The Verge

Hacker accesses a Verizon employee database and tries to ransom the data for $250,000

is a former news writer for The Verge. Verizon is dealing with an incident where a hacker captured a database containing company employee data, including the full names of workers as well as their ID ...

CrowdStrike acquires just-in-time access startup SGNL for $740M

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced plans to acquire startup SGNL Inc., which helps companies block unauthorized access to their systems. The transaction is worth $740 million. CrowdStrike, ...
Rolling Stone

Employee Search: How a Resume Database Helps Find Candidates Faster

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Hiring today is a race against time. Top candidates often ...

DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server, according to court filing

A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared Social Security data without agency officials’ knowledge and in violation of security protocols, the Justice Department said in a court filing ...
Security

SailPoint extends data access security and non-employee risk management capabilities

SailPoint Technologies, Inc. unveiled a series of new features and capabilities in its Data Access Security and Non-Employee Risk Management offerings within SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. Updates ...
Orlando Sentinel

Lake sheriff employee avoids prosecution on charges of illegally accessing database

A Lake County Sheriff’s Office civilian employee was ordered to perform community service rather than being prosecuted for using agency databases to search for information on her husband and his ...
Washington Examiner

Judge allows one DOGE employee access to Treasury data

A New York federal judge on Friday night granted one employee of the Department of Government Efficiency access to the Treasury Department‘s payment system. In her ruling, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas ...