Authorities said the Thursday sentencing stems from the Dec. 19, 2024, arrest warrant executed in partnership between Baltimore County and Baltimore City police officers. The warrant was tied to a shooting reported in November 2024. As the warrant was being executed, investigators found Toliver in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle. In his possession,...Read More

The Independent was not involved in the creation of this sponsored content. When sisters Gemma Moses and Rebecca Rees-Jones, pictured above, started their own security company in 2014, they knew they had something different to offer. Both had previously worked in the security sector, Gemma as a High Court enforcement officer and Rebecca started out...Read More

The Defense Innovation Unit is getting after a key barrier that prevents some commercial companies from doing business with the military: accessing secure facilities before the Pentagon is ready to buy their technology.  Historically, some startups have faced a Catch-22 in obtaining security clearances — they need a government contract to begin their facility clearance...Read More

Government agencies that haven’t beefed up email security could be leaving the door open to hackers, according to an international cyber security company. International Cyber Security company, Proofpoint claims 50 percent of New Zealand government agencies are exposed when it comes to email security. Senior director of Asia Pacific and Japan, Steve Moros told Checkpoint...Read More

[Photo: Google Gemini] Security companies are actively moving to strengthen AI security while expanding their businesses beyond traditional security domains. As more companies that did not previously focus on security expand into it as part of their AI governance strategies, security firms are increasingly moving beyond security into AI governance and control as well. PRIBIT...Read More

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With Wiz sold, Assaf Rappaport, 43, has become one of Israel’s most active private tech investors. A Calcalist investigation found he is now invested – often alongside his fellow Wiz co-founders – in dozens of start-ups, primarily in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He has also expanded well beyond tech. Through the Merit Spread Foundation, which...Read More

SECURITY Toothless security PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the weekly column where we highlight examples of how not to handle your security. This week’s tale of woe comes from a very unhealthy part of the healthcare sector. Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share it with us at pwned@sitpub.com. Anonymity...Read More

Police have charged a man working as a security guard for the sexual assault and confinement of a woman who was picked up in Forest Lawn and driven to an industrial area. According to a police press release, a uniformed security guard driving a car owned by the company he was working for picked up...Read More

Veradigm, a healthcare technology organization, is warning patients of a data breach following a cybersecurity incident at a third-party vendor. The malicious actor reportedly stole credentials from a Veradigm API environment managed by the third party, gained access to the environment, and then copied patient data. The organization says there have been no operational disruptions.  Stolen...Read More