Philadelphia, Pa., May 8, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of their OT/XIoT Detection Selection Workshop, a complimentary offering designed to assist organizations in selecting the most suitable operational technology (OT) and Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) security tools for their unique environments. Led by seasoned OT/XIoT security consultants, the workshop provides participants with an invaluable opportunity to gain insights into both best-in-class and novel solutions, to identify those closest aligned to their specific needs. In today’s increasin ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2024, CyberNewsWire –– Hunters, the pioneer in modern SOC platforms, today announced its full adoption of the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF), coupled with the launch of groundbreaking OCSF-native Search capability. This strategic advancement underscores Hunters’ commitment to standardizing and enhancing cybersecurity operations through open, integrated data sharing frameworks. Uri May, CEO of Hunters, explained the strategic significance of this move, stating, “Adopting OCSF as our primary data model represents a transformative step in our journey to elevate c ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO – The already simmering MSSP global market just got hotter. Related: The transformative power of GenAI/LLM This week at RSA Conference 2024, AT&T announced the launch of LevelBlue – a top-tier managed security services business formed by an alliance with AT&T and WillJam Ventures. I had the chance to sit down earlier with Theresa Lanowitz, Chief Evangelist of  AT&T Cybersecurity /Agent at LevelBlue, to discuss this alliance. “Our job at Level Blue is to manage and mitigate these risks while supporting our clients’ growth and innovation while acting as a strategic ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Cloud security is stirring buzz as RSA Conference 2024 ramps up at Moscone Convention Center here. Related: The fallacy of ‘security-as-a-cost-center’ Companies are clambering to mitigate unprecedented exposures spinning out of their increasing reliance on cloud hosted resources. The unfolding disruption of Generative AI — and rising compliance requirements — add to the mix. Thus, cloud-native security tools have risen to the fore. I’ve reported in years past on the introduction of cloud access security brokers (CASBs), cloud workload protection platforms (CWPP), and cloud secu ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — On the eve of what promises to be a news-packed RSA Conference 2024, opening here on Monday, Microsoft is putting its money where its mouth is. Related: Shedding light on LLM vulnerabilities More precisely the software titan is putting money within reach of its senior executives’ mouths. Screenshot In a huge development, Microsoft announced today that it is revising its security practices, organizational structure, and, most importantly, its executive compensation in an attempt to shore up major security issues with its flagship product, not to mention quell rising pressure f ..read more

Businesses today need protection from increasingly frequent and sophisticated DDoS attacks. Service providers, data center operators, and enterprises delivering critical infrastructure all face risks from attacks. Related: The care and feeding of DDoS defenses But to protect their networks, they’ll need to enable accurate attack detection while keeping operations manageable and efficient. Traditional static baselining methods fall short on both of these counts. To begin with, they rely on resource-intensive manual processes to define an organization’s “normal” traffic patterns, imposing a burd ..read more

Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2, 2024, CyberNewsWire — LayerX, pioneer of the LayerX Browser Security platform, today announced $26 million in Series A funding led by Glilot+, the early-growth fund of Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from Dell Technologies Capital and other investors. Lior Litwak, Managing Partner at Glilot Capital and Head of Glilot+, and Yair Snir, Managing Partner at Dell Technologies Capital, will join the LayerX board. The new capital will be used for corporate growth across talent and increasing global market presence. This round brings the company’s total investment ..read more

It took some five years to get to 100 million users of the World Wide Web and it took just one year to get to 100 million Facebook users. Related: LLM risk mitigation strategies Then along came GenAI and Large Language Models (LLM) and it took just a couple of weeks to get to 100 million ChatGPT users. LLM is a game changer in the same vein as the Gutenberg Press and the Edison light bulb. It gives any literate human the ability to extract value from data. Companies in all sectors are in a mad scramble to reap its benefits, even as cyber criminals feast on a new tier of exposures. As RSAC 2024 ..read more

At the close of 2019, API security was a concern, though not necessarily a top priority for many CISOs. Related: GenAI ignites 100x innovation Then Covid 19 hit, and API growth skyrocketed, a trajectory that only steepened when Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) burst onto the scene. As RSA Conference 2024 gets underway next week at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, dealing with the privacy and security fall out of those back-to-back disruptive developments will command a lot attention. Ahead of conference, I had the chance to visit with Sanjay Nagaraj, CTO and co-founder, Tr ..read more

Tel Aviv, Israel – April 30, 2024 – Cybersixgill, the global cyber threat intelligence data provider, broke new ground today by introducing its Third-Party Intelligence module. The new module delivers vendor-specific cybersecurity and threat intelligence to organizations’ security teams, enabling them to continuously monitor and detect risks to their environment arising from third-party suppliers and take preemptive action before an attack executes. The Third-Party Intelligence module combines vendor-specific cyber threat intelligence (CTI) with cybersecurity posture d ..read more