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A popular social gaming company turned to a virtual global security operations center (vGSOC) service when its threat landscape shifted dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Boeing Company and NASA CISO Howard Whyte has joined Truist as the new Chief Information Security Officer.

The Global Threat Report from Zix highlighted the significance of business email security, detailing the status of malware delivered via email in 2021.

Global biopharmaceutical company Merck has won a $1.4B legal dispute against its insurer for the NotPetya attacks. 

Ryan Manning has been named the new Chief Compliance Officer at Allied Universal, a global security and facility services firm.

Canada’s foreign ministry has been hacked, and some services are still experiencing disruption. 

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department updated community service officer uniforms to improve approachability in response to a third-party review of the campus climate.

The Q3 Internet Security Report from WatchGuard Technologies found trends relating to ransomware, network attacks and zero-day malware.

Registration is now open for the (ISC)² entry-level cybersecurity certification exam pilot program, which aims to help close the cyber skills gap. 

Elias Oxendine has been named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Yum! Brands, a fast food provider operating Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and other restaurants around the globe.