Security News > 2020
One common misconception: Zero Trust is all about access controls and additional authentication, such as multi-factor authentication. While these two things help organizations get to a level of Zero Trust, there is more to it: a Zero Trust approach is really an organization-wide architecture.
Artificial intelligence - more specifically, the machine learning subset of AI - has a number of privacy problems. There is currently a fine line that AI developers must walk to create useful systems to benefit society and yet avoid violating privacy rights.
There's a widening gap between IT resources and the demands of managing the increasing scale and complexity of enterprise cloud ecosystems, a Dynatrace survey of 800 CIOs reveals. CIO responses in the research indicate that, on average, IT and cloud operations teams receive nearly 3,000 alerts from their monitoring and management tools each day.
Beyond automated security tools, there are more people-centric strategies that businesses should adopt to protect themselves against phishing attacks, as described in the 2020 State of the Phish report released Wednesday by the security firm Proofpoint. About 60% of the respondents said their organization faced fewer or about the same number of phishing attacks last year compared with 2018.
NETSCOUT, a market leader in service assurance, security, and business analytics, announced Arbor Sightline with Sentinel to deliver the next generation of DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises. Combining core ARBOR NETWORKS and NETSCOUT Layer 7 technologies with intelligent analytics, machine learning, and automation, Sightline with Sentinel integrates network infrastructure defense functions into an orchestrated capability that delivers unparalleled protection for network, customer, and application services at a lower cost.
GoSecure, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response services and a predictive Endpoint Detection and Response platform, announced the addition of Insider Threat Detection and Response to their portfolio. With the remaining 68% the result of end-use negligence, the challenge increasingly is knowing good behavior from bad. Whereas many Insider Threat solutions are focused on data, GoSecure Insider Threat Detection and Response is focused on users, actions and behaviors.
OneLogin introduced the Trusted Experience Platform, an identity foundation that enables companies to provide secure, scalable and smart experiences. The platform is a complete identity and access management solution that leverages OneLogin's investment and expertise in AI, seamlessly managing all of an enterprise client's digital identities for its workforce and customers.
"Data has never been less secure. Solutions developed by the networking industry to protect data are rapidly becoming obsolete for today's cloud-and mobile-based workloads. Furthermore, technologies such as SD-WAN and cloud-based point solutions focus more on cost reductions, but don't address the underlying security vulnerabilities to sufficiently protect Internet reliant businesses," said Guru Pai, co-founder and CEO, Privafy. "Privafy was purpose-built to secure data in today's modern world. We have democratized Internet security to protect data in a way that is easier to deploy and far more economical for any sized enterprise, regardless of where or how they work."
Buguroo, the online fraud prevention solutions specialist for the financial sector, unveiled further capabilities that make it easier for banks to identify fraudsters attempting to open new bank accounts. These enhanced New Account Fraud prevention capabilities - included in the latest version of buguroo's bugFraud solution - employ advanced deep learning technologies to analyze new customer onboarding sessions in real-time, analyzing each user's behavior and environment without adding friction to their journey.
RiskRecon, the world's leading platform for easily understanding and acting on third-party cyber risk, and now a Mastercard company, announces its continued commitment to enabling the success of its customers in achieving good third-party risk outcomes, built on a foundation of great customer service and rapid technology innovation. "We are honored to join with Mastercard in serving our rapidly growing customer base who rely on us to provide them accurate and actionable cybersecurity risk ratings and data that enable their success in managing third-party risk," said Kelly White, CEO and co-founder, RiskRecon.