A critical resource that cybersecurity professionals worldwide rely on to identify, mitigate and fix security vulnerabilities in software and hardware is in danger of breaking down. The federally funded, non-profit research and development organization MITRE warned today that its contract to maintain the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program — which is traditionally funded each … Read more
A record number of bills targeting third-party litigation funding are under consideration across the United States, with Georgia and Kansas already passing disclosure measures, according to an analysis by Insurance Insider. The U.S. Government Accountability Office defines third-party litigation funding as “an arrangement in which a funder who is not a party to the lawsuit agrees to … Read more
I am grateful to Charlotte de Meeûs for her summary below of the most extensive review of TPLF in the EU. It would look to me that the lack of firm support by the study for any of the 3 options it outlines (see below), probably makes it veer towards the first: which one that is, … Read more
Those departures follow Kevin Griffis, head of the CDC’s office of communications, who left last week; Robin Bailey, the agency’s chief operating officer, left late last month; and Nirav Shah, a former CDC principal deputy director. Pulled funding Meanwhile, NBC News reported this afternoon that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pulling … Read more
Sydney, Australia, Mar. 19, 2025, CyberNewswire — Sydney-based cybersecurity software company Knocknoc has raised a seed round from US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners with support from CoAct and SomethingReal. The funding will support go-to-market, new staff, customer onboarding and product development. The company has appointed Adam Pointon as Chief Executive Officer. Pointon “The opportunity … Read more