Tom Spring

Boston

Senior Editorial Director at SC Media

reporter, writer, editor, skeptic and all-around amazing person. Oh, and also a journalist at SC Media.

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2025 SC Awards finalists announced

2 weeks ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

It’s a big day at SC Media: we’re thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 SC Awards. This year we received hundreds of submissions across 33 categories, spanning both the Excellence and Trust Awards, and the result is a finalist roster that reflects an evolving cybersecurity industry. From AI-powered threat detection to identity solutions designed for non-human users, finalists aren’t just innovators, they are business enablers. View the full list of 2025 SC Awards finalists here.
Government Regulations

3 weeks ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

In this week's enterprise security news, Big funding for Island Is DLP finally getting disrupted? By something that works? We learn all about Model Context Protocol servers Integrating SSO and SSH! Do we have too many cybersecurity regulations? Toxic cybersecurity workplaces Napster makes a comeback this week, we’ve got 50% less AI and 50% more ...
Identiverse 2025: Your map to navigate the future of identity security

3 weeks ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

Compromised identities now account for one-third of security incidents, and more than 90% of organizations reported multiple identity-related breaches in the last year—an urgent backdrop for what comes next. Enter Identiverse 2025—a four-day deep dive into the technologies, strategies, and innovations reshaping the way businesses secure identities in an era of AI, automation, and digital transformation.
Tom Spring

3 weeks ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

Tom Spring is Editorial Director for SC Media and is based in Boston, MA. For two decades he has worked at national publications in the leadership roles of publisher at Threatpost, executive news editor PCWorld/Macworld and technical editor at CRN. He is a seasoned cybersecurity reporter, editor and storyteller that aims always for truth and clarity.
Novel technique can unmask up to 70% of crooks hiding behind VPNs, Proxies, Tor

4 weeks ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

Unmasking the identities of cybercriminals hiding behind VPN and proxy services is cat and mouse game as old as default passwords. Now, a team of university researchers from Denmark and India claim to have developed a novel technique capable of unmasking cybercriminals hiding behind VPNs, proxy servers and Tor browsers with up to 70% reliability.
Inside Google’s $32 billion Wiz acquisition: A VC’s perspective

1 month ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

Cloud Security, Mergers and Acquisitions, Multi-cloud managementWith Google’s $32B cloud shopping spree on Tuesday, Wiz becomes the rare "unicorn of unicorns," proving that as cyber threats escalate, the market will spare no expense for best-in-class defenses.
Mergers and Acquisitions

1 month ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

After Sophos acquires Secureworks, Sailpoint's IPO saves the index. The Security Weekly 25 index is now made up of the following pure play security vendors: SAIL SailPoint Ord Shs PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd RBRK Rubrik Inc GEN Gen Digital Inc FTNT Fortinet Inc AKAM Akamai Techn...
Google’s $32B Wiz deal ends the era of ‘security theater’

1 month ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz represents a fundamental shift in the cloud security landscape. The deal, announced Tuesday, is Google’s most aggressive move yet to bolster its cloud security capabilities and compete with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, and experts believed it will reshape the cloud security landscape. SC Media spoke with several industry, cloud and security experts to help unpack the Google-Wiz deal.
US Cyber Command Russia stand-down: Strategic diplomacy or security gamble?

1 month ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

The Pentagon just hit pause on U.S. cyber strikes against Russia, and the cybersecurity world isn’t happy. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s directive to U.S. Cyber Command froze offensive operations, leaving some experts wondering: Is this a high-stakes strategic chess move or a glaring security risk? Some cybersecurity pros said they see trouble ahead.
FDA Reinstates ‘DOGED’ Medical Device Staff Amid Cybersecurity, Health Concerns

1 month ago | scworld.com | Tom Spring

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reinstated employees critical to medical device oversight just days after the Trump administration’s controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ordered their termination. The reversal follows widespread outcry from health advocates, industry leaders, and cybersecurity experts who warned the cuts could endanger public health and security.