Category: Viral
‘Proprietary unstructured data is powerful fuel our customers can use for AI agents,’ says Salesforce executive Rahul Auradkar. Customer relationship management software vendor Salesforce plans to buy unstructured data management provider Zoomin to help power its artificial intelligence agent offerings and AI agent builder Agentforce. San Francisco-based Salesforce plans to close the acquisition in its…
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The breach and attack simulation (BAS) vendor debuted its new Elevate channel program as it seeks to expand the deployment of its offering that can help to validate endpoint security and other tools. Breach and attack simulation (BAS) vendor SafeBreach debuted its revamped channel program Wednesday as it seeks to expand the deployment of its…
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Phishing attacks are becoming more advanced and harder to detect, but there are still telltale signs that can help you spot them before it’s too late. See these key indicators that security experts use to identify phishing links: 1. Check Suspicious URLs Phishing URLs are often long, confusing, or filled with random characters. Attackers use…
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Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) was introduced with the promise of revolutionizing Security Operations Centers (SOCs) through automation, reducing manual workloads and enhancing efficiency. However, despite three generations of technology and 10 years of advancements, SOAR hasn’t fully delivered on its potential, leaving SOCs still grappling with many of the same challenges. Enter Agentic…
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Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Vulnerability A now-patched security vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for macOS could have made it possible for attackers to plant long-term persistent spyware into the artificial intelligence (AI) tool’s memory. The technique, dubbed SpAIware, could be abused to facilitate “continuous data exfiltration of any information the user typed or…
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Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Threat Intelligence Transportation and logistics companies in North America are the target of a new phishing campaign that delivers a variety of information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs). The activity cluster, per Proofpoint, makes use of compromised legitimate email accounts belonging to transportation and shipping companies so as…
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Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-7593 (CVSS score: 9.8), which could be exploited by…
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In testimony before a U.S. House Homeland Security subcommittee, CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers said the July outage has prompted a major shift in how the vendor approaches content updates impacting the Windows kernel. CrowdStrike has overhauled its approach to deploying threat-related content updates that impact the Windows kernel in the wake of the massively disruptive July…
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The deal ‘advances our recovery offerings, strengthens our platform, and reinforces our position as a leading SaaS provider for cyber resilience,’ Commvault CEO Sanjay Mirchandani says. Hybrid cloud cyber resilience vendor Commvault plans to buy Amazon Web Services-focused Clumio for about $47 million– a fraction of the $261 million Clumio has raised since its founding…
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HP Inc. CEO Enrique Lores says the PC and print giant is doubling down on its commercial business with new AI-enhanced products and solutions, which include the EliteBook X AI PC, AI features for printers as well as fleet management and remote remediation capabilities. HP Inc. CEO Enrique Lores said the company is doubling down…
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