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Industry News: ESG5

    EU Enacts New Laws to Strengthen Cybersecurity Defenses and Coordination

    2024-12-03

    CSO Online: The European Union has enacted two new laws to bolster its cybersecurity defenses and coordination mechanisms. The measures, part of the cybersecurity legislative package, include the Cyber Solidarity Act and amendments to the Cybersecurity Act (CSA).

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    UK Cyber Chief Warns Country is at an Inflection Point as Digital Threats Rise

    2024-12-03

    Cybersecurity Dive: The new leader of the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre   warned the country has reached an inflection point where malicious actors are actively working to weaponize the country’s dependence on the digital economy.

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    SEC Settles With ICBC Unit Over Ransomware Attack, Imposes No Fine

    2024-12-02

    Yahoo Finance: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled record keeping charges against an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China unit concerning a November 2023 ransomware attack, but decided not to impose a civil fine.

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    Ex-NBA Athlete Omri Casspi Launches $60 Million Fund Targeting Cybersecurity, Cloud Infra and AI

    2024-12-02

    TechCrunch: Former NBA athlete Omri Casspi has raised $60 million for his latest venture fund, Swish Ventures, which will invest in early-stage cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and AI startups.

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    Know Your Breach: Finastra

    The Target: Finastra provides software and services to roughly 8,000 financial institutions worldwide, including 45 of the top 50 banks. Based in London, the company has offices in 42 countries.

    The Take: A threat actor using the moniker ‘abyss0’ announced on a dark web cybercrime forum that they were selling 400 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen in the attack and belonging to the fintech giant’s customers.

    The Vector: The security incident occurred on November 7, 2024, when an attacker used compromised credentials to access one of Finastra's Secure File Transfer Platform (SFTP) 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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    Israel Defies VC Downturn With More Cybersecurity Investments

    2024-11-27

    Dark Reading: Though funding for cybersecurity startups began slowing globally in late 2022, Israeli startups continue to win significant cybersecurity investments, even with the nation's ongoing military operation in Gaza and escalating regional tensions.

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    CrowdStrike Falls a Day After Disappointing Earnings Outlook

    2024-11-26

    BNN Bloomberg: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. fell in early trading after the cybersecurity company issued a weaker-than-expected earnings forecast, disappointing investors who have been watching for signs that it has recovered from a flawed update that crashed computers around the world.

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    Cyberattacks Cost British Businesses $55 Billion In Past Five Years, Broker Says

    2024-11-26

    MSN: Cyberattacks have cost British businesses around 44 billion pounds ($55.08 billion) in lost revenue in the past five years, with 52% of private sector companies reporting at least one attack in that time, insurance broker Howden said.

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    Australia’s first Cyber Security Act Passes Both Houses

    2024-11-25

    CSO Online: The Cyber Security Legislative Reforms proposed by the Australian federal government passed both houses on 25 November, during the last week of Parliamentary sittings. 

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    DOJ: Man Hacked Networks to Pitch Cybersecurity Services

    2024-11-25

    Bleeping Computer: A Kansas City man has been indicted for allegedly hacking into computer networks and using this access to promote his cybersecurity services.

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