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A majority of businesses surveyed for a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, see state-led and sponsored cyberattacks as a major threat. That attack was a moment of reckoning for many organizations about the challenges posed by state-led and -sponsored cyberattacks but, as the survey reveals, many businesses have long been aware of the escalating threat.

While businesses have continued to fortify their networks against remote invaders, most have overlooked the potential for cyber threats from physical intruders. While such attacks are extremely rare in comparison to the endless virtual attacks launched every day, physical security gaps can allow threat actors to circumvent otherwise strong defenses to inflict serious damage.

Viasat announced it is part of an elite community of commercial service providers approved to receive cyber threat intelligence through the Department of Homeland Security Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program. As an accredited ECS provider, Viasat will receive DHS-provided sensitive and classified cybersecurity threat indicators and information to defend U.S.-based public and private computer networks, including state and local governments, against unauthorized access, exploitation and data exfiltration.

More organizations are producing and consuming cyber threat intelligence than ever before, and those measuring the effectiveness of their CTI programs is higher than ever - jumping from 4% in 2020 to 38% in 2021, according to the SANS 2021 Cyber Threat Intelligence Survey. A few areas where CTI adoption seems to be lacking are in integration, automation and operationalizing threat intelligence.

Sontiq announced the introduction of its next-generation, cloud-based platform, Sontiq Intelligent Identity Security. The enhanced platform serves as the foundation of Sontiq's identity theft and cyber threat protection solutions for consumers, partners and clients, delivered through its product brands, IdentityForce and EZShield.

Dragos launched the new Dragos QRadar Device Support Module, which integrates with IBM security information and event management technology to improve visibility and detection of both information technology and OT threats. This new technology integration between Dragos Platform and IBM Security QRadar is now available, allowing defenders to leverage both technologies to improve visibility and detection across IT and OT networks.

With this acquisition, SentinelOne will be able to ingest, correlate, search, and action data from any source, delivering the industry's most advanced integrated XDR platform for realtime threat mitigation across the enterprise and cloud. Through this acquisition, SentinelOne sets the bar for the XDR market and solves one of the biggest challenges in delivering a fully integrated XDR platform: ingesting and actioning all operational data in realtime from a security-first perspective.

Votiro announced the launch of a cloud-based SaaS version of their Secure File Gateway solutions. The launch of the SaaS solution will provide customers working within or migrating to the cloud with a scalable way to completely eliminate file-borne attacks carried through email, web downloads, and website uploads.

The new release brings together the capabilities of user and entity behavior analytics, endpoint data loss prevention, digital forensics and insider threat management into a cloud-native platform to empower customers to mitigate the risk of data and IP loss. "Our overarching goal at DTEX is to help our customers better understand their workforces, protect their data and make smarter, more informed business decisions more rapidly," said Mohan Koo, co- founder and CTO, DTEX Systems.

UPDATE. CD Projekt Red, the videogame-development company behind Cyberpunk 2077 and the wildly popular Witcher series, has suffered a ransomware attack that could soon result in troves of company data being dumped online - including game source code. The news comes on the heels of weeks of controversy over the company's blockbuster release of Cyberpunk 2077, which suffered glitches and console problems that engendered high levels of dissatisfaction among fans, who had waited more than a year for the much-hyped giant sandbox game.