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ConnectWise isn't a vendor most Reg readers deal with directly, but the fact the company has just issued its first-ever security advisory deserves attention. That's because ConnectWise specialises in software that IT services providers use to manage your IT. The 38-year-old company is the dominant force in that market, meaning that if you work with a system integrator, managed services provider or other outsourcer there's a decent chance that ConnectWise touches some of the tech your business relies on.
On the heels of exiting stealth with $30 million in Series A funding from marquee investors and introducing a revolutionary, passwordless identity management solution, Beyond Identity announced the formation of an all-star technical advisory board comprising the "Father of SSL," the co-inventor of public-key cryptography, and CISOs from two of America's most successful companies, Koch Industries and Aflac. Beyond Identity replaces passwords with trusted certificates, originally defined in PKC and ubiquitously deployed within TLS. This proven, secure, and scalable approach enables Beyond Identity to eliminate passwords, reduce risk for organizations, remove friction for end users, and offer consumers a much more secure alternative to password managers.
Microsoft issued an out-of-band advisory this week to address Autodesk FBX vulnerabilities in Office, Office 365, and Paint 3D. Multiple bugs that were addressed in the Autodesk FBX software development kit earlier this month could lead to code execution and denial of service conditions. 2020.0 or earlier could be impacted by "Buffer overflow, type confusion, use-after-free, integer overflow, NULL pointer dereference, and heap overflow vulnerabilities," Autodesk explains.
Thirdwayv, a leading provider of end-to-end connectivity and security solutions for IoT applications, announced it has completed the formation of its Advisory Board with the appointment of five executives from a cross section of industries and disciplines that are fueling the next major wave of connected medical solutions and other safety-critical products and services. The five industry veterans who have joined Dr. Aiman Abdel-Malek, the Thirdwayv Advisory Board's executive chairman, include David C. Klonoff, M.D., who is founder of the Diabetes Technology Society that was key in driving the development of digital diabetes systems globally.
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.
Cymatic announced the launch of its advisory board, a community of international security and risk experts providing 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. Shaun's extensive security work across financial services, government agencies, academic institutions, and international IT services providers has enabled him to build robust security environments that protect sensitive information and reduce organizational risk.
HITRUST, a leading data protection standards development and certification organization, announced a collaboration with Frist Cressey Ventures to form the Venture Capital Advisory Council (“VC...
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has published an advisory to provide information on possible mitigations for risks associated with Transport Layer Security Inspection (TLSI). read more
Signifyd announced the formation of its Customer Advisory Board, an array of forward-thinking retailers who will help chart the course of the company’s innovation as it continues its mission of...
CloudKnox Security, the leader in identity privilege management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, announced that Art Coviello, former RSA executive chairman and well-known security...