Infrastructure Companies Say Suppliers Pose a Growing Cyber Threat
Companies in critical infrastructure sectors say weak cyber defenses at suppliers are becoming a significant threat to their business, and that rules to boost security…
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Cyber Chiefs Face Scrutiny and Challenges in 2023’s Uncertain Economy
Security chiefs will likely be told to do more with less in 2023, as economic uncertainty batters budgets and companies brace for a potential recession.While cyber vendors have seen their…
Cybersecurity Firms Cut Staff as Fears About Economy, Funding Mount
Cybersecurity companies have laid off hundreds of workers in recent months, as concerns mount that an economic downturn will delay funding rounds, and squeeze the amounts investors are…
Corporate Cybersecurity Teams Struggle to Fill Jobs
An economic downturn and the Covid-19 pandemic are adding new challenges to hiring for crucial cybersecurity roles, exacerbating an already difficult job market.The cybersecurity talent gap…
How Cyber Chiefs Cut Through Marketing Noise
Hundreds of cybersecurity companies compete for attention from chief information security officers through email solicitations, cold calls and tech conferences.Here are five strategies…
Highflying Cyber Firms Cut Staff After Raising Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Companies that help businesses battle hackers and comply with privacy regulations now face a potentially more formidable adversary: market turmoil.About 1,400 workers have been laid off…
North Korea Suspected of Plundering Crypto to Fund Weapons Programs
Cybercriminals’ push to launder $100 million from a June 23 crypto heist bears hallmarks of North Korean hacking operations, blockchain experts say, potentially marking the latest in a…
European Lawmakers Reach New Deal on Social Media Regulations
BRUSSELS—Europe is again raising the bar on tech regulation, preparing new standards for operations of social media and other digital platforms that are expected to ripple globally.…
U.S. Taps Industrial and Cyber Firms for Help Amid Warnings of Russian Hacks
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday added several industrial and cybersecurity firms to a program aimed at thwarting hacks amid fresh warnings of Russian attempts to disrupt…
Industrial Cyber Firms Form Lobbying Coalition as Biden Ramps Up Regulation
A group of cybersecurity companies that help defend industrial systems from hackers is forming a lobbying group as U.S. officials increase regulation of such digital tools.…