Cado Security announced that the Cado platform now enables customers to acquire Microsoft 365 Unified Audit Log (UAL) to help investigate and respond to Microsoft 365 compromises such as business email compromise (BEC), account takeover (ATO), and insider threats. With…
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QuProtect Core Security secures Cisco routers against quantum threats
QuSecure unveiled QuProtect Core Security, a product designed to fortify existing Cisco router-to-router communications against emerging quantum threats. Leveraging advanced crypto-agile post-quantum cryptography, QuProtect Core Security offers a seamless and robust security layer, delivering protection for critical network infrastructures for…
Concentric AI introduces Copilot data risk module
Concentric AI announced its new Copilot data risk module that delivers data security governance of Copilot data inputs and outputs to ensure that sensitive data – from financial information to IP to business data – remains protected within the organization.…
PoC for critical Arcserve UDP vulnerabilities published (CVE-2024-0799, CVE-2024-0800)
Arcserve has fixed critical security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-0799, CVE-2024-0800) in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) solution that can be chained to upload malicious files to the underlying Windows system. Tenable researchers have published a PoC exploit script demonstrating the attack, as…
Only 13% of medical devices support endpoint protection agents
63% of CISA-tracked Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs) can be found on healthcare networks, while 23% of medical devices—including imaging devices, clinical IoT devices, and surgery devices—have at least one known exploited vulnerability, according to Claroty. Traditionally, medical devices have replacement…
MobSF: Open-source security research platform for mobile apps
The Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) is an open-source research platform for mobile application security, encompassing Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile. MobSF can be used for mobile app security assessment, penetration testing, malware analysis, and privacy evaluation. The Static Analyzer is…
How teams can improve incident recovery time to minimize damages
With breach recovery costs skyrocketing, speeding time to recovery to minimize downtime and losses should be top of mind for security leaders. Yet, most focus on adding more prevention and detection tools. In this Help Net Security video, Nick Scozzaro,…
IT leaders think immutable data storage is an insurance policy against ransomware
IT leaders consider immutable storage as a must-have in the fight against cyberattacks, according to Scality. Ransomware threats are now understood by organizations to be inevitable. Reports show 1 in 4 organizations that pay a ransom never get their data…
The effects of law enforcement takedowns on the ransomware landscape
While the results of law enforcement action against ransomware-as-a-service operators Alphv/BlackCat and LockBit are yet to be fully realized, the August 2023 disruption of the Qakbot botnet has had one notable effect: ransomware affiliates have switched to vulnerability exploitation as…
Tenable enhances ExposureAI capabilities to directly query AI engine and reduce risk
Tenable has unveiled enhancements to ExposureAI, the generative AI capabilities and services within its Tenable One Exposure Management Platform. The new features enable customers to quickly summarize relevant attack paths, ask questions of an AI assistant and receive specific mitigation…
New Relic empowers IT and engineering teams to focus on real application security problems
New Relic launched new capabilities for New Relic IAST (Interactive Application Security Testing), including proof-of-exploit reporting for application security testing. New Relic customers can now identify exploitable vulnerabilities with an ability to reproduce the problem and remediate the specific threat…
DataDome Ad Protect detects fraudulent ad traffic
DataDome launched DataDome Ad Protect, designed to combat fraudulent traffic affecting digital ad campaigns. This solution is set to transform how organizations manage and secure their online advertising efforts, ensuring that marketing budgets are spent effectively and reach genuine audiences.…
Trellix secures sensitive and proprietary information with new protections for macOS
Trellix announced new macOS Trellix Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Complete capabilities to better secure sensitive and proprietary information from accidental or intentional exposure. Global organizations can now protect against critical data leakage via Outlook email, prevent sensitive documents from being…
Regula 4205D updates help border control authorities fight identity document fraud
The International Organization for Migration reports that the migrant flow has been steadily rising, with the numbers swelling from 153 million in 1995 to 281 million in 2022. Concurrently, the quality of counterfeit documents keeps advancing. Under these circumstances, the…
Stellar Cyber and Torq join forces to deliver automation-driven security operations platform
Stellar Cyber announced a technology partnership with Torq to help security teams dramatically improve their ability to combat advanced attacks. This partnership combines the power of Stellar Cyber Open XDR with Torq Hyperautomation, providing security teams with a turnkey integrated…
Nozomi Networks raises $100 million to help secure critical infrastructure
Nozomi Networks announced a $100 million Series E funding round to help accelerate innovative cyber defenses and expand cost-efficient go-to-market expansion globally. This latest round includes investments from Mitsubishi Electric and Schneider Electric. They join a growing list of OT…
Mirantis enhances Lens Desktop to improve Kubernetes operations
Mirantis announced significant updates to Lens Desktop that makes working with Kubernetes easier by simplifying operations, improving efficiency, and increasing productivity. Lens 2024 Early Access is now available to Lens users. Also, Lens adds a new Enterprise subscription tier, providing…
BSAM: Open-source methodology for Bluetooth security assessment
Many wireless headsets using Bluetooth technology have vulnerabilities that may allow malicious individuals to covertly listen in on private conversations, Tarlogic Security researchers have demonstrated last week at RootedCON in Madrid. “Many of the examples presented during the conference were…
LastPass’ CIO vision for driving business strategy, innovation
Recently, LastPass appointed Asad Siddiqui as its CIO. He brings over two decades of experience leading startups and large technology organizations. It was the perfect time for Help Net Security to find out what’s next for Siddiqui in his new…
The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond
In this Help Net Security video, Melissa Bischoping, Director, Endpoint Security Research at Tanium, discusses the most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond, from both an internal and external perspective. The post The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond…