Tag: Cybersecurity
A cybercriminal group is suspected to have stolen data from 165 organizations, Mandiant says. Details disclosed by Mandiant researchers Monday suggest the attacks targeting Snowflake customers had a wider impact than previously suggested, with a “significant” volume of data stolen and more than 100 customers known to be potentially impacted so far. A cybercriminal group…
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The telecom firm made the disclosure as an extortion group reportedly claimed Frontier as a data theft victim. Frontier Communications revealed that a previously disclosed cyberattack, which occurred in mid-April, exposed the data of more than 750,000 customers. The Dallas-based telecom firm made the disclosure as an extortion group reportedly claimed Frontier as a data…
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Gary Steele, who serves as Splunk general manager in addition to his Cisco post, says in an interview with CRN that a major focus for him is not allowing the nitty-gritty of the ongoing Cisco-Splunk integration to disrupt Splunk’s track record of innovation. In mid-March Cisco Systems completed its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk in…
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Terms of the acquisition deal for Lacework, which had once been valued at $8.3 billion, weren’t disclosed. Fortinet announced Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire cloud security firm Lacework in a significant consolidation deal for the cybersecurity industry. The terms of the deal, which is expected to be completed in the second half…
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The company has become one of the few pure-play cybersecurity vendors to join the benchmark index. CrowdStrike shares surged Monday after the cybersecurity giant was added to the S&P 500 index. As of this writing Monday morning, CrowdStrike’s stock price was up 8 percent to $376.96 a share. [Related: Analysis: CrowdStrike Strikes Back In Platform,…
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What is Operational Technology? Operational Technology (OT) is the backbone of our modern world as we know it today. Think about the daily operations of a factory, the precise control of our power grids, and even the supply of clean water to our homes. All of these modern capabilities are made possible and efficient due…
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The change reportedly could be disclosed soon as the company’s optional multifactor authentication has come under scrutiny. Snowflake reportedly plans to switch over to having MFA turned on by default for users of its cloud data platform, amid a number of data theft attacks linked to compromised Snowflake accounts. CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy (pictured) told Runtime…
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A report indicated that Advance Auto Parts is allegedly the latest victim in a wave of data theft attacks targeting Snowflake customers. Advance Auto Parts is reportedly the latest victim in a wave of data theft attacks targeting Snowflake customers, which are believed to be utilizing stolen passwords. Separately, a report from TechCrunch highlighted the…
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Eureka specializes in the fast-growing segment of data security posture management for the cloud. Tenable unveiled a deal Thursday to acquire Eureka Security, a startup focused on providing data security posture management (DSPM) for the cloud. DSPM is a fast-growing segment within security and Tenable joins several other major cybersecurity vendors in making a move…
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The connected device security vendor is adding new certifications in cyber risk exposure and threat detection response to do more with existing and newly recruited partners, according to Channel Chief David Creed. Forescout is adding two new partner certifications as part of what the company is calling the “largest” channel program expansion in its history,…
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