Drata, a security compliance automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has laid off 9% of its workforce, amounting to 40 people. Founded in 2020, Drata integrates with dozens of clouds, SaaS apps, developer tools, security systems, and more, helping businesses collate the necessary evidence to prove that their data privacy and security […]
Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software without users’ explicit consent
Earlier this week, some U.S. customers of Kaspersky’s antivirus were surprised to find out that the Russian-made software disappeared from their computers and had been replaced by a new antivirus called UltraAV, owned by American company Pango. The move was the result of the U.S. government’s unprecedented ban on Kaspersky, which prohibited the sale of […]
For security, we have to stop picking up the phone
How do you know that the person on the other end of a phone call is really who they say they are? Earlier in July, a Ferrari executive was flooded with a barrage of WhatsApp messages that appeared to come from his boss, the carmaker’s CEO, Benedetto Vigna. But the Ferrari executive didn’t recognize the […]
Security Team’s “Evil And Cruel” Way Of Stopping Fans From Pushing Gains Massive Attention
A security team’s unique way of stopping fans from pushing during a concert has netizens buzzing about how “evil and cruel” it is while agreeing on its effectiveness. TXT Macau concert poster | KLOOK On August 30 and 31, TXT brought their world tour ACT: PROMISE to Macau. TXT Macau seating plan | KLOOK The […]
Ex-Twitter CISO Lea Kissner appointed as LinkedIn security chief
LinkedIn has a new chief information security officer, Lea Kissner. Announcing the appointment in a LinkedIn post (fittingly), Kissner said they are “excited” to take on the new role. Kissner most recently served as CISO at cloud security startup Lacework. Prior to that, Kissner was Twitter’s CISO until their departure in November 2022, weeks after Elon […]