Security News

White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec
2024-09-05 22:04

Now do your patriotic duty and fill one of those 500k open roles, please? The White House has unveiled a new strategy to fill some of the hundreds of thousands of critical cybersecurity vacancies...

Security biz Verkada to pay $3m penalty under deal that also enforces infosec upgrade
2024-09-05 04:28

Allowed access to 150k cameras, some in sensitive spots, but has been done for spamming Physical security biz Verkada has agreed to cough up $2.95 million following an investigation by the US...

Infosec products of the month: August 2024
2024-09-02 03:00

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Adaptive Shield, AppOmni, ArmorCode, Bitwarden, Cequence Security, ClearSale, Clutch Security, Contrast...

Breaking Down AD CS Vulnerabilities: Insights for InfoSec Professionals
2024-08-30 10:42

The most dangerous vulnerability you’ve never heard of. In the world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are discovered so often, and at such a high rate, that it can be very difficult to keep up...

Infosec products of the month: July 2024
2024-08-01 02:45

Prompt Security introduces GenAI security solution for MSSPs. At every touchpoint of GenAI in an organization - from GenAI tools and assistants used by employees and developers to GenAI integrations in homegrown applications - Prompt Security inspects each prompt and model response to prevent the exposure of sensitive data, block harmful content, and secure against GenAI-specific attacks.

Google reportedly in talks to buy infosec outfit Wiz for $23B
2024-07-15 04:39

Google appears to be attempting a play for the crown, as it is reportedly poised to acquire infosec upstart Wiz. According to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, Google is deep in talks to buy Wiz for $23 billion - the largest-ever sum its parent company Alphabet has paid for prey.

Selfie-based authentication raises eyebrows among infosec experts
2024-07-08 05:30

The use of selfies to verify identity online is an emerging trend in some parts of the world since the pandemic forced more business to go digital. Local media has weighed in to suggest that selfies will not improve security.

Infosec products of the month: June 2024
2024-07-01 02:45

SailPoint Risk Connectors helps organizations identify and act on risks. As part of its Atlas platform, SailPoint Risk Connectors makes it easier for organizations to make informed access decisions based on an identity's third-party risk scores.

Shoddy infosec costs PwC spinoff and NMA $11.3M in settlement with Uncle Sam
2024-06-17 23:47

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Infosec products of the month: May 2024
2024-06-03 02:45

Polaris Assist combines Large Language Model technology with Synopsys' application security knowledge and intelligence - including coding patterns, vulnerability detection rules, and Black Duck's vast open source knowledge base - to provide security and development teams with easy-to-understand summaries of detected vulnerabilities, AI-generated code fix recommendations, and other insights to help them build more secure software faster. Splunk announced Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence, a solution designed to power the SOC of the future by helping businesses streamline compliance, reduce cyber risk and eliminate the sources of shadow IT. It allows security operations teams to map relationships between assets and identities to expedite investigations, enabling rich asset and identity context for faster security incident response.