"Uber" news, interviews, and features

News about Uber

• What the Uber verdict means to CISOs: You're (probably) not going to jail

  CISOs and potential CISOs worried about criminal risk won't go to jail if they follow four simple steps.

• Guilty verdict in the Uber breach case makes personal liability real for CISOs

  The conviction of Uber's former CSO could change the roles of top security leaders and raises the level of personal risk in the wake of ...

• D&O insurance not yet a priority despite criminal trial of Uber’s former CISO

  The cost is too high and the risk too low to offer CISOs directors-and-officers insurance at many companies. Protective governance policies might make more sense.

• Uber links cyber attack to LAPSUS$, says sensitive user data remains protected

  Attacker likely bought employee account credentials on the dark web and then escalated privileges to access internal tools.

• Uber responding to “cyber security incident” following reports of significant data breach

  Uber says it is in contact with law enforcement following reports of a significant data beach of its network.

• Former Google engineer pleads not guilty to trade secret-related charges

  Criminally charged with stealing trade secrets

Features about Uber

• Sharing the misery: 2014 was a rough year for Uber, Airbnb, and on-demand apps

• Digital SOS: How technology can save the USPS

  The advent of email may have pummeled the U.S. Postal Service, but digital services might very well save the centuries-old agency.

• Why AT&T and Sprint just announced business conferencing services

  Two separate business conferencing services announcements from AT&T and Sprint on Tuesday highlight the radically changing business models at U.S. wireless carriers.

• Airbnb, Uber and problems with the digital-sharing economy

  HomeAway's lawsuit against Airbnb and the Uber subprime auto loan controversy highlight an uncomfortable fact of the emerging digital-sharing economy: They're still just businesses.