President Biden is meeting with Apple, Google and Microsoft on cybersecurity

Jon Fingas

The US has suffered a spate of major cyberattacks targeting everyone from federal prosecutors to meat suppliers, and the White House is hoping some talks with key companies will lead to long-term security solutions. The Washington Post reports that President Biden, certain cabinet members and relevant security officials are holding talks with technology giants ADP, … Read more

Microsoft is buying cloud cybersecurity company RiskIQ

Igor Bonifacic

Microsoft is buying RiskIQ, a cybersecurity company best known for working with organizations like Facebook and the US Postal Service to find out where and how they are vulnerable to online attacks. The company didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, but according to Bloomberg, Microsoft agreed to pay about $ 500 million. Outside of … Read more

Researchers create ‘Shadow Figment’ cybersecurity decoy tech that lures attackers into a fake world

Researchers create ‘Shadow Figment’ cybersecurity decoy tech that lures attackers into a fake world

In recent years, hackers have increasingly targeted the physical systems we rely on to run our society. Electricity utilities, food processors, and aluminum manufacturers are just some of the industries that have been attacked recently, causing huge disruptions in the supply chain. Fortunately, the innovative research of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory offers a new … Read more