Cisco Survey Reveals Increased Focus on Cybersecurity Resilience
A global survey of 4,700 IT professionals published this week by Cisco found the leading types of incidents were network or data breaches (52%) followed closely by network or system outages (51%), ransomware events (47%) and distributed denial-of-service attacks (46%). Overall, the survey found 62% of organizations experienced a security ... Read More
The Slow Shift Toward Passwordless Access
A survey of 500 DevOps and security professionals suggested that shifting away from legacy authentication technologies to embrace passwordless approaches to cybersecurity is going to require significant amounts of time and patience. The survey, conducted by the market research firm Schlesinger Group on behalf of Teleport, found 87% of respondents ... Read More
Palo Alto Networks Moves to Secure Medical Devices
Palo Alto Networks today extended the reach of its secure access service edge (SASE) platform to medical devices that are running either in a hospital setting or at home. Xu Zou, vice president of IoT security products for Palo Alto Networks, said in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more ... Read More
Wiz Adds Data Security Posture Module to CNAPP
Wiz today announced it added a data security posture management (DSPM) module to its cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that makes it simpler to prioritize remediation efforts based on the value of the data that might be compromised. Wiz CTO Ami Luttwak said rather than presenting development teams with a ... Read More
Palo Alto Networks Updates OS to Strengthen Cybersecurity Platforms
Palo Alto Networks this week delivered a Nova update to the PAN-OS operating system it embeds across its cybersecurity portfolio. The update added capabilities to thwart evasive malware and zero-day injection attacks. Jesse Ralston, senior vice president of cloud-delivered security services for Palo Alto Networks, said PAN-OS 11.0 Nova makes ... Read More
Noname Security Adds API Security Reconnaissance Capability
Noname Security today added a Noname Recon module to its platform for securing application programming interfaces (APIs) that makes it possible to discover active patterns being employed by cybercriminals. Dor Dankner, head of research for Noname Security, said the company is now scanning public sources to surface threat intelligence concerning ... Read More
Dell Appliance Automates Data Protection
Dell Technologies today unveiled an integrated Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance that increases cyberresilience by automatically discovering assets—including VMware virtual machines—and then taking snapshots to automatically back them up. Beginning in January, Dell is offering a Cyber Recovery Guarantee as part of the effort that will provide qualifying organizations with ... Read More
Cyberinsurance Requirements Get Tougher, Premiums Skyrocket
A survey found that while cyberinsurance is still readily accessible, 75% of respondents said premiums have increased. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (65%) said premiums increased anywhere from 50 to 100%, the survey finds. The survey polled 300 IT decision-makers in the U.S. and was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of ... Read More
Lacework Adds Attack Path Mapping to Cybersecurity Platform
Lacework today announced it has added an attack path analysis tool to its cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that visually surfaces how multiple threat vectors could be combined to compromise an IT environment. Kate MacLean, senior director of product marketing for Lacework, said this addition to the company’s Polygraph Data ... Read More
Web3 Domain Alliance Emerges to Address Cybersecurity Concerns
A Web3 Domain Alliance has been formed this week to create domains that will advance interoperability of Web3 domain registries and better secure digital identities by preventing, for example, cybersquatting. Members of the Web3 Domain Alliance include Unstoppable Domains, owner of .crypto, .nft, .x, .wallet, .bitcoin, .dao, .888, .zil and ... Read More
