Security News > 2020 > October
Trustwave released a report which depicts how technology trends, compromise risks and regulations are shaping how organizations' data is stored and protected. "Our findings illustrate organizations are under enormous pressure to secure data as workloads migrate off-premises, attacks on cloud services increases and ransomware evolves. Gaining complete visibility of data either at rest or in motion and eliminating threats as they occur are top cybersecurity challenges all industries are facing."
Remote work has left many organizations lagging in productivity and revenue due to remote access solutions. While 62% of IT managers said they are using cloud-based security solutions to secure remote access, 49% said they're still using a firewall, and 41% a hardware VPN. But there are signs of progress, as organizations increasingly favor modern cloud-based solutions over outdated legacy solutions.
Avatier announced the release of Avatier for iOS and Android, a new mobile app platform that creates a collaborative, self-service approach to enterprise access without compromising security. Avatier's new mobile experience is designed for the modern workforce, giving employees, customers, contractors and vendors a single mobile app that enables self-service business agility for time-sensitive security requests.
Deepwatch announced deepwatch Lens Score, a fast, easy to use application for CISOs and those who are accountable for measuring, monitoring, and improving their company's overall security operations maturity. "We collaborate closely with our customers' CISOs and have a comprehensive understanding of the challenges they face. CISOs are universally accountable for answering three questions," explained Charlie Thomas, CEO. "How mature is my Security Program? How do I compare to my peers? What one thing should I do next to better secure my business?" deepwatch created deepwatch Lens Score to provide security leaders with an ongoing view into their security posture and precisely what they can do to improve it over time.
Hitachi ID has unveiled the Hitachi ID Bravura Security Fabric and version 12.0 of its identity and privileged access management solution. "Our Hitachi ID Bravura Security Fabric lets organizations frame and optimize their cybersecurity programs with one singular platform across identity, group, password, privilege access."
Menacing emails to Democratic voters, telling them to vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming US elections or else, were sent by Iran, US intelligence claimed on Wednesday night. At a press conference tonight, Uncle Sam's Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said the messages were actually sent by Iranian agents, who had obtained US voter records, including contact details, seemingly to intimidate Americans.
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Incognia announced the launch of its fraud detection solution designed for retailers, restaurants and payment providers leveraging QR codes for contactless payments. With consumers ready to re-engage with vendors using contactless methods, health and security are top of mind as businesses push for faster adoption of contactless QR payments.
Iran is responsible for emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple states aimed at intimidating the recipients into voting for President Donald Trump, U.S. officials said Wednesday night in calling out both Tehran and Russia for activities meant to interfere in the upcoming presidential election. The announcement at a rare, hastily called news conference just two weeks before the election underscored the concern within the U.S. government about efforts by foreign countries to spread false information meant to suppress voter turnout and undermine American confidence in the vote.
Quantum Integration has developed an Internet of Things platform that provides electronic enthusiasts with a complete hardware and software solution. Unlike projects built with Raspberry Pi or Arduino where users must have a programming background, with Quantum's platform no coding is required, making the creation of complex wireless applications faster and easier.