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Overlapping ICS/OT Mandates Distract From Threat Detection and Response

04/25/2022
It's time for regulators of critical infrastructure — including industrial control systems and operational technology — to focus more on operational resiliency.

Many Medical Device Makers Skimp on Security Practices

04/22/2022
Barely over a quarter of medical device companies surveyed maintain a software bill-of-materials, and less than half set security requirements at the design stage.

Sophos Buys Alert-Monitoring Automation Vendor

04/22/2022
Acquisition of cloud-based alert security company will help Sophos automate tasks bogging down security teams, the company says.

Neustar Security Services’ UltraDNS Integrates Terraform for Streamlined, Automated DNS Management

04/22/2022
UltraDNS Terraform Provider enhances productivity, change management.

FBI Warns Ransomware Attacks on Agriculture Co-ops Could Upend Food Supply Chain

04/22/2022
Ransomware groups are looking to strike large agriculture cooperatives during strategic seasons, when they are most vulnerable, according to law enforcement.

Early Discovery of Pipedream Malware a Success Story for Industrial Security

04/22/2022
Cybersecurity professionals discovered, analyzed, and created defenses against the ICS malware framework before it was deployed, but expect the stakes to keep rising.

Bitdefender Enhances Premium VPN Service With New Privacy Protection Technologies

04/22/2022
New ad blocker and anti-tracker modules as well as whitelist capabilities provide consumers with secure and private Web browsing.

Contrast Security Introduces Cloud-Native Automation

04/22/2022
New integrations enable Contrast capabilities to be delivered to Red Hat OpenShift users.

Forescout Enhances Continuum Platform With New OT Capabilities

04/22/2022
New capabilities enable improved OT and IoT asset visibility along with data-powered threat detection and cost-effective deployments at scale.

PerimeterX Code Defender Extends Capability To Stop Supply Chain Attacks

04/22/2022
Client-side web app security solution introduces features that give real-time visibility and control of the website attack surface, enabling businesses to stop PII theft and comply with data privacy regulations.

CyberUSA, and Superus Careers Launch Cyber Career Exchange Platform

04/22/2022
Collaboration aimed at connecting talent and employers.

Comcast Business 2021 DDoS Threat Report: DDoS Becomes a Bigger Priority as Multivector Attacks are on the Rise

04/22/2022
Comcast Business mitigated 24,845 multi-vector DDoS attacks in 2021, a 47 percent increase over 2020.

Creating Cyberattack Resilience in Modern Education Environments

04/22/2022
From increasing cybersecurity awareness in staff, students, and parents to practicing good security hygiene for devices, using endpoint protection, and inspecting network traffic, schools can boost cybersecurity to keep students safe.

Zero-Day Exploit Use Exploded in 2021

04/21/2022
Ransomware and other financially motivated threat actors joined nation-state-backed groups in leveraging unpatched flaws in attack campaigns, new data shows.

What Steps Do I Take to Shift Left in Security?

04/21/2022
Security has benefited from shifting many late-cycle disciplines left, or earlier in the cycle.

Devo Acquires Threat Hunting Company Kognos

04/21/2022
Acquisition will blend autonomous threat hunting with cloud-native security analytics for automating security tasks.

Exploring Biometrics and Trust at the Corporate Level

04/21/2022
Biometric measurements should be part of any multifactor authentication (MFA) strategy, but choose your methods carefully: Some only establish trust at the device level.

UntitledNew Zscaler Research Shows Over 400% Increase in Phishing Attacks With Retail and Wholesale Industries at Greate

04/21/2022
Annual ThreatLabz Report reveals phishing-as-a-service as the key source of attacks across critical industries and consumers globally; underscores urgency to adopt a zero-trust security model.

Cybereason Launches Digital Forensics Incident Response

04/21/2022
Cybereason MalOp Detection Engine augmented with Nuanced DFIR Intelligence reduces the mean-time-to-detect and remediate incidents.