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Industry News: ESG5

    EU Cybersecurity Label Should Not Discriminate Against Big Tech, European Groups Say

    2024-06-17

    Yahoo Finance: A proposed cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services should not discriminate against Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft, 26 industry groups across Europe warned.

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    McAfee Successor Magenta in Talks With Elliott for Fresh Cash

    2024-06-17

    Yahoo Finance: Cybersecurity software firm Magenta Buyer is in talks with creditor Elliott Investment Management to provide it with fresh money as revenue falls and liquidity thins, according to people familiar with the situation.

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    Know Your Breach: Frontier

    The Target: Frontier is a leading U.S. communications provider that provides gigabit Internet speeds over a fiber-optic network to millions of consumers and businesses across 25 states.

    The Take: Full names and Social Security Numbers (SSNs) were confirmed as breached for 751895 customers.

    The Vector: The telecommunications provider says it suffered a cyberattack in mid-April 2024, allowing hackers to access customers' personal information stored on its systems.

    This breach is a stark reminder of how strong authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.

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    NetSPI Acquires Hubble to Address Asset and Exposure Management Challenges

    2024-06-13

    Help Net Security: NetSPI announced its acquisition of Hubble, a Northern Virginia-based cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) and cybersecurity posture management solution.

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    H.I.G. Capital Announces the Sale of DGS S.p.A.

    2024-06-11

    Business Wire: H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), is pleased to announce that an affiliate has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, DGS S.p.A. (“DGS” or the “Group”), to DGS Co-Founders and management team in partnership with ICG, a global alternative asset manager.

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    Cyber Firm Rubrik Gains After First Earnings Beat Estimates

    2024-06-11

    Yahoo Finance: Shares of the cybersecurity firm Rubrik Inc. rose in late trading after its inaugural earnings results exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.

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    The Risks in Mergers and Acquisitions CISOs Need to Know

    2024-06-11

    CSO Online: When a large company announces the acquisition of another organization, it’s often perceived as just being a financial transaction.

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    Darktrace Launches Managed Detection & Response Service to Bolster Security Operations

    2024-06-11

    Dark Reading: Over 40% of security leaders cite enhancing and optimizing technology and processes in the security operations center (SOC) as a top priority for improving defenses against the rise of AI powered threats according to the Darktrace State of AI Cybersecurity 2024 report.

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    Data Breaches Are More Common and Costly in Financial Services, New Research Finds

    2024-06-10

    BizTech Magazine: At least $5 million. Perhaps as much as $10 million. That was the economic damage done to the majority of the financial institutions that experienced a data breach in the past five years and were able to estimate a cost.

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    Fortinet to Acquire Lacework, Enhancing the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity Platform

    2024-06-10

    GlobeNewswire: Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company.

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