So many companies are using low code and no code tools these days to create apps and workflows. These tools are by design likely in the hands of non-technical end users, but the problem is that these folks might not…
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AuthMind raises seed funding for its identity SecOps platform
AuthMind, a Maryland-based startup that aims to help businesses protect themselves from identity-related cyberattacks, today announced that it has raised an $8.5 million seed round led by Ballistic Ventures, with strategic participation from IBM Ventures. The company was co-founded by…
MGM Resorts blames ‘cybersecurity issue’ for ongoing outage
Hotel and casino giant MGM Resorts has confirmed a “cybersecurity issue” is to blame for an ongoing outage affecting systems at the company’s Las Vegas properties. “MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the company’s systems,” the…
Square says daylong outage caused by DNS error
Square said there was “no evidence” a cyberattack caused an outage that left customers and small businesses unable to use the payment giant’s technology on Thursday through early-Friday. The payments technology giant said in a post-mortem of the daylong outage…
0xPass raises $1.8M from Balaji Srinivasan and others to build secure login systems for web3
0xPass is among the many startups trying to make crypto wallets secure and convenient for mass adoption. Specifically, it’s solving the login piece of user experience, which, at the moment, is cumbersome and requires users to have a decent level…
Microsoft reveals how hackers stole its email signing key… kind of
A series of unfortunate and cascading mistakes allowed a China-backed hacking group to steal one of the keys to Microsoft’s email kingdom that granted near unfettered access to U.S. government inboxes. Microsoft explained in a long-awaited blog post this week…
Polish Senate says use of government spyware is illegal in the country
A special commission within Poland’s Senate concluded that the government’s use of spyware, like the one made by NSO Group, is illegal. The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month investigation into allegations that the Polish government used…
Polish senate says use of government spyware is illegal in the country
A special commission within Poland’s Senate concluded that the government’s use of spyware, like the one made by NSO Group, is illegal. The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month-long investigation into allegations that the Polish government used…
Apple fixes zero-day bugs used to plant Pegasus spyware
Apple released security updates on Thursday that patch two zero-day exploits — meaning hacking techniques that were unknown at the time Apple found out about them — used against a member of a civil society organization in Washington D.C., according…
The perils of the platforms of paranoia
Nextdoor has become ground zero for the spread of many rumors, hoaxes and unfounded allegations. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: The perils of the platforms of paranoia