good Looks Like in Cybersecurity
The Cloud

What Good Looks Like in Cybersecurity

New tools provide objective, quantitative measures of security and privacy risk.
By Vincent Ryan | January 14, 2021
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Zoom Buys Security Company Keybase
Technology

Zoom Buys Security Company Keybase

The deal is Zoom’s first acquisition in its nine-year history.
By Lauren Muskett | May 7, 2020
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Cybersecurity 2020: Welcome to the Digital Cold War
The Cloud

Cybersecurity 2020: Welcome to the Digital Cold War

The race to develop strategically important next-generation technology will drive an increase in nation-state-backed attacks.
By Vincent Ryan | January 8, 2020
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Thoma Bravo Offers $3.9B for U.K. Cyber Firm Sophos
M&A

Thoma Bravo Offers $3.9B for U.K. Cyber Firm Sophos

The news sent Sophos shares up, but analysts cautioned on Brexit risks.
By Lauren Muskett | October 14, 2019
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M&A Risks: Buyers Beware
M&A

M&A Risks: Buyers Beware

The pressure to grow sales and profits is translating into a need for speed. But acquirers play a risky game if they cut corners on due diligence.
By Lauren Muskett | September 13, 2019
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Equifax to Pay Up to $700 Million Over 2017 Hack
Technology

Equifax to Pay Up to $700 Million Over 2017 Hack

The largest ever data-breach settlement will resolve consumer claims and multiple state and federal investigations.
By Lauren Muskett | July 22, 2019
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Moody’s, Israel’s Team8 to Offer Global Cyber Risk Standard
Risk Management

Moody’s, Israel’s Team8 to Offer Global Cyber Risk Standard

The joint venture will assess how vulnerable businesses are to cyber attacks.
By Lauren Muskett | June 27, 2019
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Prepare Now for Next-Generation Cyber Threats
Technology

Prepare Now for Next-Generation Cyber Threats

A soon-coming world that's almost entirely digitized and connected will expose companies to vast new cybersecurity risks.
By David McCann | April 2, 2019
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Vendor Risk: The Second-Class Citizen of Cybersecurity
Technology

Vendor Risk: The Second-Class Citizen of Cybersecurity

Here's how companies can give vendor risk management the attention it deserves for warding off cyber attacks.
By David McCann | March 20, 2019
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