Security questionnaires aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re a recurring problem for security and sales teams. They bleed time from organizations, filling the schedules of professionals with monotonous, automatable work. But what if there were a way to reduce or even altogether eliminate security questionnaires? The root problem isn’t a lack of great questionnaire products…
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VC investor Nadav Zafrir will replace Gil Shwed as Check Point CEO in December. Check Point Software Technologies said Wednesday that venture capitalist Nadav Zafrir will replace Gil Shwed as CEO of the cybersecurity vendor in December, in a major transition following Shwed’s three decades at the helm of the company. Shwed played a chief…
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Leidos serves prominent clients including the US Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), NASA, and various other US and foreign agencies, as well as commercial businesses. The leak has raised significant concerns given the sensitive nature of the information involved. The report reviewed some of the leaked files posted on a…
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The entire database for the notorious BreachForums v1 hacking forum was released on Telegram Tuesday night, exposing a treasure trove of data, including members’ information, private messages, cryptocurrency addresses, and every post on the forum. This data comes from a database backup allegedly sold by Conor Fitzpatrick, aka Pompompurin. In 2022, after the RaidForums hacking…
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Microsoft warned that some Windows devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the July 2024 Windows security updates. The BitLocker Windows security feature mitigates the risk of data theft or information exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned devices by encrypting the storage drives. Windows computers can automatically enter BitLocker recovery mode following various…
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Jul 24, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence The threat actor known as Patchwork has been linked to a cyber attack targeting entities with ties to Bhutan to deliver the Brute Ratel C4 framework and an updated version of a backdoor called PGoShell. The development marks the first time the adversary has been observed using the…
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Jul 24, 2024The Hacker NewsSaaS Management / IT Governance There is one simple driver behind the modern explosion in SaaS adoption: productivity. We have reached an era where purpose-built tools exist for almost every aspect of modern business and it’s incredibly easy (and tempting) for your workforce to adopt these tools without going through the…
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Most companies, however, didn’t extend this to its natural next step. Why do we trust our administrative users and software implicitly? Endpoints — whether laptops held by users, servers in the cloud, or embedded devices powering airport displays — are often heavily laden with remote administrator tools in the unified endpoint management (UEM) space. Asset…
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BlackFog marks the next chapter of growth with Brenda Robb as President, John Sarantakes as CRO, and Mark Griffith as VP of Strategic Sales San Francisco, CA—July 24, 2024– BlackFog, the leader in ransomware protection and anti data exfiltration (ADX), today announced it has made new appointments to strengthen its leadership team as it witnesses…
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Jul 24, 2024NewsroomSoftware Update / IT Outage Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Wednesday blamed an issue in its validation system for causing millions of Windows devices to crash as part of a widespread outage late last week. “On Friday, July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of regular operations, CrowdStrike released a content configuration update…
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