#cybersecurity

#cybersecurity

Across sessions and conversations, there was a shared understanding that Europe needs to move faster on technology, not just as a distant goal, but as a practical priority. Which raises a question worth asking: what if much of the knowledge and capability Europe needs already exists within the private sector? Companies have spent years building solutions in AI, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, and enterprise technology at a very high level.

Melissa Mack, Director on the Professional Certification Board for ASIS and Managing Director at Pinkerton, about her experiences in rising to a leadership position in a traditionally male-dominated field. Mack expressed that for a majority of her career, she "was often the only woman in the room." "I learned very quickly how to work and adapt in a male-dominated environment," Mack states.

Shares fell from $266.90 at the November filing to $151.50 by late February, even as Zscaler beat on both lines. The stock has since rallied, climbing 27.84% over the past month to $188.82, though it remains down 18.92% year to date.

Gambit Security said in a report on Tuesday that the hackers work for Iran's Ministry of State Security (MOIS). Reuters first wrote about the Gambit report. A hacktivist group calling itself Ababil of Minab claimed responsibility for the earlier hack, saying they stole then deleted data from the LACMTA's systems. The group's name is a reference to the U.S. air strike on an Iranian school in the city of Minab that killed more than 175 people, mostly children.

The Trump administration is planning to automatically install its White House app on government employees' work phones, according to a report from Government Executive. The report detailed that at least one agency will start installing the official White House app onto government devices as soon as next week, but the scope spans across "all government-furnished mobile phones in the executive branch," according to internal emails seen by Gov Exec.

The first, the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act, would establish a joint interagency task force to detect, analyze and respond to Chinese-connected threat actors. Scott's office said in a press release that the group would be helmed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and would "align and reinforce the work of Sector Risk Management Agencies and other key departments by sharing analysis, inspections, audits, and other relevant information."

Trump Mobile has confirmed to TechCrunch that it has exposed customer information, including names, phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses on its website. The company is currently investigating the exposure and hasn't yet found any evidence of nefarious use. The exposure was apparently linked to a third-party platform provider that supports "certain Trump Mobile operations", according to Trump Mobile spokesperson Chris Walker. That platform provider hasn't been named, though.

We demand a briefing as soon as possible on how this serious security lapse occurred, any potential security consequences, remediation activities, corrective actions related to the contractor personnel involved, and efforts to monitor for and prevent similar activity from occurring in the future, wrote Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the committee's ranking member, and Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois, the ranking member of the panel's cyber subcommittee, in a Tuesday letter shared with Nextgov/FCW.