Tag: network security
At RSA Conference 2024 this week, vendors are showcasing new products in categories including SASE, security operations and application security — with many touting newly released, GenAI-powered cybersecurity capabilities. Big RSAC Product Announcements Even as the cybersecurity industry continues to maintain its rapid growth pace — leading many vendors to roll out product announcements throughout…
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May 07, 2024The Hacker NewsRegulatory Compliance / Cyber Threat How safe is your comments section? Discover how a seemingly innocent ‘thank you’ comment on a product page concealed a malicious vulnerability, underscoring the necessity of robust security measures. Read the full real-life case study here. When is a ‘Thank you’ not a ‘Thank you’? When…
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May 07, 2024NewsroomOnline Security / Data Breach Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called, 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims to add an extra layer of security to users’ accounts to prevent takeover attacks in case the passwords are stolen.…
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May 07, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken into custody in Greece in July 2017. He was subsequently extradited to the U.S. in August 2022. Vinnik and his…
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Abacus Group, NexusTek, Astrica, Wipro, HP, Microsoft and Saviynt were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves during April 2024. New CEOs at Abacus Group, NexusTek, Astrica and Wipro were some of the biggest executive moves last month. Anthony D’Ambrosi, formerly of ATSG; Hamilton Yu; Vicky Papa, formerly of NTT Data; and…
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‘I think of it as an entrepreneurial way to be in a global market as a leader on day one with one of the biggest partners in the world. We really want to be that hub in the security industry [for] providing really advanced cyber solutions,’ LevelBlue’s CEO Bob McCullen tells CRN on the company’s…
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May 06, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Server Security More than 50% of the 90,310 hosts have been found exposing a Tinyproxy service on the internet that’s vulnerable to a critical unpatched security flaw in the HTTP/HTTPS proxy tool. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-49606, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10, per Cisco…
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May 06, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Malware The recently uncovered cyber espionage campaign targeting perimeter network devices from several vendors, including Cisco, may have been the work of China-linked actors, according to new findings from attack surface management firm Censys. Dubbed ArcaneDoor, the activity is said to have commenced around July 2023, with the first confirmed…
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Cisco Systems is announcing a number of security product updates, including a major advancement related to its acquisition of Splunk. Cisco Systems on Monday announced a number of major security product updates at the RSA Conference 2024, including an XDR advancement stemming from its acquisition of Splunk and an expansion of capabilities for its recently…
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Major vendors including Cisco, Splunk, Google Cloud and IBM unveiled new security products Monday to kick off RSA Conference 2024. RSAC Hot Products RSA Conference 2024 is just getting underway in San Francisco and, already, an array of new cybersecurity products have been unveiled by major vendors. We’re featuring 10 of the new security tools…
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