Zscaler purchased an agentless segmentation startup founded by longtime Juniper Networks executives to dynamically control access to critical infrastructure based on identity and context. Acquiring Airgap Networks will prevent sophisticated threats from moving laterally within IoT or OT devices.
Robotic medical devices, such as surgical gear, offer great potential to improve patient care, but the cyber risks associated with these products must be carefully addressed, said Kevin Fu, director of the Archimedes Center for Health Care and Medical Device Cybersecurity at Northeastern University.
Following Rubrik's announcement that it plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange, another company is considering trying its luck in the public market. Claroty is meeting with underwriters ahead of a possible 2025 IPO that could value the cyber-physical systems security titan at $3.5 billion.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed key insights on OT security from the Cyber Security for Critical Assets Summit in Houston, the implications of a critical Linux utility found to have a backdoor, and a CISO's perspective on comprehensive cloud security strategy.
The Energy Department is hoping to catalyze next-generation solutions to cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the energy sector by funding the creation of university-based cyber energy centers nationwide that will bring together private sector partners and the future of U.S. cyber talent.
IT and OT security experts say threats to shipping underscore the need for more stringent regulations for passenger, cargo and high-speed vessels by the International Association of Classification Societies. The new IACS cybersecurity and resilience requirements will go into effect July 1.
What if the world had access to memory-safe hardware for both IT and operational technology environments that could outright block many types of vulnerabilities from being exploited as well as make code safer to run on legacy systems? Enter the U.K.'s Digital Security by Design initiative.
The many kinds of OT and IoT gear that are not regulated medical devices but are critical to run hospitals and other care facilities present a variety of cybersecurity and patient safety concerns, said Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor of radiology at the University of Pennsylvania Medicine.
Healthcare organizations and makers of medical devices need to think about how to safeguard their critical medical gear against future cyberthreats, including the looming dangers posed by quantum computing, said Mike Nelson, global vice president of digital trust at security firm DigiCert.
QNAP Systems on Saturday released a patch for a critical bug that allows unauthorized access to devices without authentication. The issue affects its QTS, QuTS hero, and QuTScloud products and potentially exposes network-attached storage devices to unauthorized access.
This week, the FCC OK'd cybersecurity labeling, DarkGate exploited Google, Fortinet patched a bug, cyberattacks hit the French government and employment agencies, Google restricted Gemini AI chatbot and paid bug bounties, Microsoft had Patch Tuesday, Marine Max was attacked, and Alcasec moved on.
Machines are gradually taking on activities of human customers such as research, negotiations and user reviews. The rise of the AI customers marks a shift from machines as passive tools to active participants in economic transactions, said Donald Scheibenreif, vice president and analyst at Gartner.
The U.S. healthcare sector needs to closely watch government regulatory and legislative developments involving artificial intelligence, including the European Union AI Act, said Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Nozomi Networks notched a $100 million funding round led by Schneider Electric and Mitsubishi, spotlighting the urgent need for advanced cybersecurity measures to protect critical infrastructure, industrial control systems and IoT networks in light of the increased destructiveness of attacks.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that CISA lacks the skilled staff to effectively share information with critical infrastructure operators about threats. Also, the GAO found that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration lacked an information-sharing process.
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