Mandia: Keep 'Shields Up' to Survive the Current Escalation of Cyberattacks

As Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia's company prepares to become part of Google, the incident response company continues to investigate many of the most critical cyber incidents. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( June 08, 2022 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Mandia: Keep 'Shields Up' to Survive the Current Escalation of Cyberattacks]( As Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia's company prepares to become part of Google, the incident response company continues to investigate many of the most critical cyber incidents. [An Emerging Threat: Attacking 5G Via Network Slices]( A successful attack against 5G networks could disrupt critical infrastructure, manipulate sensor data, or even cause physical harm to humans. [RSAC Opens With Message of Transformation]( Cybersecurity needs to shift its thinking ahead of the next disruption, RSA's CEO said during the opening 2022 conference keynote. 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