Category: Security

October 3, 2023

Kyndryl continues to fill out its stable of network security partners, most recently inking an alliance with Palo Alto Networks for cybersecurity, SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE) services. As part of the deal, Kyndryl will integrate Palo Alto’s […]

October 3, 2023

Shawn P. Murray knows firsthand the importance of putting threat intelligence to good use. Murray was advising a defense contractor for the US government when information from a threat intelligence report raised a red flag. Based on the data, Murray […]

October 3, 2023

Cybersecurity pros feel overworked, underpaid, and often ignored. Organizations must address these issues to maintain strong security, comply with cybersecurity mandates, and protect all our data October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a 20-year US tradition dating back to […]

September 28, 2023

Researchers have come across a new Trojan program dubbed ZenRAT that is being distributed as an installer for the popular Bitwarden password management application, as well as employing other tricks to deceive users. The Trojan has information-stealing capabilities and hasn’t […]

September 28, 2023

On August 14, 2023, bleach and cleaning product giant Clorox filed a form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, notifying the financial regulator that it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that had disrupted the company’s business operations. A month […]

September 27, 2023

Web application and application programming interface (API) attacks against the global financial services industry grew by 65% in Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022, accounting for nine billion attacks in 18 months with banks bearing the brunt. That’s according to […]

September 26, 2023

IBM is rolling out a new DNS-based service that will let customers securely control connectivity between distributed multicloud environments. NS1 Connect is one of the first fruits from IBM’s acquisition of DNS specialist NS1 earlier this year. The service is […]

September 20, 2023

Intel has announced the general availability of its first Trust Authority attestation services. The services are the result of the company’s Project Amber initiative announced last year, and they are designed to support confidential computing deployments. Attestation services are a […]

September 20, 2023

The frequency and severity of cyber insurance claims rose for businesses in the first half of 2023 amid ransomware, funds transfer fraud (FTF), and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. That’s according to Coalition’s 2023 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-year Update, which […]

September 20, 2023

The potential monetary losses from security incidents caused by insider activity — purposeful or accidental — is sharply on the rise, as businesses continue to misunderstand the threat they pose. According to a report released today by AI-based risk management […]

September 15, 2023

How are bad actors getting access to organizations? In many cases, they simply log in. Sophos research finds that one of the most common root cause of attacks is compromised credentials. In fact, 30% of respondents to its 2023 Active […]

September 14, 2023

Whether you’re working in a water treatment plant or running the infrastructure for an energy company, network managers need training in the right skill sets to avoid cyber-attacks. Many options exist for technologists to address the cybersecurity skills gap in […]

September 14, 2023

The world of cybersecurity is constantly inundated with news on the latest data breaches, cybercriminal attack trends, and security measures. And while that information is critical for adapting to the ever-changing nature of cybercrime, it’s also important to pay attention […]

September 14, 2023

SASE = SD-WAN + SSE is an equation that has become conspicuous in the security industry. If you aren’t a cybersecurity professional, you might mistake it for a high school advanced algebra problem or perhaps one of Einstein’s scientific formulas. […]

September 12, 2023

Cisco Secure Application, previously known as Security Insights for Cloud Native Application Observability, is now available on the vendor’s Full-Stack Observability Platform, launched in June. Secure Application was designed to bring together applications and security teams across an organization to […]

September 7, 2023

Companies using Microsoft Teams got news earlier in the summer of 2023 that a Russian hacker group was using the platform to launch phishing attacks, putting a new spin on a long-known attack strategy. According to Microsoft Threat Intelligence, the […]

September 7, 2023

The Portuguese unit of Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a lawsuit against a previous decision made by the country’s security assessment commission, which effectively bars Portuguese telcos from using Huawei’s 5G gear, according to local press reports. The legal claim […]

September 7, 2023

Most organizations are increasing their cybersecurity budgets with CISOs planning to widen spending on identity and access management (IAM) and cloud security services. That’s according to Team8’s 2023 CISO Village Survey, which quizzed 130 global CISOs on a variety of […]

September 7, 2023

Threat prevention provider Perception Point has announced the release of new features in its email security offering to combat the rise of QR code phishing, commonly referred to as “quishing.” The company said its new detection engine provides a proactive […]

September 6, 2023

Zero Trust has become a standard approach for many organizations to secure network access for their remote workers. Based on the principle that no user, device, or application can be trusted by default, the security framework has seen rapid adoption. […]