Tag Archives: cybersecurity

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) said on Tuesday that fragments of its program code had been leaked online, with a preliminary investigation revealing violations of some of its own internal policies. “The company is taking this matter extremely seriously and has initiated a thorough investigation into the cause, content and implications of the leak,”… Source link

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* This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex said on Tuesday that fragments of its program code had been leaked online, with a preliminary investigation revealing violations of some of its own internal policies. “The company is taking this matter extremely seriously and has initiated a thorough investigation into the cause, content and implications of the leak,” Yandex’s… Source link

A view of a sign above the entrance of the Google office, ahead of presentation of the detailed investment plan for Germany, in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 7 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant (MNDT.O), the Information reported on Monday, citing a person with knowledge of the discussion. Mandiant’s shares closed up 16% on the Nasdaq after the… Source link

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Cybersecurity breaches are at a high watermark, and so any company serious about expanding its credibility and business in enterprise IT has to continue investing in tackling it. To that end, Google is kicking off the new year by stepping up its operations in cloud-based and enterprise security. Today the company confirmed that it has acquired Siemplify, an Israel-based cybersecurity startup that specializes in end-to-end security services for enterprises, typically referred to as… Source link

Gaps in Google’s cybersecurity strategy make banks, financial institutions, and larger enterprises slow to adopt the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with deals often going to Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services instead. It also doesn’t help that GCP has long had the reputation that it is more aligned with developers and their needs than with enterprise and commercial projects. But Google now has a timely opportunity to open its customer aperture with new security offerings… Source link

Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and parent company Alphabet Inc., GOOG 0.91% said the U.S. government should take a more active role in policing cyberattacks and encouraging innovation with policies and investments. In the wake of recent cybersecurity breaches attributed to Chinese and Russian hackers, Mr. Pichai said the time had come to draft the equivalent of a Geneva Convention for technology to… Source link

Telling your employees that they should do something isn’t enough to inspire meaningful change. Just ask any employee who has ever watched a cybersecurity awareness video. Although the videos instruct employees to be mindful of data security, they seldom lead to a wholesale improvement of a company’s security behaviors. To improve your cybersecurity culture, and, ultimately, your businesses’ resistance to attacks, you must measure what people do when no one is… Source link

Tech companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft promised to help bolster US cybersecurity after a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday. The pledges vary by company but range from spending billions on cyber infrastructure to offering supply-chain aid and education. Wednesday’s high-profile meeting with tech CEOs comes on the heels of major cyberattacks against US government agencies and energy infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline. “The federal… Source link