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HPE announced the expansion of HPE Aruba Networking Central, its security-first, AI-powered network management solution, with new AI insights and capabilities that include integration of OpsRamp for third-party network device monitoring of industry vendors such as Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Palo Alto Networks. New capabilities of HPE Aruba Networking Central also include an improved network device configuration engine, expanded network observability, and AI-generated network optimizations, powered by AI insights from a rapidly growing customer base. … More →

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Absolute Security announced AI Threat Insights. This new AI-powered threat detection capability is now available through the Absolute Secure Access Security Service Edge (SSE) offering. With the AI Threat Insights module activated, customers using Absolute to continuously monitor all network traffic across PC fleets can detect and act against zero-day threats, ransomware, other malware, and suspicious user, device and application behaviors. This innovation provides proactive alerts to help organizations anticipate and respond to security risks, … More →

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NetApp announced enhancements to its portfolio of cyber resiliency offerings to strengthen security for customers. NetApp is announcing the general availability of its NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection with AI (ARP/AI) solution, with 99% accuracy for detecting ransomware threats. Customers can use ARP/AI to monitor abnormal workload activity and automatically snapshot data at the point in time of attack, so they can respond and recover faster from attacks with the most accurate storage level security … More →

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A poorly executed “handover” of US-based Kaspersky customers has led some users to panic when software named UltraAV popped up on their computers without any action on their part. What happened? Earlier this year, for national security reasons, the US Department of Commerce announced a US-wide ban of Kaspersky AV solutions, to be finalized in late September 2024. Consumers and organizations using Kaspersky software were urged to transition to using software by other vendors. Earlier … More →

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NETGEAR expanded its Nighthawk WiFi 7 standalone router line to include the new RS600, RS500, and RS200. The lineup of Nighthawk routers is built on the company’s promise to deliver the latest WiFi 7 technology combined with powerful WiFi performance and secure connectivity for homes of any size. Powerful, secure WiFi 7 for everyone Since the launch of NETGEAR’s first WiFi 7 offering – Nighthawk RS700S – multi-gig internet speeds have become more accessible and … More →

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NICE Actimize launched AI-powered Fraud Investigations solution that facilitates end-to-end fraud management capabilities from detection to investigations. Explicitly designed to enable fraud investigations post detection, the new solution helps financial institutions save both time and money with its automated workflow and robust fraud-specific case management capabilities. Advanced Generative AI embedded in the solution also provides automation that help financial institutions quickly address customer concerns and consistently meet regulatory timelines. The NICE Actimize Fraud Investigation solution … More →

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Telegram will start handing over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate their Terms of Service “to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests”, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has announced on Monday. This is a big change for the company, as its Privacy Policy previously allowed Telegram to do that only for confirmed terror suspects. The change comes a month after Durov was arrested in France as part of … More →

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Guardsquare announced an innovative, guided approach to mobile application security that empowers teams to achieve the highest level of protection – now in the easiest possible way. Mobile development teams are now able to achieve a fully protected app in less than a day. Guardsquare’s new product capability provides a seamless implementation experience increasing developer productivity, visibility for enhanced security, and collaboration across development and security teams. Available for both iOS and Android apps, Guardsquare’s … More →

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ArmorCode announced the expansion of its platform with the launch of two new modules for Penetration Testing Management and Exceptions Management. Alongside AI-powered Correlation and Remediation, these modules further advance ArmorCode’s leading platform capabilities to reduce the time, effort, and cost of addressing the riskiest vulnerabilities from any source through any remediation, mitigation, or exception workflow. ArmorCode Penetration Testing Management Module Modern security teams must manage the full lifecycle of application security findings no matter … More →

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In this Help Net Security interview, Jon France, CISO at ISC2, discusses cybersecurity workforce growth. He outlines organizations’ challenges, such as budget constraints and limited entry-level opportunities. France also points to the urgent need to upskill current employees and adopt inclusive hiring practices to tackle the growing skills gap in the industry. The ISC2 report indicates that the growth of the cybersecurity workforce could be more stable. What are the main reasons behind this slowdown, … More →

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Recent reports underscore increased fraud losses driven by both old methods and new technologies. As fraudsters exploit advancements in AI and other sophisticated tools, their methods have become more difficult to combat. From AI-driven scams and sophisticated phishing attacks to advanced identity document fraud, the scope and impact of online fraud are more severe than ever before. Old methods, new technologies drive fraud losses Experian | 2024 US Identity and Fraud Report | August 2024 … More →

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Over the past decade, ransomware has been cemented as one of the top cybersecurity threats. In 2023 alone, the FBI received 2,385 ransomware complaints, resulting in over $34 million in losses. To help businesses combat ransomware and other threats, various regulatory bodies have developed cyber compliance frameworks to standardize best security practices across industries. While following governmental and industry-focused guidelines doesn’t necessarily ensure a stronger cyber posture, these frameworks do provide useful starting points as … More →

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Ransomware is seen as the biggest cybersecurity threat across every industry, with 75% of organizations affected by ransomware more than once in the past 12 months – a jump from 61% in 2023, according to SpyCloud. Session hijacking surges as major ransomware threat Traditional tools and solutions like antivirus and MFA are not infallible. For organizations affected by ransomware in the past year, MFA bypass via session hijacking is seen as the greatest emerging threat … More →

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Organizations that plan to upgrade to Windows Server 2025 once it becomes generally available will be able to implement some security updates by hotpatching running processes. What is hotpatching? “Hotpatching has been around for years in Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition, but always required running a VM in Azure or on Azure Stack HCI. When Windows Server 2025 becomes generally available, you will be able to run the edition you want, where you want – … More →

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Cloudflare announced AI Audit, a set of tools to help websites of any size analyze and control how their content is used by AI models. For the first time, website and content creators will be able to quickly and easily understand how AI model providers are using their content, and then take control of whether and how the models are able to access it. Additionally, Cloudflare is developing a new feature where content creators can … More →

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RightCrowd announced significant advancements in its product portfolio with the launch of enhanced RightCrowd SmartAccess platform, the broadest set of mobile credential capabilities with expanded partnerships with Wavelynx, HID, and Sentry, and reinforced visitor management features. These developments mark a pivotal moment in the company’s mission to drive the adoption of PIAM solutions across the security industry. “Our recent innovations and strategic alliances highlight RightCrowd’s dedication to propelling the security industry forward,” said Jason Bohrer, … More →

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More often than not, a cyber attack or a cyber incident that results in business disruption will spur organizations to make changes to improve their cybersecurity and cyber resilience – and sometimes that means changing cybersecurity providers. The recent massive worldwide outage caused by a faulty Crowdstrike sensor content update has had a similar effect on many German organizations, a recent report by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and Germany’s digital association … More →

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Bitdefender has unveiled Bitdefender GravityZone Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR), a technology that transforms how defense-in-depth-security is applied and managed across businesses. GravityZone PHASR analyzes individual user behavior such as application use, resource privileges, and others, clustering users into groups with similar patterns. This approach ensures security policies and controls are mapped precisely to user intended privileges and behaviors, dynamically adjusting as the attack surface evolves. Security teams struggle to keep pace as … More →

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Certainly is an open-source offensive security toolkit designed to capture extensive traffic across various network protocols in bit-flip and typosquatting scenarios. Built-in protocols: DNS, HTTP(S), IMAP(S), SMTP(S). “The reason why we created Certainly was to simplify the process of capturing and collecting requests that devices send to domains they where not intended to. By listening on multiple ports and protocols and leveraging a unique approach that certainly holds a new incoming session and, if needed, … More →

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In this Help Net Security interview, Christopher Jones, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Data Officer at Nightwing, talks about some key misconceptions and complexities surrounding offensive cyber operations. Many myths stem from a simplistic view of these operations, ranging from direct attacks to enhancing defenses through techniques like penetration testing. Advances in AI and quantum computing are expected to reshape the field by improving both offensive capabilities and threats, including more sophisticated attacks and vulnerabilities. … More →

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