New CEO Scott Harrell wants Infoblox to evolve from classic networking DNS management to bringing networking and security together in ways that optimize protection and efficiency. DNS serves as a building block for security since it is universal across large client devices and small mobile phones.
According to Expel's Q1 2023 Quarterly Threat Report, criminals are exploiting 1- to 2-year-old vulnerabilities. This suggests organizations don’t know which vulnerabilities pose the biggest threats to their environments, said Andrew Hoyt, Expel's director of solution architecture.
In this episode of CyberEd.io's podcast series "Cybersecurity Insights," Morphisec's Michael Gorelik discussed automated moving target defense - or AMTD, which is a risk-reduction strategy and preventive measure that reduces adversary success rates and provides "the final layer of defense."
Michigan-based academic medical provider Henry Ford Health is notifying nearly 170,000 individuals that their protected health information was breached in a recent phishing scam that compromised three employees' email accounts. Henry Ford Health said the incident occurred on March 30.
Unnecessary cyber alerts are a threat that can overwhelm defenders, leading to burnout and reduced efficiency within the team. Chris Waynforth, vice president and general manager at Expel, said adopting automation solutions to filter and prioritize alerts allows for more effective incident response.
Microsoft customers will gain access to expanded cloud logging capabilities at no additional cost just days after lower-level customers were unable to detect a Chinese cyberattack. CISA has identified several security logs - critical to detect and prevent threat activity - that currently cost extra.
Retired four-star Gen. Keith Alexander resigned as IronNet's CEO as part of a deal with C5 Capital to take the beleaguered threat detection firm private. C5 extended IronNet a financial lifeline in exchange for Alexander, 71, giving up day-to-day management of the company he founded nine years ago.
Honeywell plans to purchase an OT security vendor founded by Israel Defense Forces veterans to deliver asset discovery, threat detection and compliance management to industrial organizations. The SCADAfence acquisition will allow Honeywell to offer an end-to-end enterprise OT cybersecurity platform.
ThreatLocker will debut a security reporting tool for small businesses that not only details what's running in their environment but also where it was developed, CEO Danny Jenkins said. The company can break down where any dark mode extension in a client's environment came from and who's funding it.
Startup Lumu edged out larger incumbents Extra Hop, Arista Networks and Trend Micro for the top spot in Forrester's first-ever network analysis and visibility rankings. The percolating of federal zero trust mandates into the civilian world prompted Forrester's evaluation of providers in the market.
Cloudflare and Check Point joined Proofpoint and Microsoft atop Forrester's email security rankings, while Trend Micro, Barracuda Networks and Mimecast tumbled from the leaders category. A number of security vendors have gotten into email protection in recent years by acquiring CAPES startups.
A finalist at this year's RSA Innovation Sandbox contest landed Series A funding to detect threats and secure access for nonhuman identities. The $25 million will enable Astrix Security to expand from managing access for nonhuman identities to understanding threats to services and applications.
Researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center observed APT37 target South Korean individuals with spear-phishing emails to inject wiretapping malware. The state-backed cybercrime group primarily employs spear-phishing to compromise the devices of victims.
C5 Capital extended struggling threat detection firm IronNet a financial lifeline contingent on retired four-star Gen. Keith Alexander stepping down as CEO of the company he founded. The venture capital firm will inject $51 million if IronNet hires ex-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Linda Zecher.
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