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Hornetsecurity launches security and data loss prevention solution for Microsoft 365. 365 Total Protection Enterprise Backup enables automatic backup and recovery of an organization's Microsoft 365 mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive, as well as backing up the data in users' Windows-based endpoints such as laptops or Windows workstations.

Commvault announces ransomware services to help businesses tackle growing cyber threats. The Commvault Ransomware Response Service provides the expertise and resources to help recover from an attack.

The COVID-19 pandemic was good for business, according to British infosec workers - although half of them still say they feel burnt out amid the surge in work. Two-thirds of the 557 cybersecurity professionals surveyed by the Chartered Institute of Information Security said they thought the last couple of years had been good for the local infosec market.

Infosec firm Rapid7 has joined the chorus of voices urging reform to the UK's Computer Misuse Act, publishing its detailed proposals intended to change the cobwebby old law for the better. "It's worth noting that neither the National Crime Agency or the CPS seem to be recklessly pursuing frivolous investigations or prosecutions of good-faith security research. Nonetheless, the current legal language does expose researchers to legal risk and uncertainty, and it would be good to see some clarity on the topic," said Rapid7 in a blog post published over the sleepy summer period.

Absolute DataExplorer enables IT and security teams to capture critical endpoint data. Anomali XDR features extend visibility over a wider range of threat information sources.

British infosec firm NCC Group has been rapped over the knuckles after infosec accreditation body CREST found it was "Vicariously responsible" for employees who helped staff cheat certification exams. "On two occasions between 2012 and 2014, the examination-related activities of one of more NCC Group employees and candidates breached the CREST Code of Conduct and NCC Group was, as their employer, vicariously responsible for those individuals at the time," said CREST. The certification body added that NCC Group's actions also breached its non-disclosure agreements, signed by exam candidates to confirm they won't reveal the exams' contents to anyone.

Here's a look at the most interesting product releases from the past week, featuring releases from ARMO, Palo Alto Networks, Guardicore, Radiflow and Ermetic. Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR 3.0 automates threat detection and investigation across cloud environments.

The FireEye XDR platform provides native security protections for endpoint, network, email, and cloud with a focus on improving organizations' capabilities for controlling incidents from detection to response. SailPoint Workflows enables customers to automate security tasks with no coding required.

China has drafted new rules required of its autonomous and networked vehicle builders. Data security is front and centre in the rules, with manufacturers required to store data generated by cars - and describing their drivers - within China.

NETGEAR Armor offers enhanced security and threat detection for the smart connected home. Unlike traditional endpoint antivirus products, NETGEAR Armor is built into the router to monitor activity going to and from the internet, protecting the devices on your network and eliminating the need and cost for multiple security subscriptions or software.