Bitdefender unveiled Bitdefender Scamio, a complimentary scam detection service designed to help users verify fraudulent online schemes delivered by email, embedded links, text, and instant messaging through collaboration with a chatbot powered by AI. Online fraud continues to increase each…
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Photos: CyberMarketingCon 2023
Help Net Security sponsored and attended Cybersecurity Marketing Society’s CyberMarketingCon 2023 in Austin, TX. Over the three days of the conference, there were 35 speakers, keynotes, and 15 workshops and sessions covering all aspects of cybersecurity marketing. Here’s a closer…
Secure Code Warrior collaborates with Netskope to accelerate software development
Secure Code Warrior announced that Netskope launched its developer training program through Secure Code Warrior’s agile learning platform. Thousands of customers trust Netskope and its powerful NewEdge network to address evolving threats, new risks, technology shifts, organizational and network changes,…
DNSFilter Malicious Domain Protection identifies risky domains
DNSFilter announced the addition of a new Malicious Domain Protection feature to its protective DNS software, building on its machine learning capabilities. This feature bolsters DNSFilter’s defenses providing better visibility and protection against Domain Generation Algorithms used in malware, botnet…
GuidePoint Security introduces Identity as a Service offering
GuidePoint Security announced its Identity as a Service, which will help organizations address the complex challenges of identity management by optimizing resources, enhancing user experience, and ensuring security. GuidePoint’s Identity as a Service can cover part or all aspects of…
Ivanti partners with Workato to boost operational efficiency for customers
By integrating their technologies, Ivanti Neurons for ITSM and Workato’s Embedded Platform, the two companies will enable Ivanti customers to implement integrations with a wide variety of third-party applications. Using a no-code approach, this seamless integration streamlines workflows, boosts operational…
Concentric AI expands Semantic Intelligence DSPM capabilities with audio and video data protection
Concentric AI unveiled that its Semantic Intelligence DSPM solution now offers sensitive data discovery, identification, risk monitoring, and remediation protection for audio and video files, furthering the data protection capabilities of its DSPM solution. As a result of update to…
Russian hackers target unpatched JetBrains TeamCity servers
Russian state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting CVE-2023-42793 to target unpatched, internet-facing JetBrains TeamCity servers since September 2023, US, UK and Polish cybersecurity and law enforcement authorities have warned. The targets APT 29 (aka CozyBear, aka Midnight Blizzard), believed to be…
Confirm strenghtens trust and security in online marketplaces
Confirm launched a portable digital identity solution designed to bolster trust and security in online marketplaces. Using identity protocols paired with intuitive user experiences, Confirm allows people to create a secure, verified digital ID — a ConfirmID — which they…
Attackers are trying to exploit Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2023-50164)
Attackers are trying to leverage public proof-of-exploit (PoC) exploit code for CVE-2023-50164, the recently patched path traversal vulnerability in Apache Struts 2. “Attackers aim to deploy webshells, with some cases targeting the parameter ‘fileFileName’ – a deviation from the original…
Cybercrime operation that sold millions of fraudulent Microsoft accounts disrupted
Microsoft disrupted an alleged threat actor group that built viable cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) businesses. Dubbed Storm-1152 by Microsoft, the group bilked enterprises and consumers globally out of millions of dollars. Images of Storm-1152’s illicit websites. Source: Microsoft Cybercrime-as-a-service is a model…
EMB3D Threat Model: Understand threats to embedded devices in critical infrastructure
Critical infrastructure depends on embedded devices across industries such as oil and natural gas, electric, water management, automotive, medical, satellite, autonomous systems, and unmanned aircraft systems. However, these devices often lack proper security controls and are insufficiently tested for vulnerabilities.…
GuardRail: Open-source tool for data analysis, AI content generation using OpenAI GPT models
GuardRail OSS is an open-source project delivering practical guardrails to ensure responsible AI development and deployment. GuardRail: Tailored to an organization’s AI needs GuardRail OSS offers an API-driven framework for advanced data analysis, bias mitigation, sentiment analysis, content classification, and…
Digital ops and ops management security predictions for 2024
CISOs don’t need a crystal ball – they already know that 2024 will be another tough year, especially with AI at everyone’s mind. Instead of playing catch-up regarding the security of emerging tech like generative AI, organizations will prioritize investment…
Staying ahead in 2024 with top cybersecurity predictions
What will 2024 hold for the cybersecurity landscape? In this Help Net Security video, Steve Cobb, CISO at SecurityScorecard, offers his take on what professionals can expect next year. The post Staying ahead in 2024 with top cybersecurity predictions appeared…
Microsoft ICSpector: A leap forward in industrial PLC metadata analysis
Microsoft ICSpector is an open-source forensics framework that enables the analysis of industrial PLC metadata and project files. Architecture The framework provides investigators with a convenient way to scan for PLCs and identify any suspicious artifacts within ICS environments, which…
Organizations prefer a combination of AI and human analysts to monitor their digital supply chain
The number of cyber breaches targeting organizations’ supply chains continues to rise, with an average 4.16 breaches reported to be negatively impacting operations this year — a 26% increase from the mean number of 3.29 breaches in 2022, according to…
Visa Provisioning Intelligence predicts probability of token fraud
Visa launched Visa Provisioning Intelligence (VPI), an AI-based product designed to combat token fraud at its source. Available as a value-added service for clients, VPI uses machine learning to rate the likelihood of fraud for token provisioning requests, helping financial…
DNSFilter introduces new capability to filter generative AI
DNSFilter announced the expansion of its protective DNS software with a new Generative AI category. DNSFilter’s defense provides organizations of all sizes the ability to secure their network against harmful threats such as malware, botnet, and phishing in order to…
Zscaler launches Business Insights for smarter SaaS management and office optimization
Zscaler has unveiled Business Insights, a new addition to its Business Analytics portfolio, which enables organizations to curtail SaaS sprawl and optimize office usage to improve workplace experience while saving money. Additionally, Zscaler unveiled several enhancements to its wider Business…