Oxford Solutions, a New York City-based cybersecurity company, has been bought by a venture capital outfit co-led by the owner of the Miami Dolphins football franchise. The company, whose name will change…
Seceon Founder Chandra Pandey: “2018 Will Be a Year of Huge, Automated Attacks – And We’ll Be On Top of Them”
Last October Chandra Pandey, founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Seceon, told Red Herring how the security industry was “broken”, and that his was one of few companies willing to build personal, trust-based…
This Twitter Bot is Showing How Big Bitcoin’s Nazi Problem Is
Bitcoin has a political problem. In its early days the cryptocurrency was hailed as a utopian tool: a way for regular Joes to avoid the oppressive glare of governments and live in…
Averon CEO Wendell Brown on Why UX is Now the Crucial Element of Cybersecurity
Wendell Brown is currently CEO and chairman of the mobile cybersecurity firm Averon. Throughout his career in technology, he has created global solutions in telecommunications, VoIP, and online security. He is also…
Seceon Founder Chandra Pandey on “Broken” Cybersecurity and Being a Self-Investor
Chandra Pandey is founder and CEO of Seceon, a cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting data on a global scale. Pandey talks to Red Herring about new business partnerships, dealing with VCs and…
Britain’s Election Throws a Spotlight on Northern Ireland. But for its Thriving Tech Scene, it’s Business As Usual
The UK’s shock election result has thrown an unlikely spotlight on Northern Ireland. Theresa May’s poor Conservative result means her party has turned to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), a rightwing, pro-British…
Red Herring Announces Top 100 North America 2017 Winners
Red Herring has announced the winners of its Top 100 North America 2017 event, held this week in Los Angeles. The winning companies, selected from thousands of prospective startups and tech firms, represent…
WannaCry: North Korea’s Real-Life Frailty is its Hacking Strength
Cybercrime experts at some of the world’s largest security companies have today announced that coding in the devastating WannaCry ransomware attack, bears similarities to the work of North Korean cybergang the Lazarus…
Holiday Inn Suffers Card Payment Hack
The company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel brands has admitted a security breach at almost 1,200 of its locations. The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), based in the UK, announced…
CeBIT 2017: Security Chiefs Warn of Executive Security Disconnect
A group of European security luminaries has told an audience at today’s CeBIT conference that companies must move quickly to avoid cybersecurity disasters–and that executives and CFOs are often unaware of the…