VentureBeat: Open-source models and platforms are proving valuable in solving one of the most urgent paradoxes all cybersecurity startups face: balancing the need to deliver reliable apps at scale and low cost while being open enough to integrate across existing IT infrastructure.
SecurityWeek: Managed by the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), the projects are aimed at developing new tools to reduce cyber risks and improve the resilience of energy systems, including the power grid, utilities, pipelines, and renewable energy sources.
CSO Online: After two years of work, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the 2.0 version of its widely referenced Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), expanding upon the draft 2.0 version it issued in September.
US News: China's ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) unveiled a plan that aims to improve data security in China's industrial sector and effectively contain "major risks" by the end of 2026.
BNN Bloomberg: Prudential Financial Inc. said hackers it believes to be part of a cyber-crime group gained access to some of its information-technology systems and a small percentage of user accounts associated with employees and contractors.
Dark Reading: Here's what's clear about the current cybersecurity state of Ivanti's VPN appliances — they have been widely vulnerable to cyberattack, and threat actors are onto the possibilities. It's up to enterprise cyber teams to decide what comes next.
SecurityWeek: Aircraft parts dealer Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it fell victim to a cyberattack. According to the SEC filing, the incident was flagged on January 31, when unauthorized activity was detected on portions of its systems.
Bleeping Computer: Bank of America is warning customers of a data breach exposing their personal information after Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), one of its service providers, was hacked last year.
CBC: The number of "high impact" cyber incidents reported by Canada's banks nearly tripled last year, according to the industry's watchdog. The increase comes as a federal bill meant to protect Canada's critical systems — including financial systems — has been sitting idle in parliamentary limbo for months.
Yahoo Finance: Just two years ago, VC funding to cybersecurity startups was on fire. Indeed, $23 billion flooded the sector, per Crunchbase. But in 2023, cybersecurity upstarts only saw a third of that -- the result of the exceptional surge in 2021, bloated valuations and investors wary of market instability.
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