Security News > 2020 > October

Absolute Control mobile app helps secure endpoint devices and protect sensitive data on the go
2020-10-15 02:15

Absolute announced the launch of its new Absolute Control mobile app, designed to help customers secure endpoint devices and protect sensitive data while on the go. The user-friendly app extends the power of the Absolute console, enabling IT and Security teams to easily locate lost or stolen devices, check the health of critical endpoint security agents, and take swift action to lock a device if it is determined to be at risk.

C2A Security launches AutoSec, an automotive cybersecurity lifecycle management platform
2020-10-15 02:00

C2A Security announced the launch of its flagship cybersecurity product, AutoSec, a cybersecurity lifecycle management platform. For the first time in the automotive industry, AutoSec harmonizes communication among all the players down the supply chain, creating a uniform and effective channel for risk management that maintains in-vehicle cybersecurity throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

BAE Systems unveils cyber-threat detection and mitigation solution for U.S. military platforms
2020-10-15 01:30

BAE Systems has unveiled a next-generation cyber-threat detection and mitigation solution for U.S. military platforms. The system's cyber resilience capabilities can be integrated into ground, air, and space vehicles to protect our warfighters and platforms from cyber attacks designed to access and degrade mission capabilities.

IPinfo releases Host.io, a domain name data API that speeds up third-party security evaluation
2020-10-15 01:15

IPinfo announced it built and launched Host.io, a rich and powerful domain name data API. The site collects data on every known domain name, from every TLD, and updates every month. Host.io's data includes DNS records and website data for each of the domains.

Microchip releases Wi-Fi MCU module with Trust&GO-enabled verifiable identity
2020-10-15 01:00

Microchip Technology announced the first-ever Wi-Fi microcontroller module with Microchip's Trust&GO-enabled unique, verifiable identity. For developers designing secure IIoT systems, Microchip's highly integrated WFI32E01PC is a Trust&GO secured platform-enabled Wi-Fi MCU module that is pre-provisioned for cloud platforms.

Corsa Security enables MSSPs and SPs to offer a virtualized Firewall as a Service
2020-10-15 00:45

The new solution means that Managed Security Service Providers and Service Providers can offer a virtualized FWaaS that replaces customers' physical firewalls. With a pay-as-you-grow model, it also reduces the MSSP's network operations expense to deliver better ROI. "Current firewall architectures are complicated, do not scale and lock you in," said Eduardo Cervantes, CEO, Corsa Security.

Quobyte Data Center File System 3.0 provides multi-tenancy, 360 security and self-service
2020-10-15 00:30

Quobyte announced details of its latest version of the Data Center File System, a deploy-anywhere, scale-out storage solution with new security features, a powerful new policy engine and simplicity of self-service to better enable low-latency and high-throughput workloads within a single system. Version 3.0 of the Quobyte Data Center File System builds on its previous successes to offer organizations additional features of multi-tenancy, 360 security and self-service.

DataStax Astra provides developers with more deployment options to run Cassandra workloads
2020-10-15 00:15

DataStax announced that enterprises and developers now have the freedom to run any Apache Cassandra workload, anywhere, at global-scale with DataStax Astra on Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. Delivering on the mission to connect every developer in the world to the power of Cassandra with the freedom to run their data in any cloud or on any device, DataStax extends the availability of Astra on major cloud platforms.

Minerva Elite Performance joins (ISC)² Official Training Provider programme for the UK
2020-10-15 00:00

announced that Minerva Elite Performance has joined its Official Training Provider programme for the UK, expanding the range of leading training organizations delivering official² certification preparation training to cybersecurity professionals in the region. As the latest² Official Training Provider in the UK, Minerva Elite Performance will deliver certification exam preparation courses taught by authorised and accredited trainers, using official² training materials and setting up students with all the resources they need to prepare for their exam and complete their journey to certification.

India Witnessed Spike in Cyber Attacks Amidst Covid-19 - Here's Why?
2020-10-14 23:58

India reported twice as many cyberattacks per day, where most of the cyberattacks comprise phishing, DDoS, video conferencing, exploiting weak services, and malware. Though malware hit fewer numbers, it remains a more critical issue in India - reports almost 2x times Malware issues than the global average.