SecurityWeek’s M&A data indicates that today’s market is more disciplined, and it seems to favor GRC, data protection, and identity.
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Wynn Resorts Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Remove It From Leak Site
The high-end casino and hotel operator has admitted that employee data was stolen by ShinyHunters.
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Manual Processes Are Putting National Security at Risk
Why automating sensitive data transfers is now a mission-critical priority
More than half of national security organizations still rely on manual processes to transfer sensitive data, according to The CYBER360: Defending the Digital Battlespace report. This should alarm every defense and government leader because manual handling of sensitive data is not just inefficient, it is a systemic
More than half of national security organizations still rely on manual processes to transfer sensitive data, according to The CYBER360: Defending the Digital Battlespace report. This should alarm every defense and government leader because manual handling of sensitive data is not just inefficient, it is a systemic
Astelia Raises $35 Million for Exposure Management
The company will expand its AI-based analysis capabilities, grow its employee base, and scale deployments.
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US sanctions Russian broker for buying stolen zero-day exploits
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit broker who bought stolen hacking tools from a former executive of a U.S. defense contractor. […]
Reddit Hit With $20 Million UK Data Privacy Fine Over Child Safety Failings
Britain’s data privacy watchdog slapped online forum Reddit on Tuesday with a fine worth nearly $20 million for failures involving children’s personal information.
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Claude’s New AI Vulnerability Scanner Sends Cybersecurity Shares Plunging
The stocks of major cybersecurity companies have fallen sharply over fears that AI is disrupting the industry.
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Defense Contractor Employee Jailed for Selling 8 Zero-Days to Russian Broker
A 39-year-old Australian national who was previously employed at U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has been sentenced to a little over seven years in prison for selling eight zero-day exploits to Russian exploit broker Operation Zero in exchange for millions of dollars.
Peter Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets in October 2025. In addition to the jail term, Williams
Peter Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets in October 2025. In addition to the jail term, Williams
Ad Tech Company Optimizely Targeted in Cyberattack
The company says the attackers accessed internal business systems such as Zendesk and Salesforce.
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Ex-L3Harris exec jailed for selling zero-days to Russian exploit broker
The former head of Trenchant, a specialized U.S. defense contractor unit, was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in federal prison for stealing and selling zero-day exploits to a Russian exploit broker whose clients include the Russian government. […]