Security News > 2021
Nutanix announced the global public sector industry findings of its report, measuring organizations' plans for adopting a private, hybrid and public cloud. While public sector organizations have historically grappled with regulations that deter telework, the pandemic forced them to take necessary steps to securely support a remote workforce.
As a key factor that underlies digital technology development, computing is now defining the productivity of the digital economy era. According to an IDC whitepaper, economic growth directly correlates with the development of computing, economic growth directly correlates with the development of computing-one point of growth in the computing index translates to a 3.3‰ rise in the size of the digital economy and a 1.8‰ growth in GDP. Specifically, AI computing market share is projected to continue on this upward trajectory.
CrowdStrike announced enhancements to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform that significantly improve Security Operations Center efficiency and effectiveness, allowing security teams to focus on critical priorities and fortify their organizations' proactive stance against cyber threats. CrowdStrike customers can accelerate their security operational response with new notification workflows and Real Time Response capabilities within the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, automating full-cycle incident response.
As cloud computing continues to grow, Google Cloud is quickly becoming one of the most popular solutions. The Google Cloud Certifications Practice Tests + Courses Bundle helps you get certified faster, with 43 hours of video content and over 1,000 practice questions.
Awake Security, the network detection and response security division of Arista Networks unveiled platform enhancements that strengthen its ability to detect advanced threats, protect the unmanaged attack surface and autonomously perform threat hunting and forensic investigations. Awake's NDR platform is a key pillar of Arista's vision for zero trust security.
Attivo Networks announced the expansion of its Active Directory protection suite of products with a new and innovative way to discover and remediate exposures in Active Directory that could lead to breaches. Active Directory is a directory service used by over 90% of all enterprises for employee authentication, identity management and access control.
The cloud-based model provides a fast, flexible solution for enterprises and MSSPs who can access its single, centralised interface to gain valuable intelligence and context on threats, reducing incident response times from hours to minutes. SIRP's SOAR platform is designed to help organizations struggling with a growing number of security alerts by helping teams decide where incident responders should focus their activity.
Siren announced the release of Siren 11.1. The latest version of Siren focuses on ease of use and control, with new functionality simplifying many day-to-day tasks for the analyst and business user.
Unbound Security unveiled Unbound Security CORE, a new all-encompassing platform that enables businesses to manage all cryptographic keys from multiple environments in one single place. Unbound Security CORE is a key orchestration platform that delivers business agility by virtualizing enterprise cryptographic infrastructure.
Samsung Electronics, Mastercard, Samsung Card, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a biometric card that features a built-in fingerprint scanner to authorize transactions securely at in-store payment terminals. The biometric authentication capability allows safer interactions with reduced physical contact points by eliminating the need to enter a PIN on a keypad. It also adds an extra layer of security to currently available credit cards by verifying the cardholder's identity via a unique fingerprint.