Menu
Sign In
shutterstock_490960141-1

Industry News: ESG5

    Ethical Hackers Reduce $27 Billion In Risk During COVID-19 Vulnerability Surge

    2021-11-26

    Cision: Bugcrowd, the world's first crowdsourced cybersecurity platform for multiple solutions, released its annual Inside the Mind of a Hacker '21 report, which provides CIOs and CISOs valuable insight on ethical hackers and the economics of security research.

    Read more...

    DHS Announces New Program to Attract and Retain Cybersecurity Talent

    2021-11-15

    The Hill: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new program to attract and retain cybersecurity professionals, as major cyber incidents have ticked up over the past year and are drawing more government attention.

    Read more...

    VP Harris Announces US Support for International Cybersecurity Partnership in Paris

    2021-11-11

    ZDNet: US Vice President Kamala Harris said the US will be joining the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace -- a voluntary agreement between more than 80 countries, local governments, and tech companies centered on advancing cybersecurity and "preserving the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet."

    Read more...

    SolarWinds Vulnerability Exploited In First Stage of Clop Ransomware Attacks

    2021-11-10

    Dark Reading: A recent surge in Clop ransomware attacks led researchers to spot a common thread in the first stage of the attack: the exploitation of a known and patched vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U file server software.

    Read more...

    McAfee to Be Taken Private In US$14B Deal Including Debt

    2021-11-08

    BNN Bloomberg: An investor group led by buyout firms Advent International Corp., Permira Advisers and others agreed to take McAfee Corp. private in a deal that values the cybersecurity software maker at more than US$14 billion including debt.

    Read more...

    U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward In Hunt for DarkSide Cybercrime Group

    2021-11-04

    Yahoo News: The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of anyone with a key leadership position in DarkSide, a cybercrime organization the FBI has said is based in Russia.

    Read more...

    N.L. Health-care Cyberattack Is Worst In Canadian History, Says Cybersecurity Expert

    2021-11-04

    CBC: One cybersecurity expert says the cyberattack on the Newfoundland and Labrador health-care system may be the worst in Canadian history, and has implications for national security.

    Read more...

    US Federal Agencies Told to Patch Hundreds of Security Bugs

    2021-11-03

    Tech Crunch: The Biden administration has ordered nearly all federal agencies to patch hundreds of security bugs, some that were first found the best part of a decade ago.

    Read more...

    Cyber Command Head Says US Has Carried Out A 'Surge' to Address Ransomware Attacks

    2021-11-03

    CNN: US Cyber Command head and director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone said Wednesday that the US had "conducted a surge" over the past three months to address the problem of ransomware attacks on US interests.

    Read more...

    SEC Commissioner Wants Cyber Rules for Advisors, BDs

    2021-11-01

    Think Advisor: SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman, a Republican, wants the agency to write a rule clarifying when advisors and broker-dealers must inform investors and the commission about a cybersecurity breach.

    Read more...

    About Castle Hall Diligence

    Castle Hall helps investors build comprehensive due diligence programs across hedge fund, private equity and long only portfolios More →

    Subscribe to Cyber Updates