New infosec products of the week: March 17, 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Atakama, Elevate Security, Hornetsecurity, HYPR, and ReversingLabs. Hornetsecurity VM Backup V9 protects users against ransomware threats VM Backup V9 has an easy-to-use, intuitive interface that…

SVB account holders targeted with phishing, scams

After news broke late last week about Silicon Valley Bank’s bank run and collapse, security researchers started warning SVB account holders about incoming SVB-related scams and phishing attempts. Another reminder: just because caller ID says FDIC, SVB, or a phone…

Most security pros turn to unauthorized AI tools at work

Security experts are increasingly resorting to unauthorized AI tools, possibly because they are unhappy with the level of automation implemented in their organization’s security operation centers (SOCs), according to a study conducted by Wakefield Research. The research demonstrates that embracing…

How ChatGPT is changing the cybersecurity game

The cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3 potential as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers, according to Sophos. The latest report details projects developed by Sophos X-Ops using GPT-3’s large language models to simplify the search for malicious activity in datasets…

Tracking the global spread of malware

Approximately 10-16 percent of organizations have shown evidence of malicious command and control (C2) activities, strongly indicating a network breach within the last year, according to Akamai. Emotet and QSnatch Akamai observes nearly seven trillion DNS requests daily and classifies…

HYPR launches Enterprise Passkeys for Microsoft Azure

HYPR announced its newest offering, Enterprise Passkeys for Microsoft Azure and integrated with Microsoft Entra. This new technology turns any smartphone into a FIDO2 virtual security key, providing authentication flexibility, user convenience and security while eliminating the complexity and cost…