Security News > 2020 > August
CI Security announced an expansion of existing offerings to include Endpoint Detection and Response with Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection. CI Security's new Microsoft Defender ATP integration helps round out the company's 24/7 detection and response offering, Critical Insight MDR. The combination enables complete visibility into customers' environments, whether a physical network, cloud environment, zero-trust workforce, or any combination of the above.
The global law firm of Winston & Strawn announced the formation of a new, fully integrated Global Privacy & Data Security practice. The new practice is the culmination of Winston's Global Privacy & Data Security Task Force, formed in 2017, which effectively established a suite of capabilities to serve clients across a wide range of regions and industries.
Sourcepoint has formed a relationship to help Oracle customers protect consumer privacy and manage compliance and user consent. Sourcepoint offers a fully customizable compliance management platform that allows companies to capture, manage, and optimize customer privacy preferences across a range of channels, including web, apps, AMP, and even emerging areas such as OTT and audio.
Checkmarx announced its new strategic partnership with GitLab, the single application for the DevOps lifecycle, enabling users to integrate Checkmarx's leading application security testing solutions - namely CxSAST, CxSCA, and CxCodebashing - directly into the GitLab CI/CD pipeline. "Our integration with GitLab brings two DevOps powerhouses together, merging Checkmarx's automated, best-of-breed SAST and SCA security testing capabilities with GitLab's comprehensive platform to help users achieve true DevSecOps."
Everstream and Windstream announced the operational turn-up of long-haul 400 Gigabit Ethernet Wavelength Services, marking one of the industry-first deployments for a business-optimized service provider. Windstream provided a 400GbE Wavelength Service, enabled by innovative 4th generation coherent technology from Infinera, which allowed Everstream to substantially augment the capacity of its network, enabled by scalable routing solutions from Juniper, to meet the escalating needs of enterprise customers.
The exponential growth of IoT devices brings a new challenge: how to effectively manage and monitor large numbers of connected devices that may be hard to access in widely-scattered remote locations? To answer this challenge, Innodisk has combined its expertise with DFI, to bring DFI's RemoGuard remote management system to its customers.
Details tied to a pair of remote code execution bugs in Microsoft's IoT security platform called Azure Sphere were released Monday. Public disclosure of all four of the bugs piggyback on six vulnerabilities found in July also impacting Microsoft's Azure Sphere.
Palo Alto Networks announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Crypsis Group, a leading incident response, risk management and digital forensics consulting firm. Under the terms of the agreement, Palo Alto Networks will acquire The Crypsis Group for a total purchase price of $265 million, subject to adjustment, to be paid in cash.
Markel announced that Julia Chu has been appointed Chief Risk Officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Chu will be responsible for Markel's enterprise risk management, capital planning, and ceded reinsurance placements.
DocuSign announced the appointment of Kamal Hathi as its new chief technology officer to support the expansion of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud. With over 25 years of experience leading technology and product teams at startups and global multinationals alike, Hathi will oversee the development and execution of DocuSign's technology roadmap.