Cybersecurity threats have become increasingly prevalent and sophisticated in recent years, posing significant risks to businesses of all sizes. In 2023, there were 3,122 data breaches affecting approximately 349 million victims, highlighting the urgent need for robust network security solutions…
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Lookout offers protection against social engineering and executive impersonation attacks
Lookout announced new features for its Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) solution, Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security. These advancements provide comprehensive protection against two fast-growing advanced social engineering tactics: smishing (SMS phishing) and executive impersonation fraud texts. Lookout offers a defense-in-depth approach…
Akamai launches Behavioral DDoS Engine for App & API Protection
Akamai has unveiled the availability of its Behavioral DDoS Engine for the App & API Protector solution. This new capability leverages machine learning for automatic, proactive protection against application-layer DDoS attacks. Behavioral DDoS Engine offers advanced detection and mitigation by…
Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data
Android 15 brings enhanced security features to protect your sensitive health, financial, and personal data from theft and fraud. It also introduces productivity improvements for large-screen devices and updates to apps like the camera, messaging, and passkeys. Android theft protection…
Swift launches AI-powered fraud detection service
Swift announced that it is rolling out new AI-enhanced fraud detection to help the global payments industry step up its defence as bad actors grow increasingly sophisticated. Available from January 2025, the service is the result of extensive collaboration with…
Netskope extends data security with DSPM capabilities
Netskope announced new enhancements to the Netskope One platform, extending the company’s data protection solutions to include integrated data security posture management (DSPM) capabilities. Modern data protection continues to be a top priority for organizations as they optimize hybrid work…
Akeyless unveils Unified Secrets and Machine Identity Platform
Akeyless announced its Unified Secrets and Machine Identity Platform, designed to address the leading cause of breaches—compromised identity credentials. Organizations are more exposed than ever as machine identities far outnumber human identities. High-profile breaches in 2024 demonstrate the risks of…
Rubrik DSPM for Microsoft 365 Copilot reduces the risk of sensitive data exposure
As organizations and their volume of Microsoft 365 data grow, protecting sensitive data and managing access has become even more important. The need for strong security and governance practices is only intensified as more organizations leverage powerful AI tools like…
Arcserve UDP 10 accelerates disaster recovery processes
Arcserve launched Arcserve UDP 10, providing customers with an intuitive, flexible, and affordable way to address their critical data security and business continuity challenges. Arcserve UDP 10 is a unified data protection solution that offers backup, replication, high availability, and…
Resilience over reliance: Preparing for IT failures in an unpredictable digital world
No IT system — no matter how advanced – is completely immune to failure. The promise of a digital ring of steel may sound attractive, but can it protect you against hardware malfunctions? Software bugs? Unexpected environmental conditions? Cybersecurity threats?…
Strengthening Kubernetes security posture with these essential steps
In this Help Net Security interview, Paolo Mainardi, CTO at SparkFabrik, discusses comprehensive strategies to secure Kubernetes environments from development through deployment. He focuses on best practices, automation, and continuous monitoring. Many security risks in Kubernetes originate from vulnerable container…
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Application Security Engineer Cognism | France | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will conduct in-depth security assessments of web applications, identifying vulnerabilities using automated tools (e.g., SAST, DAST) and manual techniques. You will analyze…
Unlocking the value of AI-powered identity security
While most organizations are still in the early horizons of their identity security journey, those who achieve maturity are seeing disproportionately higher returns for every dollar spent, according to SailPoint. Identity security adoption still in early stages The value of…
Attackers deploying red teaming tool for EDR evasion
Threat actors are leveraging the open-source EDRSilencer tool to evade endpoint detection and response systems, Trend Micro researchers have noticed. About EDRSilencer The software, which is intended for red teaming, is being abused to “silence” EDR solutions. It works by…
Bitdefender Scam Copilot detects and combats online scams
Bitdefender launched Scam Copilot, an advanced technology platform powered by AI and designed to detect and fight scams along with fraud attempts across devices including computers, tablets, and mobile phones. The platform has been integrated into several Bitdefender digital life…
Data Zoo ID Fraud & Risk Signals enhances fraud detection
Data Zoo launched its latest service, ID Fraud & Risk Signals. This new solution is designed to enhance customer identification and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes by providing deeper insights into fraud detection and risk assessment, helping businesses stay at…
Nametag Deepfake Defense blocks AI-powered impersonation threats
More than 50% of executives expect deepfake attacks to increase over the next 12 months, but only 7% report using new technologies to detect deepfakes. Meanwhile, researchers are repeatedly demonstrating how AI-generated ID documents, selfie photos, and videos can successfully…
Secuvy unveils features designed to improve data security
Secuvy released several new features designed to enhance data security, mitigate insider threats, and streamline privacy operations. These innovations strengthen Secuvy’s capabilities in compliance, risk management, data leakage prevention, and secure collaboration, further empowering organizations to protect their critical data…
Cato DEM helps IT teams overcome network performance problems
Cato Networks expanded the Cato SASE Cloud Platform by introducing Cato Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM). This announcement is the third major expansion to the Cato SASE Cloud Platform in 2024, following the additions of extended detection and response (XDR) and…
Sectigo SiteLock 2.0 simplifies website protection for SMBs
Sectigo announced SiteLock 2.0, a major upgrade to SiteLock, its website security and protection platform. SiteLock 2.0 is designed to simplify website protection for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). At the core of SiteLock 2.0 is Site Health, a new,…