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BlackBerry has announced a new cybersecurity product that it says is the industry's first AI-powered unified endpoint security system. BlackBerry Cyber Suite consists of four tools that BlackBerry said makes it a preventative security tool, rather than just a detect-and-respond one.
Ivanti announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire MobileIron and Pulse Secure. With the announced transactions, Ivanti will enable customers to discover, manage, secure service, and automate across all device types with the Ivanti Neurons hyper-automation platform.
Microsoft Defender Application Guard, brings hypervisor-based isolation to Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Office applications. While Application Guard works well with Edge and Office, it doesn't support other applications.
Qualys announced the immediate availability of Qualys Multi-Vector EDR. Taking a new multi-vector approach to Endpoint Detection and Response, Qualys now brings the unified power of its highly scalable cloud platform to EDR. "Qualys Multi-Vector EDR provides our Infosec team with actionable visibility into our endpoints in terms of detecting malicious hashes provided by intelligent agencies as well as detecting potential malicious attacks through authorized processes, to keep our company assets secure." "Unfortunately, not all organizations have such a focus. Nevertheless, weaving in threat intelligence enables Qualys to combine in-house context and vulnerability management-driven prioritization with external context, representing an opportunity to achieve something greater than the majority of the market to date," said Mark Child, research manager, European Security, IDC. "We are proud to deliver Multi-Vector EDR to customers and extend into the detection and response market," said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of Qualys.
Cisco flagged threats like Kovter, Poweliks, Divergent and LemonDuck as the most common fileless malware. Another prevalent critical threat to endpoints in the first half was dual-use tools that are typically leveraged for both exploitation and post-exploitation tasks.
Elastic announced the first major beta milestone for Elastic in delivering comprehensive endpoint security fully integrated into the Elastic Stack, centrally managed under a unified agent and enabled with one click. Elastic Security also now offers expanded out-of-the-box protections for cloud security monitoring, as well as a new integration with IBM Security's security orchestration, automation, and response platform, IBM Security Resilient.
Trend Micro announced its upcoming Mobile Network Security solution, which will accelerate digital innovation at the network edge by offering comprehensive network and endpoint protection for a new era of IoT and 5G private networks. "From shopping malls to airports and smart factories to enterprise campuses, private networks are emerging as an increasingly popular way to deliver business-critical applications at the network edge. However, the sheer complexity involved can create dangerous security gaps," said Akihiko Omikawa, executive vice president of IoT security for Trend Micro.
CIOs are prioritizing identity and access management over endpoint security and security awareness training in 2020, according to a Hitachi ID survey. Their goals reflect these new priorities: 86% said they're aiming to improve security standards across their environment, while 80% are making their tech stack more flexible for remote and on-premise users.
Citrix today released patches for multiple new security vulnerabilities affecting its Citrix Endpoint Management, also known as XenMobile, a product made for enterprises to help companies manage and secure their employees' mobile devices remotely. Citrix Endpoint Management offers businesses mobile device management and mobile application management capabilities.
To select an appropriate endpoint protection solution for your business, you need to think about a variety of factors. As malicious actors target endpoints with new types of attacks designed to evade traditional endpoint prevention tools, organizations must seek out advanced endpoint detection and response solutions.