NortonLifeLock and Avast confirm talks for potential merger
The potential deal could be executed as a cash and share offer made by NortonLifeLock to Avast
Cyber security
Microsoft to acquire San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm RiskIQ
13 Jul 21The acquisition is expected to support organisations’ digital transformation as it gets speeds up with hybrid work
Ransomware attack using Kaseya VSA impacts up to 1,500 businesses
06 Jul 21The company expects to release a patch shortly for its impacted customers
China’s Didi halts app downloads over cybersecurity charges
05 Jul 21The Chinese cybersecurity regulator confirmed that DiDi Chuxing app had collected the personal information of users
HPE to acquire data management and protection provider Zerto for $374m
02 Jul 21Acquisition will expand HPE GreenLake cloud services business
EC proposes joint cyber unit to handle large-scale security incidents
24 Jun 21The joint cyber unit is targeted to begin operations by 30 June 2022
Accenture to protect US federal agencies from cyber attacks
21 Jun 21A task order has been awarded in this connection to the company’s subsidiary by DHS’s CISA
PwC to invest $12bn in recruiting, growing expertise in AI, cybersecurity
16 Jun 21Company will also invest $1bn in further automation of the implementation of quality frameworks in audit
FireEye to sell products business to STG-led consortium for $1.2bn
03 Jun 21The deal is expected to unlock the company’s “high-growth” Mandiant Solutions business
Joe Biden signs executive order to boost US cybersecurity
13 May 21Executive order outlines a series of steps aimed at thwarting the cyberattacks