Tag: ceo
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Rapid AI evolution hinders creation of privacy guardrails, OpenAI CEO says
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/rapid-ai-evolution-hinders-creation-of-privacy-guardrails-openai-ceo-says
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Blackpoint Cyber Launches CompassOne Unified Platform: 5 Things To Know
The launch of the new CompassOne unified platform makes Blackpoint Cyber ‘the first company to do full-on managed security posture plus MDR,’ CEO Jon Murchison tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/blackpoint-cyber-launches-compassone-unified-platform-5-things-to-know
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Cybersecurity CEO Charged with Installing Malware on Hospital Computers
Jeffrey Bowie, the CEO of cybersecurity company Veritaco, was seen on security camera footage walking into St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City last year and installing malware on an employee computer. He was arrested this month for violating the state’s cybercrime statute. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/cybersecurity-ceo-charged-with-installing-malware-on-hospital-computers/
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AI tests limits of data privacy regulation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke about where data privacy guardrails are needed and where there might be room to rework privacy approaches. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366623178/AI-tests-limits-of-data-privacy-regulation
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Mit Malware: Cybersecurity-CEO soll Krankenhaus-PCs infiltriert haben
Der Beschuldigte soll in einer Klinik zwei Computer mit einer Schadsoftware infiziert haben. Dabei ist er wohl von Sicherheitskameras erfasst worden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/mit-malware-cybersecurity-ceo-soll-krankenhaus-pcs-infiltriert-haben-2504-195710.html
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Cybersecurity Firm CEO Arrested for Planting Malware in Hospital Systems
Jeffrey Bowie, the CEO of a local cybersecurity firm, has been arrested for allegedly planting malware on computers at SSM St. Anthony Hospital. Bowie, who until recently touted himself as a leader in protecting businesses from cyber threats, now faces charges that he became the very threat he promised to prevent. Police say the incident…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 521 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Tags: breach, ceo, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, group, international, malware, WeeklyReviewA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. African multinational telco giant MTN Group disclosed a data breach CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware…
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CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware on hospital systems
Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed…
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Erodiert die Security-Reputation der USA?
Tags: business, ceo, china, cisa, ciso, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, endpoint, exploit, germany, governance, government, intelligence, iran, kaspersky, north-korea, service, strategy, threat, usaTrump stiftet Verunsicherung auch wenn’s um Cybersicherheit geht.Nachdem US-Präsident Donald Trump nun auch Cybersicherheitsunternehmen per Executive Order für abweichende politische Positionen abstraft, befürchten nicht wenige Branchenexperten, dass US-Sicherheitsunternehmen künftig ähnlich in Verruf geraten könnten wie ihre russischen und chinesischen Konkurrenten. Die zentralen Fragen sind dabei:Können sich CISOs beziehungsweise ihre Unternehmen künftig noch auf US-amerikanische Bedrohungsinformationen…
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Will politicization of security clearances make US cybersecurity firms radioactive?
Tags: access, business, ceo, cisa, cisco, ciso, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, disinformation, election, government, infrastructure, intelligence, law, microsoft, network, office, risk, spyware, strategy, threatWhat brought this on: This is mostly a reaction to a White House order on Wednesday that tied security clearances to supporting political concepts. The order chastised Chris Krebs, the former head of Trump’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “Krebs’ misconduct involved the censorship of disfavored speech implicating the 2020 election and COVID-19 pandemic. CISA, under…
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Mit der Firmenübernahme steigt das Angriffsrisiko
Übernahmeaktivitäten bergen auch mit Blick auf die Security Risiken.Im Rahmen ihrer Arbeit an dem kürzlich veröffentlichten Report ‘2025 Data Security Incidcent Response” (PDF) haben Security-Experten der US-Anwaltskanzlei BakerHostetler den gefährlichsten Zeitraum für die Unternehmenssicherheit ermittelt. Demnach ist der Zeitabschnitt unmittelbar nach Abschluss einer Übernahme besonders erfolgversprechend für Cyberangriffe. Dafür gibt es mehrere Gründe: Angst vor…
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CISOs rethink hiring to emphasize skills over degrees and experience
‘Hire differently’: France and ISC2 are among the 37% of leaders and organizations who have put in the work to make skills-based hiring an effective strategy, not just an empty promise.To improve outcomes, France works with the HR team to review job descriptions for open positions and then crafts them based on the organization’s current…
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The most dangerous time for enterprise security? One month after an acquisition
Fear of upgrading or purchasing any new security tech. Managers are hesitant to invest because they don’t know what the new parent company will decide, and they don’t want to waste money.Talented security people leave, along with the best people in every business unit. They are worried about being laid off, so they take whatever…
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23andMe bankruptcy draws investigation from House panel over data concerns
A House committee launched an investigation into the privacy and security risks associated with the bankruptcy of genetic testing company 23andMe and has asked its former CEO to testify at a hearing planned for early May. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/23andme-bankruptcy-house-investigation-data-concerns
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Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cloud, communications, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, iot, law, malicious, mfa, nis-2, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustTop Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure madhav Tue, 04/15/2025 – 06:43 TL;DR Increased efficiency = increased risk. Critical infrastructure organizations are using nearly 100 SaaS apps on average and 60% of their most sensitive data is stored in the cloud. Threat actors aren’t naive to this, leading to a whopping 93% of…
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Cybercriminal groups embrace corporate structures to scale, sustain operations
In this Help Net Security interview, Sandy Kronenberg, CEO of Netarx, discusses how cybercriminal groups are adopting corporate structures and employee incentives to scale … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/15/sandy-kronenberg-netarx-cybercriminal-groups-corporate-structures/
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Kritik an OpenAI: Experten warnen vor verkürzten Sicherheitstests
OpenAI hat offenbar seine Sicherheitstests verkürzt.OpenAI ist bekannt für seine KI-Projekte wie der GPT-Reihe, Codec, DALL-E und Whisper. Experten befürchten nun, dass das KI-Forschungsunternehmen seine KI-Angebote ohne angemessenen Schutz bereitstellen könnte.Laut einem Bericht der Financial Times (FT) gibt der Hersteller von ChatGPT seinen Mitarbeitenden und externen Gruppen nur noch wenige Tage Zeit, um die Risiken…
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MIWIC25: Anastasiia Ostrovska, co-founder CEO Women’s Leadership and Strategic Initiatives Foundation (WLSIF)
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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Ping Identity CEO On Channel Revamp And Going ‘All-In With Partners’
In an interview with CRN, Ping Identity Founder and CEO Andre Durand says the company is making a ‘complete commitment to partners’ with its debut of its redesigned Nexus Partner Program. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/ping-identity-ceo-on-channel-revamp-and-going-all-in-with-partners
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MIWIC25: Lisa Landau, CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatLight
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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Trump revokes security clearances for Chris Krebs, SentinelOne in problematic precedent for security vendors
Tags: access, business, ceo, cloud, cybersecurity, data, government, intelligence, law, service, zero-trustLike living ‘in Stalin’s Soviet Union’: At the same time Trump revoked security clearances from Krebs and SentinelOne, he issued another executive order revoking the security clearance of former Department of Homeland Security official Miles Taylor, as well as any entities associated with him, including the University of Pennsylvania.Taylor is a veteran of multiple Republican administrations…
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10 things you should include in your AI policy
Tags: access, ai, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, governance, incident response, insurance, law, monitoring, privacy, regulation, risk, software, strategy, switch, technology, tool, training, updateInput from all stakeholders: At Aflac, the security team took the initial lead on developing the company’s AI policy. But AI is not just a security concern. “And it’s not just a legal concern,” Ladner says. “It’s not just a privacy concern. It’s not just a compliance concern. You need to bring all the stakeholders…
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Russia arrests CEO of tech company linked to Doppelgänger disinformation campaign
Two other employees at the St. Petersburg-based hosting provider Azea Group were arrested. The company has alleged links to state-sponsored disinformation campaigns and cybercriminal infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/doppelganger-ceo-arrests-russia-tech
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How Trump’s tariffs are shaking up the cybersecurity sector
Tags: antivirus, ceo, china, cisa, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, finance, government, Hardware, infrastructure, microsoft, network, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vulnerabilityCustomer cutbacks and increased costs are major concerns: In addition to the macroeconomic fears and worries over retaliatory measures, US cybersecurity companies are vulnerable to losing revenue under the new tariffs as customers reduce their cybersecurity budgets to cope with their own tariff-induced financial pressures.”What’s happening is that people are looking at cybersecurity through the…
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The shift to identity-first security and why it matters
In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Shrestha, CEO at BeyondID, discusses how AI is transforming secure access management for both attackers and defenders. He discusses … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/07/arun-shrestha-beyondid-ai-access-management/
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CaaStle CEO Commits a Major Fraud Faux Pas
CEO Accused of Providing Misleading Revenue, Liquidity Numbers to Key Stakeholders. Financial statement fraud is once again making headlines. Fashion startup CaaStle has accused its co-founder and CEO, Christine Hunsicker, of serious financial misconduct, leading to her resignation. The incident could be one of the biggest cases of start-up fraud in recent years. First seen…
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AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, container, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, github, government, incident response, injection, least-privilege, LLM, monitoring, open-source, openai, password, programming, risk, skills, software, strategy, tool, training, vulnerabilityOverlooked security controls: Ellen Benaim, CISO at enterprise content mangement firm Templafy, said AI coding assistants often fail to adhere to the robust secret management practices typically observed in traditional systems.”For example, they may insert sensitive information in plain text within source code or configuration files,” Benaim said. “Furthermore, because large portions of code are…
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Disclosure Drama Clouds CrushFTP Vulnerability Exploitation
CrushFTP CEO Ben Spink slammed several cybersecurity companies for creating confusion around a critical authentication bypass flaw that’s currently under attack. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/disclosure-drama-clouds-crushftp-vulnerability-exploitation