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William Whitehurst/Getty Images Biden's 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 Biden's new executive order on cybersecurity will be big cloud-security companies with existing relationships with the government — think CrowdStrike, FireEye, Microsoft, and Palo Alto Networks — as well as more niche...

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, sending workers home to work may have been the easy part.  "Coming back scares the heck out of me," Ti...

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 from 65 organizations warns companies how to respond if they're targeted by cybersecurity's worst pr...

This week: It's smackdown season in techland Warner Bros. Maybe it's because of all the hoopla over the new "Godzilla vs. Kong" movie, but I'm 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 Oracle's code by using Java APIs in the Android operating system.  "Sanity has prevailed," Another brewing showdown between Box and activist invest...

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 getting better at paying off ransomware gangs. Ransomware ...