Security
Do more CISOs mean a greater focus on security concerns?
This post was originally published here by shaane syed. In early 2016 the percentage of enterprise organizations with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in their C-Suites stood at 50%. In early 2017 that number has already leapt to 65%, representing a 30% increase in just a single year. This seems to indicate organizations are truly […]
Wipro research says 1 out of every 2 cyber attacks saw Password Breach
Wipro, the Asia-based IT giant recently conducted a research on cyber attacks and came to a conclusion that 1 out of every 2 cyber attacks witnessed a password breach. The Cybersecurity Report of 2017 released by Wipro says that 56% of breaches were related to passwords implying that further damage could be committed by hackers […]
US NSA links Wannacry Ransomware cyber attack to North Korea
The National Security Agency of United States has linked Pyongyang to the recent outbreak of Wannacry Ransomware cyber attack which affected more than 200,000 computers across 150 countries. The American security agency confirmed that a hackers group named Hidden Cobra was behind the ransomware attack launched on May 12th, 2017. The security agency also validated […]
Increasing Cyber Threats make Microsoft release a new security update bulletin
Microsoft has finally bowed down to malware spreading hackers targeting Windows machines by issuing a highly unusual patch for its dead and extinct Windows XP users. The company which releases security updates to all its OS users twice a month (mostly on Tuesday) has turned up with a security fix for all older versions of […]
Foscam USA issues a cyber security alert to all its users
Chinese company Foscam has warned all its remote controlled CCTV camera users about a flaw which when exploited by hackers can pave the way to cyber espionage. In an email notice sent by Foscam USA, a subsidiary of Foscam Intelligent Technology Co. LTD, the company specified that 12 models of its cameras contain security flaws […]
SOFTBANK LEADS $16.5 MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN DOME9 SECURITY
This post was originally published here by Suda Srinivasan. Dome9 Security, the leader in cloud infrastructure security, today announced the close of $16.5 million in Series C funding, led by a new investor, SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO: 9984). Existing investors also participated in this round, bringing the total funding in Dome9 to […]
Machine Learning Algorithms help Oracle boost its Cloud Security service
Oracle has made it official that its cloud security services portfolio is now powered by machine learning algorithms which offer adaptive access capabilities to users. Thus, the service addition helps Oracle users to apply dynamic risk context to determine needed access controls for a given level of risk. California based Oracle company announced that it […]
IBM and Cisco announce a partnership to tackle threats related to Cloud Security
Tech giants IBM and Cisco have announced a joint partnership to help cloud customers tackle growing threats in cyberspace. Thus, by offering a platform to share threat intelligence and develop technology integrations, both the companies promise to reduce the time to detect and mitigate risks related to cloud security. In a recent press release made […]
US President Donald Trump creates a blooper related to Mobile Security
US President Donald Trump has done a mistake of his lifetime by handing over his mobile number to the staff members of world leaders. It was an unusual invitation that broke the regular diplomatic protocol which has been followed by White House for decades. As per our sources, the situation raised for the president to […]
Redlock saves organizations from $758 million data breach costs with its Cloud Security Intelligence
California-based company Redlock is offering Cloud Security Intelligence (CSI) which is capable of saving organizations from $758 million data breach costs. The company which offers security related to cloud infrastructure brings together an intelligence which is enriched by elite security analysts, data scientists and data engineers from corporations as large as Microsoft, Cognizant, Credit Suisse […]
