Page 5 - Jeff Elder News Today

William Whitehurst/Getty Images Bidens executive order on cybersecurity will help firms with government connections, experts say. The order will also likely help startups with relevant niches, like Dragos, Interos, and GovReady. It could encourage acquisitions as big companies add tools for large enterprises. The big winners under President Joe Bidens new executive order on cybersecurity will be big cloud-security companies with existing relationships with the gove...

Kosamtu / Getty This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Remote work was the easy part — IT departments are preparing for the challenge of office returns. Rather than returning to the office in a mass migration, employees hybrid work routines will vary. Security investments now will pay dividends in keeping workers safe from cyberattacks, experts say. It turns out, sen...

Philip Reiner This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. On Thursday a task force of 65 companies and agencies released an 80-page report on ransomware.  The report makes recommendations for the Biden administration, companies, and law enforcement.  Microsoft, Amazon, FireEye, and the FBI are among organizations involved in the three-month effort.  A massive new report ...

This week: Its smackdown season in techland Warner Bros. Maybe its because of all the hoopla over the new "Godzilla vs. Kong" movie, but Im noticing a lot of news about clashes between the titans of the tech industry lately.  The decade-long courtroom battle between Google and Oracle came to a close this week when the US Supreme Court declared Google the victor, absolving it of any allegations that it stole Oracles code by using Java APIs in the Android opera...

namussi/Getty This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Ransomware gangs that lock up companies data demanding payment may cost firms $20 billion this year. Companies are using cyber insurance to help pay ransoms because cybersecurity has no easy answers. Gangs, many located in Russia, and using their loot to invest in AI and other tools to be more effective. The world is...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Business Insider The US, Russia, and China are engaged in a fascinating cyber Cold War, top experts tell Insider. From the outside, it may appear the US is losing, but its rivals have deep-seated weaknesses. The US must keep a moral high ground – and a very stealthy profile in undermining its rivals.  At universities in Ch...

Health leaders say despite people feel skeptical about getting the vaccine it’s the fastest to get back to activities before the pandemic.

Developer-security startup Snyk raised $300 million to take its valuation to $4.7 billion. Its valuation has quadrupled since January 2020 as it drives the "shift left" movement. CEO Peter McKay says Snyk will not have an IPO this year, but may pursue acquisitions.  Apart from Zoom and perhaps now Roblox, it would be hard to name a company that has blown up more over the past difficult year than Snyk.  The developer-security startup anno...

Scalyr and SentinelOne This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. "Extended detection and response" is one of cybersecuritys hottest trends, fueling M&A and revenue. XDR software gathers corporate data, stitches it together in one master view, and studies the data. The software sounds the alarm when something is abnormal – like hackers in SolarWinds-style attacks. The sp...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Last week lawmakers met with the big companies involved in the SolarWinds cybersecurity attacks. The companies suggested working more closely with the government in order to prevent future attacks. But newer, cloud-based companies and investors believe that could cut off badly-needed innovation. Last weeks Congressional hearings on the SolarWinds supply chain cyberattacks may result in closer collaboration between big companies and federal...