Palo Alto Networks revealed on Monday that it has patched a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall operating system, and U.S. Cyber Command believes foreign APTs will likely attempt to exploit it soon.

Australia unveiled the "largest-ever" boost in cybersecurity spending Tuesday, days after Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke out about a suspected to have been carried out by China.

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Redwood, California-based anti-phishing firm Area 1 Security has raised $25 million in a Series D funding round led by and supported by existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Icon Ventures and Top Tier Capital. Area 1 describes itself as pre-emptive solution, able to detect attack attempts up to 24 days before the attack.

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Read more: Pre-Emptive Anti-Phishing Firm Area 1 Security Raises $25 Million

India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns two weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Driver vulnerabilities can facilitate attacks on ATMs, point-of-sale (PoS) systems and other devices, firmware security company Eclypsium warned on Monday.

A Russian national pleaded guilty last week for his role in an international cyber theft ring that caused losses of more than $568 million.