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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced the appointment of Aparna Bawa to the company’s board of directors. “Aparna is a proven leader who has helped technology companies rapidly scale, and I’m pleased to welcome her to our board,” said Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. “She embodies our commitment to an experienced, creative and diverse leadership team. Along with other…

Old technology and fear of sharing proprietary information are keeping companies from helping each other thwart attacks. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Neal Dennis, a threat intel specialist at Cyware Labs, about threats to the U.S. power grid. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: Intel sharing, this is something that you’ve been immersed in for many years as a former Marine and then made cybersecurity your specialty. Talk a little…

Expert: Biden’s executive order is a good sign and step toward solid cybersecurity Length: 5:54 | May 14, 2021 Companies will be more likely to update their technology to prevent infrastructure attacks in the future, and sharing intel on attacks can help, cybersecurity expert says. Source link

Insurtech company Lemonade has refuted claims put forward by a short seller that it has an “unforgivably negligent security flaw” on its website. Muddy Waters Research LLC alleges that a vulnerability exists on Lemonade’s website that could potentially expose customers’ personally identifiable information.  The investor claims that it was able to log in to and edit Lemonade customer accounts without having to enter any user credentials.  In an open letter to Lemonade CEO Dan Schreiber dated May 13, Muddy Waters…

A cyber-stalker from Hawaii who tormented a Utah family by sending more than 500 unwanted service people to their home has been placed under three years of supervision. Loren M. Okamura was arrested in December 2019 on charges of cyber-stalking, making interstate threats, and transporting a person over state lines for the purpose of prostitution.  Over a seven-month period that started in August 2018, Okamura sent up to 20 people a day to the North…

Source code and credentials belonging to cybersecurity company Rapid7 were accessed by an unauthorized third party during a supply-chain attack on Codecov. Starting on January 31, hackers gained restricted access to hundreds of networks belonging to Codecov’s customers by tampering with one of the San Francisco–based company’s software development tools. Codecov, whose customers include IBM and Hewlett-Packard, announced on April 15 that a malicious party had gained access to its Bash Uploader script and modified it. “The actor gained access…

The Biden Administration published a new executive order (EO) to strengthen the digital security of U.S. federal government networks. Published on May 12 by The White House, the executive order covered much of what many media outlets reported would appear in the draft. This included the issue of supply chain security. For example, the EO stated that the U.S. federal government will begin requiring developers to make security data about their tools publicly available. It…