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Arcules and Milestone introduce the Arcules-XProtect Hybrid VMS Solution
2020-02-14 01:30

With Arcules-XProtect Hybrid VMS Solution, Milestone XProtect customers can deploy remote sites quickly, with minimal IT resources and downtime while still benefiting from the strong capabilities of XProtect on-premise VMS. Additionally, Arcules' intuitive platform provides sites and cameras connected to Arcules VSaaS an underlying cloud infrastructure such as compatibility between sites, low video latency, data encryption, redundancy, streamlined maintenance with automatic updates, and easy onboarding. "The typical Milestone XProtect Corporate user has many branch offices of different sizes and locations. Enabling this hybrid deployment option can allow them to simplify large scale deployments. After the Arcules system is Interconnected the user can utilize these Arcules connected cameras with the advanced XProtect Corporate product capabilities."

Control Risks and Everbridge join forces to help orgs manage the full lifecycle of a critical event
2020-02-14 01:00

Control Risks, a leading global risk consultancy and Everbridge, the global leader in critical event management, announced the formation of a new strategic alliance. The companies will combine Control Risks' deep operational security risk and all-hazards crisis management expertise with Everbridge's holistic technology platform for correlating risk intelligence to manage the full lifecycle of a critical event - from awareness and assessment to remediation, response and recovery.

WhiteHat Security expands presence and product offerings into the Australian market
2020-02-14 00:45

WhiteHat Security, an independent subsidiary of NTT and a leading application security provider, announced that it is expanding its presence and product offerings into the Australian market, after already securing substantial business in the region, including a top-four Australian financial services company. An international, award-winning pioneer in application security testing, WhiteHat Security provides industry-leading accuracy and speed to automate security across the entire software development life cycle.

500 Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Private Data of 1.7 Million Users
2020-02-14 00:36

Google removed 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store after they found to inject malicious ads and siphon off user browsing data to servers under the control of attackers. The findings come as part of a joint investigation by security researcher Jamila Kaya and Cisco-owned Duo Security, which unearthed 70 Chrome Extensions with over 1.7 million installations.

Taylor Lehman and Ira Winkler join Cymatic’s advisory board
2020-02-14 00:30

Cymatic announced that it continues to build membership in its advisory board that provides brand counsel, technical guidance, and market leadership to ensure the success and relevance of the Cymatic next-generation all-in-one web application defense platform. Cymatic offers the only unified web defense that deploys at the client through a simple line of JavaScript without agents or proxies to deliver first-look, first-strike capability that is earliest in the kill chain.

SentinelOne names Mark Parrinello as Senior Vice President of Global Sales
2020-02-14 00:00

SentinelOne, the autonomous endpoint protection company, announced the appointment of Mark Parrinello as Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Mr. Parrinello was most recently SVP of Global Sales at Cohesity, where he helped build the sales infrastructure necessary to massively grow and scale the business.

Cyware Labs appoints Amit Patel as Vice President of North America Sales
2020-02-13 23:30

Cyware Labs, provider of advanced threat intelligence sharing and cyber fusion products, announced the appointment of Amit Patel as their Vice President of North America Sales. Patel brings over two decades of experience propelling corporate initiatives forward with knowledge built from years spent establishing the sales infrastructures for organizations that span the technology and cybersecurity sectors.

Man tries to sell Jimmy Wales on blockchain for Wikipedia's security problems--Wales doesn't buy it
2020-02-13 22:55

It's not surprising that someone would eventually suggest blockchain could solve all of Wikipedia's security problems. As Krawisz said on Twitter, "It would be so cheap to record enough information about all Wikipedia interactions on the [Bitcoin] blockchain that you could probably eliminate all possible child porn distribution on it for very low fees. Think of the savings!".

Voatz of no confidence: MIT boffins eviscerate US election app, claim fiends could exploit flaws to derail democracy
2020-02-13 21:58

Only a week after the mobile app meltdown in Iowa's Democratic Caucus, computer scientists at MIT have revealed their analysis of the Voatz app used in West Virginia's 2018 midterm election. They claim the Android app is vulnerable to attacks that could undermine election integrity in the US state.

Ransomware Hit a Florida Voting System in 2016
2020-02-13 21:48

Election officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, revealed this week that its voter registration system was hit by ransomware in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election, according to the The Palm Beach Post. On Wednesday, Wendy Sartory Link, the recently appointed election supervisor of Palm Beach county, acknowledged that the government voting system sustained a previously undisclosed ransomware attack in mid-September 2016, according to the news report.