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from24/7 Wall St.
1 hour agoAI Threats Are Accelerating and These 3 Cybersecurity Stocks Under $30 Are Built to Win
Cybersecurity demand for AI workloads, identity control, and data pipeline protection is driving growth, while several stocks trade under $30 at compressed valuations.
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fromSecurityWeek
5 hours agoGovernment to Scrutinize Instructure Over Canvas Disruption, Data Breach
Instructure faced repeated Canvas intrusions, exploited Free-For-Teacher issues, and is temporarily shutting accounts while the House Homeland Security Committee demands incident details.
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fromSecuritymagazine
17 hours agoCybersecurity Is No Longer a Gatekeeper, But the Engine of Delivery Across Digital Economy
Cybersecurity is a top fast-growing skill and must be integrated into product delivery, since both protection gaps and misconfigured controls can cause outages, breaches, and lost trust.
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fromZDNET
4 days agoCanvas breach disrupts schools nationwide: 6 steps to take now
Canvas experienced a cyberattack and data extortion attempt, with possible student data exposure and login disruption requiring immediate user defensive actions.
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fromsfist.com
5 days agoHackers Breach Global Education Platform Used By SF State, UC Berkeley
Hackers shut down Canvas and threatened to release data unless ransom was paid, after breaching usernames, emails, and student IDs without evidence of passwords or highly sensitive data compromise.
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fromsfist.com
5 days agoHackers Breach Global Education Platform Used By SF State, UC Berkeley
Hackers shut down Canvas and threatened to release data unless ransom was paid, after breaching usernames, emails, and student IDs without evidence of passwords or highly sensitive data compromise.
European startups
fromtheregister
13 hours agoVietnam to develop domestic cloud so it can ditch risky overseas operators for government workloads
Vietnam plans a national cloud platform by 2035 to ensure data sovereignty, cybersecurity, and gradual replacement of foreign cloud services in state agencies.
fromAlleyWatch
23 hours agoThe AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/12/2026
Frame Security - $50M Frame Security, a cybersecurity platform that trains employees to recognize and respond to AI-powered social engineering, deepfake, and phishing attacks, has raised $50M in Venture funding led by Index Ventures, Team8, and Picture Capital, with Assaf Rappaport and Gil Capital. Frame Security was founded by Tal Shlomo and Sharon Shmueli in 2025.
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fromwww.theregister.com
1 day agoJapan's PM orders cybersecurity review to defend against Anthropic Mythos
Japan ordered a cabinet-level review of cybersecurity strategy to assess government system vulnerabilities and ensure critical infrastructure operators can detect and fix them amid AI-enabled attack risks.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days agoSecurity chiefs 'too polite' for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson | Computer Weekly
CISOs often avoid clear feedback to startups, slowing innovation; startups need specific conditions for future interest rather than vague non-commitment.
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fromthenextweb.com
4 days agoAnthropic Mythos AI finds thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities as Fed and Treasury convene bank CEOs on cyber rik
Claude Mythos Preview identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities, prompting urgent bank discussions and warning of a six-to-twelve month patch window before adversaries replicate capability.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days agoA cyberattack hit universities worldwide, including top Canadian schools. Here's what we know | CBC News
Canvas incident affected thousands of schools, potentially exposing student and instructor data, while Instructure reported no evidence of password, financial, or government-ID compromise.
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fromTechCrunch
5 days agoU.S. defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10 million to former employers | TechCrunch
A cybersecurity executive ordered to pay $10 million in restitution for leaking advanced hacking and surveillance trade secrets to a Russian-linked broker.
fromThe Cipher Brief
6 days agoCorporate Cybersecurity Is the New Frontline of National Security
The battlefield is corporate, the targeting is consequential, and the effects are systemic. Ransomware campaigns now disrupt healthcare systems at scale, producing effects once associated with geopolitical bombing campaigns without crossing a border. Nation-state actors maintain persistent access inside critical infrastructure not to destroy, but to position.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days agoRussia shuts down internet in capital as confidence in its own security collapses - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Mobile internet, SMS, and pre-approved website access will be temporarily restricted in Moscow during Victory Day on May 9.
Higher education
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days agoMassive Canvas data breach hits colleges across California and nation, crippling student work
Canvas went offline during finals week after a cybersecurity breach at Instructure, locking students and faculty out of coursework while attackers demanded payment.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
6 days agoUK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon | Computer Weekly
The UK Financial Services Security Hackathon tested incident readiness and collaboration among banks, fintechs, and regulators to enhance cyber defense capabilities.
fromtheregister
6 days agoArctic Wolf kicks 250 employees out of the pack to save money for AI
"We recently made an organizational restructuring to better align the company's structure and investments with our long‑term strategy. While these decisions are difficult, they position Arctic Wolf to operate more efficiently, continue investing in our Superintelligence platform and Agentic SOC, and deliver strong value to customers."
Tech industry
fromwww.theregister.com
1 week agoDenic sorry for DNSSEC error that crashed Germany's internet
Denic stated that the problems were first detected at 21:57 on April 5, and engineers rolled out fixes by 01:15. The issues were related to Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), and faulty DNSSEC signatures were distributed.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week agoBritain's businesses hit by triple squeeze of costs and weak growth - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
UK organisations face rising costs, weak growth, and cybersecurity threats, hindering AI adoption due to skills shortages and data protection concerns.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago"PAY OR LEAK": Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor
Higher education institutions are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, with a recent breach affecting 275 million individuals through a third-party vendor.
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