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    Biden Tells Foreign Investment Panel to Screen Deals for Data, Cyber Risks

    2022-09-15

    U.S. News: U.S. President Joe Biden directed the committee that reviews foreign investment for national security risks to sharpen its focus on threats to sensitive data, cyber security and areas such as microelectronics and artificial intelligence.

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    Ellington Management Group, LLC Announces Data Breach Related to Compromised Employee Email Accounts

    2022-08-31

    JDSupra: On August 29, 2022, Ellington Management Group, LLC reported a data breach with the Montana Attorney General after the company learned that an unauthorized party had gained access to two employee email accounts.

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    How the Newly Imposed SEC Cybersecurity Rules Impact Private Funds and Investors

    2022-08-29

    Forbes: Most forward-thinking corporations understand the benefits of taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity. If investments haven’t been made from the desire to protect customer and client data, it is seemingly being invested in by organizations that do understand the potential negative impacts on brand and reputation should they not take it seriously.

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    Ex-Twitter Exec Blows the Whistle, Alleging Reckless and Negligent Cybersecurity Policies

    2022-08-23

    CNN: Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users’ personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy, according to an explosive whistleblower disclosure obtained exclusively by CNN and The Washington Post.

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    Canadian Insurance Broker Partners with Cybersecurity Standards Compliance Manager

    2022-08-23

    IT World Canada: A specialty broker providing cyber insurance has found a way to attract business from Canadian small and medium-sized organizations: Partnering with a cloud provider that helps firms meet a cybersecurity standard.

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    Why Cybersecurity is the Ultimate Recession-proof Industry

    2022-08-22

    Fortune: With the pace of economic growth slowing and inflation at a multi-decade high, that has led many people living in the U.S. to start entertaining the “R” word: recession. In 2022 we’ve experienced what’s being coined a “technical recession,” or two consecutive quarters of negative growth in GDP (gross domestic product). 

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    Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS Facing $1bn in Fines Over Banned Messaging App Use by Traders

    2022-08-22

    Reporter Wings: Many of Wall Street’s biggest banks are nearing agreements to pay as much as $200m each and admit that their employees’ use of personal messaging apps such as WhatsApp violated regulatory requirements, according to people familiar with the matter.

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    KKR Complete $3.8bn Barracuda Acquisition As Cybersecurity Deals Fall

    2022-08-17

    Verdict: Investment firm KKR has completed its $3.8bn deal to acquire cloud-first security company Barracuda as cybersecurity investments slow down.

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    SEC Charges Three Chicago-Area Residents with Insider Trading Around Equifax Data Breach Announcement

    2022-08-16

    SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against three individuals for illegally tipping and trading in the securities of Equifax, Inc. in advance of the company's public announcement on September 7, 2017 that it had experienced a massive cyber intrusion and data breach.

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    Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace Confirms Preliminary Approach from Thoma Bravo

    2022-08-15

    Nasdaq: British cybersecurity firm Darktrace Plc DARK.L said on Monday it was in the early stages of discussions with tech investment firm Thoma Bravo regarding a possible cash offer.

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