Security News > 2020
2 - the world's largest nonprofit association of certified cybersecurity professionals - announced that its membership has grown to include more than 150,000 certified cybersecurity professionals in 175 countries. In the face of the growing need to build the cybersecurity workforce and recruit new talent,2 certification, networking and professional development programs enable security practitioners to showcase their expertise, advance their careers and contribute to a safe and secure cyber world.
CyberArk, the global leader in privileged access management, announced expanded capabilities of CyberArk Alero to support emerging business continuity priorities. Building on its core use case of enabling privileged access for remote vendors, Alero, a SaaS-based solution combining Zero Trust access and biometric multi-factor authentication, now allows remote employees simple and secure access to critical systems managed by CyberArk. Securing access for remote workers is a critical element of business continuity strategies.
Saltworks, an application security company building world class AppSec programs from policy to production, unveiled SaltMiner, an innovative enterprise application security management solution that provides unparalleled visibility into application health, risk and compliance throughout the development lifecycle. An ISE Southeast Executive Forum sponsor in Atlanta, Saltworks announced SaltMiner from the show floor, highlighting how it automates the aggregation, analysis and reporting of vulnerabilities and security trends to provide a comprehensive view of enterprise risk exposure.
Zettaset, a leading provider of software-defined encryption solutions, announced Zettaset XCrypt Container Encryption for Docker Enterprise from Mirantis, a software-only encryption solution for containers. Designed to protect containers from data theft in any physical or virtual environment, the new solution enables organizations running Docker Enterprise environments to seamlessly secure data within containers through encryption with little-to-no impact on performance or business velocity.
Avast has disabled a component in its Windows anti-malware suite that posed, ironically enough, a significant security risk. The software maker switched off the JavaScript interpreter in its toolkit after Google Project Zero's Tavis Ormandy, and his colleagues, alerted the developer to design flaws in the code.
Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect. Facebook said the network of accounts it removed was in the "Early stages" of building an audience.
A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps, including Chrome and Facebook, installed on the compromised devices. "Malware could steal cookie files of any website from other apps in the same way and achieve similar results."
InterCloud, the leader in fully managed software-defined cloud interconnect services, announced a new investment to bolster InterCloud's premium and secure hybrid and multi-cloud application transport services in Europe. This agreement will supply InterCloud with a multi-100Gbps core backbone capacity across Europe and will activate connectivity to over 420 data centers, accelerating and simplifying deployment of last mile access to InterCloud customer's sites.
Aptum, a global hybrid cloud and managed services provider, announced its partnership with Alert Logic to deliver the market-defining Alert Logic managed detection and response solution to Aptum's global customers. "We are excited to be able to offer Alert Logic's managed detection and response solution that combines a marketing-leading technology platform, deep threat intelligence and 24/7 security experts to help organizations protect against increasingly sophisticated and frequent cyber attacks."
This new round of funding will allow Arctic Wolf to introduce new service offerings, address new markets and help further cement a leadership position in the Managed Detection and Response market. Paired with the company's 4300 percent revenue growth over the last four years and a doubled security team to over 400 employees across four North American offices, the increased market need was a driving force that helped Arctic Wolf be named the 25th fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2019 Technology Fast 500.