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City Hall budget funds small business office, permitting improvements
Mayor Ted Wheeler proposed his 2024-25 draft budget of $8.2 billion – $1 billion more than last year’s budget.
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65 new homes slated for Washington County parcel after $10M deal
A local developer is planning to build 65 new single-family homes in Washington County.
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Linda Wilhelms Navarro set to retire from critical Oregon banking role
She’s played several key roles on national and state legislative fronts.
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Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen closing in South Waterfront as owners explore downtown location
Bambuza Hospitality is closing its South Waterfront location but is looking to expand in downtown Portland.
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Table of Experts: Bold moves, breakthrough moments
Portland Business Journal Publisher and President Candace Beeke recently asked women leaders to talk about bold moves and breakthroughs that changed or advanced their careers. Read what Lora Kyle, vice president, Talent Development, Chegg Inc.; Katherine Lam, president and CEO, Bambuza Hospitality Group; Dr. Laurel Soot, chief medical officer, Providence Health Plan; Summer Widmer, vice…
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Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (
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APT42 Hackers Pose as Journalists to Harvest Credentials and Access Cloud Data
The Iranian state-backed hacking outfit called APT42 is making use of enhanced social engineering schemes to infiltrate target networks and cloud environments. Targets of the attack include Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia, legal services and activists, Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant said in a report published last week. “APT42 was
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China-Linked Hackers Used ROOTROT Webshell in MITRE Network Intrusion
The MITRE Corporation has offered more details into the recently disclosed cyber attack, stating that the first evidence of the intrusion now dates back to December 31, 2023. The attack, which came to light last month, singled out MITRE’s Networked Experimentation, Research, and Virtualization Environment (NERVE) through the exploitation of two Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day
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New Case Study: The Malicious Comment
How safe is your comments section? Discover how a seemingly innocent ‘thank you’ comment on a product page concealed a malicious vulnerability, underscoring the necessity of robust security measures. Read the full real-life case study here. When is a ‘Thank you’ not a ‘Thank you’? When it’s a sneaky bit of code that’s been hidden inside a ‘Thank You’
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Google Simplifies 2-Factor Authentication Setup (It’s More Important Than Ever)
Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims to add an extra layer of security to users’ accounts to prevent takeover attacks in case the passwords are stolen. The new change entails adding a second step method,…
