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Pulitzer-winning journalist and web producer Byron V. Acohido is the founder and executive editor of Last Watchdog, a pioneering security webzine. LW delivers analysis, news videos and guest essays of and for the global cybersecurity community. The content you will find here is uniformly comprehensive, balanced, accurate and fair.
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London, United Kingdom, May 13, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Logicalis, the global technology service provider delivering next-generation digital managed services, has today announced the launch of Intelligent Security, a blueprint approach to its global security portfolio designed to deliver proactive advanced security for customers worldwide.
Intelligent Security has been designed by Logicalis’ worldwide team of security specialists to give customers the most comprehensive observability and protection available. It is based on tracking and analysing cyber threats and knowledge of the latest prevent ..read more
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Torrance, Calif., May 13, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Criminal IP, a renowned Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine developed by AI SPERA, has recently signed a technology partnership to exchange threat intelligence data based on domains and potentially on the IP address to protect users by blocking threats to end users.
Criminal IP underwent rigorous data evaluation to integrate with Quad9’s threat-blocking service, demonstrating high data uniqueness and accuracy. Particularly, test results revealed a remarkable outcome: 99.1% of malicious domains identified by Criminal IP’s threat intellig ..read more
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23h ago
KINGSTON, Wash. — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened RSA Conference 2024 last week issuing a clarion call for the cybersecurity community to defend national security, nurture economic prosperity and reinforce democratic values.
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That’s a tall order. My big takeaway from RSAC 2024 is this: the advanced technology and best practices know-how needed to accomplish the high ideals Secretary Blinken laid out are readily at hand.
I was among some 40,000 conference attendees who trekked to San Francisco’s Moscone Center to get ..read more
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5d ago
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
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6d ago
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
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1w ago
SAN FRANCISCO – The already simmering MSSP global market just got hotter.
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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
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1w ago
SAN FRANCISCO — Cloud security is stirring buzz as RSA Conference 2024 ramps up at Moscone Convention Center here.
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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
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1w ago
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.
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More precisely the software titan is putting money within reach of its senior executives’ mouths.
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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
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1w ago
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.
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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
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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