third-party vendors Archives

A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on February 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. Several spyware vendors, including one co-founded by an NSO employee, appear in a Meta report on the surveillance-for-hire industry. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Will spyware maker NSO Group’s struggles reduce use of its eavesdropping tech? Critics doubt it.

The company announced layoffs and a reorganization on Sunday, but spyware researchers doubt that will reduce the use of its technology.

Aug 22, 2022

Quest Diagnostics pins breach affecting 11.9 million patients on debt collector

The unauthorized access occurred between August 1, 2018 and March 30, according to an SEC filing.

Jun 3, 2019 By Jeff Stone

Third-party Facebook apps left people’s data publicly exposed, researchers say

The Silicon Valley security firm identified exposures by Mexico-based media company Cultura Colectiva and the now-defunct "At the Pool" app.

Apr 3, 2019 By Joe Warminsky

RSA Conference app — The floor of the 2018 RSA Conference. (Courtesy of RSA Conference)

The smaller, the better: Corporate CISOs turn to invite-only meetings to compare notes

While it’s not new for CISOs to compare notes with their counterparts in other companies, the number of invite-only sessions is growing as the pressure on executives…

Jan 23, 2019 By Jeff Stone

Comcast launches subscription Wi-Fi security service

The add-on subscription is mean to monitor and blocks suspicious activity on all home devices.

Jan 8, 2019 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Source Defense raises $10 million for website supply chain solution

Source Defense is setting out to protect customers' websites from attacks that exploit vulnerable third-party code.

Sep 26, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Why reforming the Vulnerability Equities Process would be a disaster

Op-Ed: The leak of NSA exploits is not the worst that could happen — and trying to reform the policy process the U.S. government uses to decide…

May 22, 2017 By Dave Aitel

Microsoft uncovers hacking operation aimed at software supply chain

The recent findings underscore the threat organizations face through vulnerable, third-party applications.

May 5, 2017 By Chris Bing

The CyberGRX executive team, left to right: Scott Schneider, Patrick Gorman, Fred Kneip, Tony Urbanovich and Bryan Smith (Courtesy of the company)

Investors drop $20M on startup CyberGRX’s platform for auditing supply-chain cyber risks

A cohort of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capitalists are betting $20 million on a cybersecurity startup that was launched in March and is staffed with former…

Apr 18, 2017

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John J. Siller

Hacker breaches Navy, compromises records of more than 130,000 sailors

A hacker broke into Navy systems last week and accessed the personal data of more 130,000 current and former U.S. Navy sailors, the service announced Wednesday.

Nov 28, 2016