Security News

Hackers Using Google Analytics to Bypass Web Security and Steal Credit Cards
2020-06-23 01:53

Researchers reported on Monday that hackers are now exploiting Google's Analytics service to stealthily pilfer credit card information from infected e-commerce sites. According to several independent reports from PerimeterX, Kaspersky, and Sansec, threat actors are now injecting data-stealing code on the compromised websites in combination with tracking code generated by Google Analytics for their own account, letting them exfiltrate payment information entered by users even in conditions where content security policies are enforced for maximum web security.

NICE Actimize acquires Guardian Analytics to help financial services orgs battle financial crime
2020-06-07 23:00

Financial services organizations of all sizes must remain one step ahead of financial crime. Financial services organizations of all sizes rely on Guardian Analytics' sophisticated real-time behavioral analytics and machine learning solutions.

Accenture acquires Byte Prophecy to deliver advanced analytics and AI solutions to enterprises
2020-05-18 23:30

Accenture has acquired Byte Prophecy, an automated insights and big data analytics company based in Ahmedabad, India, to meet the growing demand for enterprise-scale AI and digital analytics solutions across the region. "Beyond advanced technology capabilities, Accenture brings our clients a co-innovation mindset, and in Byte Prophecy we found a partner with the right mix of technology and consulting skills, and a client-centric innovation culture."

Ermetic unveils analytics-based solution that prevents cloud data breaches
2020-05-08 02:00

Ermetic, the cloud access risk security company, emerged from stealth mode and announced an analytics-based solution that prevents cloud data breaches by automating the detection and remediation of identity and access risks in Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service offerings from Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Analyze all access activity to detect and alert on privilege escalation, suspicious access and data deletion indicative of credential theft or abuse.

Ermetic unveils analytics-based solution that prevents cloud data breaches
2020-05-07 02:00

Ermetic, the cloud access risk security company, emerged from stealth mode and announced an analytics-based solution that prevents cloud data breaches by automating the detection and remediation...

Killi and 0ptimus Analytics launch CCPA compliant audience taxonomy
2020-05-03 23:00

Killi, a consumer-led privacy application, in partnership with 0ptimus Analytics, a data science and technology company, announced the launch of its CCPA compliant audience taxonomy available now in LiveRamp and available for distribution to any global media buying platform. The Killi audience taxonomy is the first user-generated CCPA audiences derived directly from Killi users' opt-in information in which the consumer's participation provides them with a share of the revenue when purchased by a brand or platform.

dotData AI-FastStart: Adding AI/ML models to BI stacks and predictive analytics apps
2020-05-01 01:45

Available exclusively to North American customers who are not existing dotData clients, the dotData FastTrack program is designed to empower business intelligence teams to quickly and efficiently add AI/ML models to their BI stacks and predictive analytics applications. At the core of the new program is dotData's full-cycle data science automation platform, dotData Enterprise, which accelerates ROI and lowers the total cost of model development by automating the entire data science process that is at the heart of AI/ML. "We are seeing a huge demand for AI and ML capabilities in the market, but finding that many companies either do not have the internal resources to launch a data science program, or don't know how to get one started," said Ryohei Fujimaki, founder and CEO of dotData.

Imply 3.3: Optimizing analytics spend and improving time to insight on freshest data
2020-04-20 01:00

Imply, the real-time intelligence company, announced Imply 3.3, featuring enhancements that help customers optimize their analytics spend and improve time to insight on their freshest data, while extending Imply's leading real-time analytics performance to a broader set of queries. The addition of JOIN operations broadens Druid's performance advantage over data warehouses and data lake query engines by leveraging Druid's architectural advantages such as advanced indexing and horizontal query distribution.

Praescient Analytics now able to provide customers with access to Siren’s investigative platform
2020-04-16 23:30

Siren, the investigative intelligence platform, announced a strategic partnership with Praescient Analytics, a provider of intelligence analysis to the US Federal Government. Through the agreement, Praescient is now able to provide new and existing customers with access to Siren's investigative platform.

SAIC to provide services including cybersecurity, analytics, and operations support in Texas
2020-04-07 23:00

Science Applications International has been awarded a contract from the State of Texas Department of Information Resources to provide cybersecurity services protecting data center infrastructure and network systems. "We are thrilled to expand SAIC's state and local portfolio into Texas, and to strengthen our multi-sourcing integration capabilities through the provision of cross-functional cybersecurity operations," said Bob Genter, executive vice president and general manager of SAIC's Civilian Markets Customer Group.