All articles by Swagath Bandhakavi

Swagath Bandhakavi

65% of employees bypass cybersecurity policies, driven by hybrid work and flexible access

The study, commissioned by CyberArk, surveyed over 14,000 employees across six countries, revealing behaviours like personal device use and poor password practices that heighten organisational risk.

UK sees surge in cyber incidents as NCSC reveals critical rise in attacks

The NCSC Annual Review 2024 highlights the agency’s efforts in tackling cyber incidents over the past year while addressing the growing complexities of the cyber threat landscape.

Supermicro shares climb 29% as internal inquiry clears firm of fraud

A special committee cleared management and the audit committee of wrongdoing following a three-month investigation that reviewed over nine million documents and included 68 interviews.

AWS introduces Security Incident Response

The new service aims to tackle the complexities of security events through automation, streamlined communication, and round-the-clock support from AWS’ CIRT.

Italy’s data watchdog forewarns country’s media giant about data-sharing agreement with OpenAI

The regulator cautioned that sharing personal data from GEDI’s archives with OpenAI could breach EU regulations and result in sanctions.

China vows retaliation if US enacts tighter semiconductor restrictions

The warning follows reports that the Biden administration may introduce stricter controls on semiconductor technologies, with new measures expected as early as this week.

EC takes action as member states miss NIS2 directive deadline

Adopted in December 2022, the NIS2 Directive expands the EU’s cybersecurity framework to cover more critical sectors essential to daily life and economic stability.

Intel faces ownership constraints on chip unit under $7.86bn US subsidy deal

One key constraint requires Intel to maintain at least 50.1% ownership of Intel Foundry if it becomes a privately held entity.

Zello faces potential data breach, urges customers reset passwords

A favourite of first responders, Zello may have fallen victim to a credential stuffing attack.

Faulty update at Cloudflare leads to customer data loss

The Cloudflare tool, which is designed for event metadata collection and analysis, suffered a 3.5 hour disruption following a Logpush update.