cyber2021 – SiliconANGLE

Rubrik’s new generative AI assistant helps ease cyberattack recovery operations

Mike Wheatley — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:00:51 +0000

Zero trust data security startup Rubrik Inc. is tapping the power of generative artificial intelligence to help VMware users rapidly recover from cyberattacks. Today, the company announced its new AI-Powered Cyber Recovery tool, which leverages large language models to help teams deal with the aftermath of cyber incidents and ensure minimal data loss and downtime. […]

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Discord.io suffers data breach with 760,000+ users’ info stolen

Kyt Dotson — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:00:33 +0000

Discord.io, a third-party site that allows users to create custom server invites for the instant messaging and voice app Discord Inc., has been taken offline after a data breach led to the exposure of the information of more than 760,000 users. The breach took place Monday night and Discord.io was taken offline shortly thereafter. For the […]

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New reports show phishing is on the rise – and getting more sophisticated

David Strom — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:01:17 +0000

Two new reports on phishing trends show a rise in attacks, and they’re taking more complex paths through the internet to connect victims with malware-laced websites. The trends are highlighted in Cloudflare Inc.’s annual phishing trends report released today, as well as the latest compendium of phishing trends by the Interisle Consulting Group. What distinguishes both […]

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Two-thirds of government agencies on track to meet zero-trust security deadline

Duncan Riley — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:00:15 +0000

A new report released today by low-code security automation company Swimlane LLC surprisingly finds that about two-thirds of U.S. government agencies are confident of meeting the zero-trust requirements imposed by a Biden administration executive order with just over a year until the deadline. The executive order, issued in May 2021, came a week after pipeline system operator Colonial […]

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Mitigating the latest processor attacks will be a chore on many levels

David Strom — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:20:03 +0000

The names Downfall, Inception, Meltdown and Spectre might evoke the names of Bond villains, but they describe something almost as insidious: They are all central processing unit-based security vulnerabilities that have been uncovered in the past several years. Each of them — the first two most recently and the last two harking back to 2018 […]

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Canadian dental service pays ransom in 8base ransomware attack

Duncan Riley — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:19:28 +0000

A Canadian provincial government body tasked with providing dental services has paid a ransomware demand after having data stolen in an 8base ransomware attack. The Alberta Dental Service Corp. said Aug. 10 that it detected the ransomware attack on July 26, when the body discovered that certain data pertaining to public dental benefits programs it administers was […]

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How to overcome the challenges of today’s cybersecurity talent shortage

Alex Michaels — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 13:23:45 +0000

As the global talent shortage continues, chief information security officers have grown concerned about the continuing deficit of cybersecurity talent. To attract and retain talent amidst today’s talent shortage, cybersecurity leaders are shifting their focus to more formal human-centric talent management tactics. Gartner has identified a cybersecurity talent management framework that CISOs and information technology […]

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This week in enterprise: Cyber consolidation quickens, AI transforms programming and open-source rifts widen

Robert Hof — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:26:36 +0000

Consolidation seems to be accelerating in cybersecurity, and generative artificial intelligence is transforming programming very fast. Those are two big trends that emerged this week in SiliconANGLE’s coverage of enterprise and emerging technologies. There was a lot more news on the earnings and antitrust fronts as well. And Nvidia just keeps on rolling, coming out […]

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Report from Black Hat: Many questions, few answers as cybersecurity world confronts AI threats

Mark Albertson — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:59:29 +0000

Experienced whitewater rafting practitioners know that when they reach a bend in the river and hear the sound of crashing water but can’t see what’s ahead, it’s a good time to pull to the nearest bank and scout the course. Amid the current explosion of generative artificial intelligence use cases, the cybersecurity industry is having […]

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At Black Hat, getting past enterprise cybersecurity ‘Oh sh*t!’ moments

Jason Bloomberg — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:30:26 +0000

The annual enterprise cybersecurity conference Black Hat exploded into Las Vegas this week, giving the Moscone-constrained RSA Conference earlier this year a run for its money. On the one hand, cybersecurity’s popularity is understandable. Bad actors continue to innovate, and threats continue to proliferate. The cybersecurity needs of organizations continue to multiply as a result. […]

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US cyber safety board to investigate cloud security and Exchange Online breach

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:59:35 +0000

The Cyber Safety Review Board has launched an investigation into the cybersecurity threats facing cloud service providers. The probe by the CSRB was first reported by Bloomberg late Thursday and confirmed today. As part of its investigation, the CSRB plans to look into a high-profile breach that hit Microsoft Corp.’s Exchange Online email platform earlier […]

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Incident management platform startup Rootly raises $12M to accelerate its product roadmap

Duncan Riley — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:46:35 +0000

Incident management platform startup Rootly Inc. today announced that it has raised $12 million in new funding to accelerate its product roadmap, increase its global engineering presence, and invest in sales and marketing to meet market demand for its solution. Founded in 2020, Rootly offers an incident management platform and Slackbot designed to help companies […]

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This week in global cybercrime: twin takedowns by Interpol and FBI

David Strom — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:23:29 +0000

The evidence that cybercrime has gone global was doubly reinforced this week with news of two independent takedowns of criminals behind the 16shop and Lolek Hosting operations, both used as sources of automated tools for various malware attacks. With increasing levels of criminality, takedowns have become more popular, such as the one that removed the […]

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F5 announces new mobile app security product line

David Strom — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:13:35 +0000

F5 Inc. announced its Mobile App Security Suite for iOS and Android devices Tuesday, combining bot takeover protection with other application shields to prevent malware from invading and damaging smartphones. These shields prevent malicious code from being installed on phones, such as keyboards that can capture data such as account credentials, code injections to insert various […]

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Rapid7’s security chief Jaya Baloo: Break up silos to lock down cybersecurity

David Strom — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:40:26 +0000

Not many chief security officers will point out not one but two times they took a job while their companies were under attack. But this is what happened to Jaya Baloo, who is now chief security officer at cybersecurity provider Rapid7 Inc. Even more interesting, she considers both times — which happened at two different […]

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Sweet Security raises $12M for its cloud runtime defense platform

Duncan Riley — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:43:49 +0000

Israeli cloud security startup Sweet Security Technologies Ltd. today announced that it has raised $12 million in new funding and launched a new suite designed to improve cloud security. Sweet Security’s platform is designed to assist security teams in shutting down cloud attacks when and where they occur with maximum precision and minimal business disruption. The […]

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Dynatrace unveils security analytics for proactive threat defense in cloud applications

Rob Strechay — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:22:12 +0000

Dynatrace Inc., known in the fields of unified observability and security, recently announced its new Security Analytics solution. Integrated within the Dynatrace platform, this solution is designed to enhance an organization’s defense against threats in hybrid and multicloud setups. The offering uses Davis AI, combining predictive and causal AI technologies, to provide security analysts with […]

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The rise of EvilProxy phishing malware

David Strom — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:02:55 +0000

EvilProxy is once again on the rise. The malware is one of the more popular phishing kits that is used to bypass multifactor authentication by stealing credentials. A new report by Proofpoint Inc. today illustrates its new rise in popularity and its focus on compromising Microsoft 365 accounts of C-level executives at major corporations. These kits […]

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Tenable brings generative AI to its cybersecurity platform with ExposureAI

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:00:37 +0000

Network security company Tenable Inc. today announced the launch of ExposureAI, a new layer of generative artificial intelligence capabilities across its portfolio of cybersecurity exposure management tools designed to aid customers in proactively defending themselves from cyberattackers. To fuel ExposureAI, Tenable also introduced Exposure Graph, a Snowflake-powered data lake that maintains a large database of […]

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Azure Firewall gets a security upgrade with Illumio integration

Duncan Riley — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:00:36 +0000

Zero-trust security startup Illumio Inc. today announced the general availability of a new integrated solution, designed in partnership with Microsoft Corp., to bring zero-trust enforcement to the Azure Firewall. Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall is a zero-trust enforcement point to visualize and secure all traffic between Azure resources connecting through the Azure Firewall. The service builds resilience to […]

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Data store and object security startup Symmetry Systems raises $18M

Duncan Riley — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:00:32 +0000

Data store and object security startup Symmetry Systems Inc. today announced it has raised $18 million in new funding to accelerate global revenue-generating efforts, including the scaling of channel sales. Founded in 2018, Symmetry has as its mission to protect the world’s data, ensuring resilience and enabling modern data-centric companies to grow, innovate and lead with confidence. The company offers […]

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UK Electoral Commission hack steals data on up to 40M people

Duncan Riley — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:42:48 +0000

The U.K. Electoral Commission, the body responsible for elections in the country, has disclosed a stunning data breach involving the personal information of anyone who registered to vote in the U.K. between 2014 and 2022 — potentially up to 40 million people. The “incident” was first identified in October 2022 after suspicious activity was detected […]

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Horizon3.ai raises $40M to build out its enterprise-wide proactive security platform

Duncan Riley — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:15:02 +0000

Autonomous security solutions startup Horizon3.ai Inc. today announced that it had raised $40 million in new funding to build out its enterprise-wide proactive security platform and expand channel and partner presence. Founded in 2019 by former Splunk Inc. Chief Technology Officer Snehal Antani and Anthony Pillitiere, former deputy CTO within U.S. Special Operations Command, Horizon3.ai offers automated […]

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Rapid7 to lay off 18% of staff amid new takeover reports

Duncan Riley — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 23:47:46 +0000

Cybersecurity solutions provider Rapid7 Inc. announced alongside its quarterly earnings report today that it’s laying off staff amid reports that it has received a takeover bid from a private equity firm. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rapid7 said it’s laying off about 18% of its workforce as part of a […]

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Rubrik acquires data security startup Laminar for reported $100M+

Maria Deutscher — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:21:19 +0000

Rubrik Inc. is acquiring Laminar Technologies Inc., a startup that helps companies map out their cloud-based data assets and find insecurely stored information. Rubrik didn’t disclose the financial terms in its announcement of the deal today. However, a source told TechCrunch that the acquisition values Laminar at more than $100 million. Two other sources claimed that […]

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CrowdStrike debuts Counter Adversary Operations and releases 2023 Threat Hunting Report

Duncan Riley — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:01:18 +0000

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced the launch of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations designed to detect, disrupt and halt advanced cyber adversaries, making their operations more costly and challenging. It also released its annual threat hunting report that details attack trends and adversary tradecraft observed by its threat hunters and intelligence analysts. CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations harnesses data […]

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Abnormal Security launches ‘CheckGPT’ to detect AI-driven email threats

Duncan Riley — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:00:40 +0000

Cybersecurity company Abnormal Security Corp. today announced a new service specifically designed to detect artificial intelligence-generated email attacks. The new service, called “CheckGPT,” determines when email threats, including business email compromise and other socially engineered attacks, have likely been created using generative AI tools. Abnormal Security argues that cybercriminals are harnessing the power of generative AI, […]

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Cybersixgill unveils enhanced AI capabilities for threat intelligence

Duncan Riley — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:00:27 +0000

Cyberthreat intelligence data provider Cybersixgill today announced new enhancements to Cybersixgill IQ, its generative artificial intelligence solution launched in June. The new Cybersixgill IQ enhancements are said to be built on the premise that as good as cyberthreat intelligence is, it’s critical to match intelligence with insights that matter to each company’s specific context. IQ provides unique […]

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NetSPI bridges security gaps with new ML/AI pentesting solution

Duncan Riley — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:42 +0000

Cybersecurity services and software provider NetSPI LLC today announced a new machine learning and artificial intelligence penetration testing solution to bring a more holistic and proactive approach to safeguarding machine learning model implementations. Claimed to be the first of its kind, NetSPI’s ML/AI Pentesting solution focuses on two core components: identifying, analyzing and remediating vulnerabilities on machine learning […]

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Syxsense adds generative AI to its endpoint management suite

Paul Gillin — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:27 +0000

Syxsense Inc., the developer of a unified security and endpoint management suite, or USEM for short, is adding generative artificial intelligence capabilities to its product with an announcement today. Cortex Copilot enables information technology and security administrators to simplify and speed up the process of creating endpoint management and security workflows by allowing them to […]

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