Security News
Cyber attacks are becoming a day-to-day struggle for businesses with the average cost of a breach estimated at $3.8M by the Ponemon Institute. Trends such as ransomware and the rapid acceleration of digital transformation are causing security conscious customers to reassess their security plans.
Nokia announced it has launched its NetGuard XDR Security Operations platform and MDR services to provide communication service providers with stronger protection for their 5G networks, as well as new, revenue-enhancing security offerings. NetGuard XDR provides CSPs with stronger network defenses that rapidly prevent and stop threats before they materialize.
GoSecure announced the release of the latest update to the GoSecure Titan platform. The Spring update illustrates the continued evolution of the GoSecure Titan platform.
Managed detection and response solutions provider Huntress on Thursday announced raising $40 million in a Series B funding round, which brings the total raised by the company to $60 million. The Series B round, led by JMI Equity, will help the company expand its platform.
Simply put, XDR encompasses more than one type of detection, but it can be as little as two in some cases. XDR promises to make security teams more efficient, productive and effective via centralized historic and real-time event data in common formats, and with scalable, high-performance storage, fast-indexed searches and automation-driven responses.
Group-IB unveiled its global MSSP and MDR program that allows partners to integrate Group-IB Threat Hunting Framework and Digital Forensics and Incident Response services, recognized by Gartner, into their offerings. The new Group-IB MSSP & MDR program offers easy integration, flexible "Pay as you grow" model, and significantly reduced integration costs.
McAfee announced that it is partnering with ECS to offer managed threat detection and response capabilities through McAfee MVISION EDR. ECS is the first North American MDR partner for McAfee MVISION EDR and will leverage MVISION EDR and supporting vendors to deliver a scalable, repeatable and customizable program that enables organizations to focus on only verified threats. "Protecting an organization against threats and attacks is a difficult endeavor that requires innovative technology coupled with technical know-how," said Anand Ramanathan, vice president of product and marketing, McAfee.
Managed Detection and Response provider GoSecure this week announced that it has secured $35 million in Series E growth funding. GoSecure claims that its platform can help organizations significantly improve the manner in which they protect themselves, by enabling them to detect and mitigate incidents in less than 15 minutes.
Anexinet announced its partnership with Alert Logic to deliver its Managed Detection and Response solution to Anexinet customers. "The Alert Logic partnership broadens Anexinet's cybersecurity portfolio with cutting-edge-threat intelligence to protect our customers against increasingly sophisticated and frequent cyberattacks," said Ryan Benner, VP Infrastructure Services, Anexinet.
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