News Corp
Senior Engineer, Product Security
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About News Corp
News Corp is a multinational media and publishing conglomerate based in New York City, established on June 28, 2013, as a spin-off from the original News Corporation. The company focuses on news media, book publishing, digital real estate information, and cable television services. Key segments of News Corp include ownership of major newspaper publishers like Dow Jones & Company, which publishes *The Wall Street Journal*, and News UK, known for *The Sun* and *The Times*. The company also owns HarperCollins, a leading book publisher, and operates digital real estate platforms such as realestate.com.au in Australia and realtor.com in the United States. News Corp has a rich history dating back to 1923 and has been led by Rupert Murdoch and his family, with Robert Thomson as CEO since the 2013 restructuring. With a diverse portfolio, News Corp serves a wide audience, including readers of its newspapers, book consumers, and users of its real estate websites, primarily in the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
Security at News Corp
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Security Philosophy
“News Corp's AppSec mission is overseen and monitored by a dedicated internal global cybersecurity organization. Their risk philosophy is informed by the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and employs a defense-in-depth approach. They aim to respond quickly to vulnerability reports. Information regarding developer enablement vs. gatekeeping is not publicly available, and there are no public, verbatim statements describing AppSec-specific philosophy or explicit pain points other than VDP process timing.”
Security Team
News Corp's CISO reports directly to the Company's Chief Technology Officer, and the cybersecurity program is overseen by a dedicated internal global cybersecurity organization. Billy O'Brien is identified as the CISO. Team size estimates and active AppSec job postings are not publicly available. Common skill patterns in cybersecurity roles include experience in large enterprise environments, cloud references, and threat intelligence tools like YARA, STIX, and TAXII. No public organizational chart, AppSec head title, or explicit team size is published.
Key Initiatives
News Corp does not have publicly available evidence of a Security Champions Program or 'Shift Left' practices. Their vulnerability management program is managed by Bugcrowd, applies only to newscorp.com, prohibits automated scanning tools, and aims for quick responses. Company-level global cybersecurity policies and governance are in place, but specific secure SDLC practices are not publicly available. Recent initiatives include the public VDP effective date of February 18, 2025, and company-level governance described in the FY25 10-K from August 2025. There is no public evidence of AppSec-specific security champions, SAST/SCA rollouts, CI/CD integrations, or AppSec SLAs/MTTR targets.
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