Day: November 16, 2023
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CrowdStrike’s new Falcon Go delivers AI security to SMBs
Cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike has released a version of its Falcon platform, called Falcon Go, that’s aimed at small and medium size (SMB) businesses and designed to provide a one-stop, frictionless security product that lets AI do the work instead of IT staff. Falcon Go is designed to act as endpoint protection that’s easy to deploy,…
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Palestine-aligned cyberespionage actor shifts infection chain tactics
Researchers warn that a cyberespionage actor that targets government entities in the Middle East and North Africa and is generally aligned with Palestinian interests has changed its infection chain tactics three times in recent months. The group is known for targeting a very small number of organizations in every campaign to deliver a custom malware…
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Alleged Extortioner of Psychotherapy Patients Faces Trial
Prosecutors in Finland this week commenced their criminal trial against Julius Kivimäki, a 26-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy practice and thousands of its patients. In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they connected the extortion spree to Kivimäki, a notorious hacker who was convicted in…
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Introducing advanced session audit capabilities in Cloudflare One
The basis of Zero Trust is defining granular controls and authorization policies per application, user, and device. Having a system with a sufficient level of granularity to do this is crucial to meet both regulatory and security requirements. But there is a potential downside to so many controls: in order to troubleshoot user issues, an…
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Top 5 Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology functions in a manner that helps ease human life. Through AI-enabled systems, different industries have been able to minimize human error and automate repetitive processes and tasks while smoothly handling big data. Unlike humans, who are productive only a few hours a day and need time off and breaks for a…
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Top cybersecurity product news of the week
Wiz brings native AI security capabilities to its CNAPP November 16: CNAPP vendor Wiz has introduced Wiz for AI Security, which adds native AI security capabilities to its cloud-native application protection platform. It has four main components: AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), an AI security dashboard, and AI extensions for Wiz’s Data Security Posture Management…
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Centripetal Expands Channel Program With Irish Renaissance Partnership
Today, intelligence-powered cybersecurity pros Centripetal have announced a strategic partnership with Renaissance, the leading Irish value-added distributor in Ireland. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in bolstering Ireland’s cybersecurity landscape and underscores the commitment to combating the rising tide of cyber threats. Additionally, this partnership bolsters Centripetal’s channel presence. The cost and complexity of protecting…
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SoSafe Pioneers Personalised Approach to Awareness Training
Security awareness and training company SoSafe has announced the launch of the next-generation of personalised learning. The news was revealed at their Human Firewall Conference earlier this week. This latest innovation aims to make secure behaviour second nature for humans. SoSafe’s personalisation engine multiplies the learning effect while saving up to 30% of time investment…
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How US SEC legal actions put CISOs at risk and what to do about it
With the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) having taken legal action against CISOs at both SolarWinds and Uber, security executives feel the pressure to be absolutely precise when writing up security incidents that the company has decided are material. Things get tricky because even if the CISO’s report is perfect, someone up the line-the…