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The Biden administration issued a broad new order — Binding Operational Directive 22-01 - Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities — requiring nearly all federal agencies to patch hundreds of cybersecurity flaws considered major vulnerabilities for damaging intrusions into government computer systems. 

Distributors of BlackMatter ransomware have announced plans to shut down amid mounting pressure from law enforcement.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has added a cybersecurity center to its security strategy. The CBUAE Networking and Cyber Security Operations Centre aims to mitigate cyber risk in the country's financial sector.

A new survey on how information technology (IT) employees perceived their work environment revealed that 72% of IT professionals are considering leaving their jobs an looking for other opportunities within the next twelve months. Find out why here.

A cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience in the field, Michael Gregg will focus on end point protection, risk management and more as the State of North Dakota's new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

New research released by CyberArk reveals that organizations continue to operate with limited visibility into user activity and sessions associated with web applications, despite the ever-present risk of insider threats and credential theft.

Marco Maiurano has joined First Citizens Bank as Chief Information Security Officer. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s information security operations, identity and access management, information security architecture and security consulting solutions.

The tech giants that the CCPA attempted to target were able to escape liability by capitalizing on a convenient loophole that excluded data analytics from the definition of a sale. New CCPA enforcement letters could have major implications for the broader data ecosystem — third-party data may disappear as we know it. The time has come to provide consumers with value for opting in.

November is Infrastructure Security Month and a time to think about how organizations can contribute to the security and resilience of the U.S.'s essential services and functions.

Lookout, Inc. released a report showing that mobile phishing exposure surged 161% within the energy industry between the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021.