Security News

Fortanix DSM SaaS provides FIPS certified HSM services to cloud platforms and applications
2021-08-02 02:00

DSM SaaS provides the complete proven capabilities of the Fortanix on-premises solution and is the multicloud data security solution certified to the rigorous FIPS 140-2 Level 3 standard. Available immediately on demand, DSM SaaS is a path for organizations to achieve the highest levels of data security for public cloud, SaaS, hybrid cloud, and on-premises applications.

BehavioSec extends its behavioral biometrics platform into a SOC/ISO compliant SaaS version
2021-07-31 01:00

BehavioSec announced that it has extended its patented technology and BehavioSense platform into a SOC/ISO compliant, hosted-version and a cloud-native, SaaS version. These new versions will help more organizations meet compliance and cloud mandates, support frictionless multi-factor authentication, and gain access to the advanced behavioral biometrics technology - which until now - has only been employed within the world's largest banks, e-Identity providers, and online retailers.

Kaseya restores SaaS, then 'performance issues' force a do-over
2021-07-13 05:57

USENIX, the not-for-profit advanced computing association, has decided to put an end to its beloved LISA sysadmin conferences, at least as a standalone event. In an online announcement, the LISA steering committee said that after 35 years of producing the "Best systems engineering content" the event "Will no longer be scheduled as a standalone conference."

uCloudlink expands its Paas and Saas platform with Hyperconn
2021-07-13 02:00

As the demand for global connectivity continues to surge uCloudlink has harnessed a raft of proprietary technologies to redefine the network connectivity with its new hyperconnectivity solution, the HyperConn. uCloudlink continued to focus on user experience via hyper-connectivity technology solution through PaaS and SaaS platform, which enables better data connection for users and business partners. uCloudlink's HyperConn is a technology advancement, which is the result of a collective effort of its R&D team for years.

Kaseya claims SaaS restoration going swimmingly
2021-07-12 03:05

Beleaguered IT management firm Kaseya says sixty per cent of its SaaS services have been successfully restored. An update to the firm's advisory regarding the attack on its VSA product, time-stamped 10:00PM Eastern Daylight Time on July 11th, states: "The restoration of services is progressing according to plan, with 60% of our SaaS customers live and servers coming online for the rest of our customers in the coming hours."

New SaaS Security Report Dives into the Concerns and Plans of CISOs in 2021
2021-07-09 04:59

Recognizing the importance of SaaS security, Gartner named a new category, SaaS Security Posture Management, to distinguish solutions that have the capabilities to offer a continuous assessment of security risks arising from a SaaS application's deployment. The results of the 2021 SaaS Security Survey Report present a picture of widespread SaaS application security concerns as well as uncovers less-than-best practices organizations are turning to de facto, while trying to manage the overwhelming amount of SaaS security configurations.

Kaseya delays SaaS restore to Sunday, CEO says ‘this sucks’ but decision was his alone
2021-07-09 04:24

Beleaguered IT management software vendor Kaseya has delayed the restoration of its SaaS services until Sunday, July 11. An update to the company's incident guidance report includes a video message from CEO Fred Voccola, who took personal responsibility for the delay.

Kaseya’s VSA SaaS restart fails, service restoration delayed by at least ten hours
2021-07-07 02:48

Kaseya's attempt to recover its SaaS services has failed, and its CEO has attempted to play down the significance of the incident that has seen its VSA services offline since July 2nd and over 1,000 ransomware infections. The company had previously advised that SaaS restoration had commenced, with individual SaaS servers due to come online "Throughout the night US time".

Kaseya says it's seen no sign of supply chain attack, sets SaaS restoration target of Tuesday afternoon, on-prem fix to follow
2021-07-06 02:24

Kaseya has said it's been unable to find signs its code was maliciously modified, and offered its users a ray of hope with news that it is testing a patch for its on-prem software and is considering restoring its SaaS services on Tuesday, US Eastern Daylight Time. The beleaguered IT for service providers company is fighting a supply chain attack on its VSA product that it has documented with a rolling advisory that was updated at 09:30PM on July 5th EDT. The update has good news and bad news.

IT for service providers biz Kaseya defers decision about SaaS restoration following supply chain attack
2021-07-05 04:01

IT management software provider Kaseya has deferred an announcement about restoration of its SaaS services, after falling victim to a supply chain attack that has seen its products become a delivery mechanism for the REvil ransomware. The update is needed because last Friday Kaseya advised users of its on-premises software to shut it down ASAP after a detecting a supply chain attack on its VSA product - a tool that combines endpoint management and network monitoring.