CrowdStrike Fires Insider; FCC Cuts Rules
Summary
Regulatory divergence and insider threats create complex risk environments while successful startups signal strong sector investment despite external pressures.
- Insider Fired CrowdStrike terminated an employee for passing external pictures to hackers, highlighting internal security risks 5.
- Supply Chain Mitigation Dependency cooldowns are proposed as a free, highly effective method to mitigate open source supply chain risks 7.
- Regulatory Rollback The FCC voted 2-1 to scrap mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements for telecoms, overriding concerns over Chinese hacks 2.
- Data Exposure Confirmed Google confirmed hackers stole data from over 200 Salesforce instances following the Gainsight breach 4.
- Startup Milestone Sierra, co-founded by Bret Taylor, achieved $100M ARR in under two years, showcasing rapid AI startup growth 6.
- 2-1 - The margin by which the FCC voted to scrap mandatory cybersecurity rules 2.
- 200+ - The number of potentially affected Salesforce instances following the Gainsight breach 4.
- $100M - Sierra’s Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) reached this milestone in under two years 6.
- $9.12M - The record sale price achieved by a pristine Superman #1 comic copy 8.
Key Moments
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CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider’ who passed information to hackers
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FCC voted 2-1 along party lines to scrap mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements
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Hackers stole data from more than 200 potentially affected Salesforce instances
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Superman copy found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12M
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Wealthfolio 2.0 emphasizing privacy by ensuring all user data remains local
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