Tag: ceo
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Chinese Intelligence Targeted NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in AI Chip Espionage Effort: Report
China’s primary intelligence service orchestrated an operation targeting NVIDIA Corp. CEO Jensen Huang, deploying an operative to cultivate access to the tech leader as Beijing sought to pierce U.S. export controls on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. According to intelligence accounts detailed in a New York Times report Friday, China’s Ministry of State Security (M.S.S.)..…
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How the $6.3B Proofpoint-Varonis Acquisition Came Together
Tags: ceoA Look at How Efforts to Get Competing Suitors to Pursue Varonis Came Up Empty. The largest security acquisition of 2026 started with initial outreach 20 months ago and included extensive, unsuccessful efforts to get counteroffers from other tech and private equity firms. Thoma Bravo Partner Chip Virnig first requested a meeting with Varonis CEO…
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Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
Men allegedly impersonated voices and images of executives to convince employees to send large paymentsThree foreign nationals were arrested and charged with using AI to allegedly impersonate corporate CEOs and attorneys to steal over $100m, according to an indictment that was newly unsealed by the US Department of Justice.According to a <a href=”https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-foreign-nationals-arrested-and-charged-scheme-use-super-intelligence-defraud#ref-ftn1″>press release from…
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Authorities accuse trio of using AI deepfakes to defraud $129M from businesses
The middle-aged men allegedly targeted accounting staff at victim companies and impersonated CEOs and lawyers to trick victims into sending large wire transfers. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-deepfakes-impersonate-ceo-lawyer-defraud-companies/
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Cloudflare Says AI’s Future Depends on Lower Costs
Prince Criticizes Costly Infrastructure Deals as AI Investment Fears Mount. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said lowering AI costs will be critical as infrastructure spending slows, citing an OpenAI web-crawling pilot and cheaper computing technology for AI agents as competitive advantages. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cloudflare-says-ais-future-depends-on-lower-costs-a-33317
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CEO-spoofing scammers used AI to help steal more than $100 million, feds say
The U.S. is working on extraditing three suspects from Europe in a case involving more than $100 million in fraud from CEO impersonations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ceo-spoofing-scammers-charged
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Moving From Static Privileges to Intelligent Authorization
Delinea CEO Art Gilliland on Identity Risks, Continuous Authorization for AI Agents. As artificial intelligence agents gain access to critical enterprise systems, traditional identity controls are falling short. Art Gilliland, CEO at Delinea, explores how runtime authorization and continuous monitoring prevent authorized agents from performing harmful actions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/moving-from-static-privileges-to-intelligent-authorization-a-33316
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AI agent detection signals that still work when agents look human
Bots follow a script. AI agents work toward a goal and choose their own steps, which makes them harder to catch. In this Help Net Security interview, Zohaib Ahmed, CEO of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/05/zohaib-ahmed-resemble-ai-detecting-ai-agent-traffic/
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Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’
“Most of the risk is actually created by a couple of players building behind closed doors,” Clément Delangue said of the need for open source AI. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/wired-world-fair-2026-clement-delangue-hugging-face/
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Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’
“Most of the risk is actually created by a couple of players building behind closed doors,” Clément Delangue said of the need for open source AI. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/wired-world-fair-2026-clement-delangue-hugging-face/
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TechTalk: Leading European Sovereign Cloud
Auf dem A1 Group ICT Summit 2026 stand uns Mathias Nöbauer, CEO von Exoscale einem Tochterunternehmen der A1 Digital International GmbH Co KG für zwei Fragen zum Thema Cloud-Soveränität zur Verfügung, die er in knapp zwei Minuten beantwortete. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/techtalk-leading-european-sovereign-cloud/109321/
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What human hackers still do better than AI, according to HackerOne’s CEO
AI can find vulnerabilities in minutes, but people still hold the edge in judging what a flaw means for a business. In this Help Net Security interview, Kara Sprague, CEO of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/03/kara-sprague-hackerone-ai-bug-bounty/
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Arctic Wolf CEO Nick Schneider: AI, Vulnerability Threats Changing In 2027
As 2027 approaches, we have every reason to expect that AI-driven exploitation of vulnerabilities will be ‘more of the norm than the exception,’ Arctic Wolf CEO Nick Schneider says during the latest episode of CRN’s Security or Else! podcast. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/arctic-wolf-ceo-nick-schneider-ai-vulnerability-threats-changing-in-2027
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AWS Posts Fastest Growth in Five Years on AI Agent Demand
Cloud Provider Expects Revenue Growth Above 40% in Both 2027 and 2028. Amazon Web Services reported nearly 40% revenue growth as enterprises deployed AI agents near existing cloud data, with CEO Andy Jassy forecasting growth above 40% in 2027 and 2028 and identifying AI-powered vulnerability detection and patching as major sources of future demand. First…
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FireMon CEO Jody Brazil On Why ‘You Can’t Out-Patch’ Attackers In The AI Era
The acceleration of cyberattacks driven by increasingly powerful AI models is providing a major resurgence in the importance of network security”, and creating a massive opportunity for solution providers to help protect their customers against threats that patching can’t address on its own, according to FireMon CEO Jody Brazil. First seen on crn.com Jump to…
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Closing the loop: Why an effective SOC focuses on remediation, not just containment
By Oliver Spence, CEO, CybaVerse According to a recent report from insurance firm Hiscox, 38 percent of UK organisations have a suffered cyber attack in the last year. The figure is not hugely surprising. Cyber crime is widely recognised as the number one threat to business today. However, what is concerning is that the rate…
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Fortinet Sees AI Security Boom Outlasting Past Cycles
CEO Ken Xie Says AI Infrastructure Expansion and New Threats Are Fueling Demand. Fortinet executives say AI infrastructure expansion and emerging threats are driving a cybersecurity spending cycle larger and more durable than past booms, lifting third-quarter revenue 20% and prompting the network security vendor to raise its annual outlook for the third time. First…
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Lawsuit against Ex-Overstock CEO tied to 2020 election film falls apart over question of ‘actual malice’
The lawsuit, brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, concerns comments made in a 2020 film financed by Byrne titled “The Deep Rig.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/patrick-byrne-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-actual-malice/
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ISC2 Launches Cyber-AI Workforce Coalition to Address the Future of AI Security Jobs
ISC2’s new Cyber-AI Workforce Coalition serves as a “vendor-neutral convener” to map the future of AI security careers, ISC2 CEO Scott Beale told Infosecurity First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/isc2-launches-cyberai-workforce/
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Texas sues OpenAI for deceiving consumers about safety, seeks sweeping reforms and fines
In an unusual move, the suit, brought under the state’s deceptive trade practices laws, seeks to hold founder and CEO Sam Altman personally liable for the alleged deception. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/texas-sues-openai-deceiving-customers
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How Proofpoint, Varonis Hope to Secure AI Data Life Cycle
Why AI Agents and Expanding Cloud Access Drive Demand for Unified Data Controls. Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan explains how combining Proofpoint’s human- and AI-centric data loss prevention capabilities with Varonis’ data discovery, classification and access controls could create a unified platform to protect enterprise information throughout its life cycle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten On Autonomous SOC AI: ‘We’re Well Ahead’
SentinelOne’s progress in bringing autonomous, AI-powered security operations to thousands of customers is giving the company a major ‘technology edge’ over competitors”, and is proving the real-world growth opportunities available to partners, SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/sentinelone-ceo-tomer-weingarten-on-autonomous-soc-ai-we-re-well-ahead
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SentinelOne CEO’s 5 Boldest AI Statements At OneCon 2026
The arrival of ultra-powerful frontier AI models has rapidly dismantled practically all core assumptions of cybersecurity over the last year”, requiring an equally massive shift in cyber defenses that can keep pace with the potential for autonomous cyberattacks and out-of-control agents, SentinelOne co-founder and CEO Tomer Weingarten said Wednesday. First seen on crn.com Jump to…
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New Acronis CEO Seeks MSP Growth Through Platform Expansion
Company Looks to Extend Its Cyber Resilience Roots Into Managed Detection Services. Former WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani is leading Acronis’ push to consolidate MSP security spending through open MDR and XDR integrations, AI-driven remediation and technician automation, with plans to expand adoption across 21,000 partners and define an acquisition strategy by early 2027. First seen…
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ThreatLocker CEO On Launch Of New AI Agent Controls: ‘Massive Opportunities For MSPs’
ThreatLocker announced a new offering Tuesday that aims to make enabling secure AI adoption a bigger opportunity for MSPs, with new capabilities that bring a zero-trust approach to controlling what AI agents can access, according to ThreatLocker Co-founder and CEO Danny Jenkins. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/threatlocker-ceo-on-launch-of-new-ai-agent-controls-massive-opportunities-for-msps
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Hackers Compromise OVHcloud GitHub Repository to Distribute Secret-Stealing Malware
OVHcloud has reported a supply-chain attack involving its command-line interface (CLI) repository. An attacker exploited a developer’s GitHub account to distribute a malicious binary designed to steal sensitive information from users’ disks. CEO Octave Klaba confirmed the incident on October 19, 2026, after a customer reported it. The company identified the compromised release at 14:47…
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Matt Thompson Takes Transmit Helm as AI Agent Risks Grow
Thompson Says Banks Must Move Beyond Blanket Blocks on Autonomous AI Agents. Transmit Security named former Socure President Matt Thompson CEO to lead its expansion into AI agent trust infrastructure, helping banks and enterprises distinguish human from autonomous traffic, govern agent authorization and enforce human oversight of high-risk transactions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Matt Thompson Takes Transmit Helm as AI Agent Risks Grow
Thompson Says Banks Must Move Beyond Blanket Blocks on Autonomous AI Agents. Transmit Security named former Socure President Matt Thompson CEO to lead its expansion into AI agent trust infrastructure, helping banks and enterprises distinguish human from autonomous traffic, govern agent authorization and enforce human oversight of high-risk transactions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Matt Thompson Takes Transmit Helm as AI Agent Risks Grow
Thompson Says Banks Must Move Beyond Blanket Blocks on Autonomous AI Agents. Transmit Security named former Socure President Matt Thompson CEO to lead its expansion into AI agent trust infrastructure, helping banks and enterprises distinguish human from autonomous traffic, govern agent authorization and enforce human oversight of high-risk transactions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…