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May 31, 2023

CyberArk Announces Identity Security Impact Customer Award Winners

NEWTON, Mass. & PETACH TIKVA, Israel – May 31, 2023 – CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the Identity Security company, announced its first-ever CyberArk Identity Security Impact Award winners last week at CyberArk IMPACT 23. This global annual awards program recognizes customer excellence and acknowledges organizations that have harnessed the power of the CyberArk Identity Security Platform to implement innovative approaches to reducing cybersecurity risk…

May 26, 2023

ESET is a notable vendor in the endpoint security market, according to a report by an independent research firm

BRATISLAVA — May 26, 2023 — ESET, a global leader in digital security, was included in Forrester’s The Endpoint Security Landscape, Q2 2023 report. The report provides an overview of 33 worldwide endpoint security vendors, amongst which ESET is recognized as a notable endpoint security provider based on product revenue. Landscape reports help Forrester clients become…

May 25, 2023

VMware Names Karen Dykstra as CFO; Zane Rowe to Depart Company

PALO ALTO, CA., May 25, 2023 – VMware (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced that Karen Dykstra will take on the role as chief financial officer and executive vice president in addition to her current role as a member of the VMware Board of Directors. Current VMware CFO and EVP Zane Rowe will be…

Zero Trust Authentication: Foundation of Zero Trust Security

May 19, 2023 10:51 pm

Advertisement Identity and security are more important than ever in today’s “work from anywhere” world. As companies adapt to remote workforces and the use of personal devices, the need for secure authentication has become paramount. The solution uses a zero trust authentication paradigm that ensures confidence in user and device identity on a real-time, continuous...

Infamous Twitter Hacker Cops to Cybercrimes, Extradited to US for Trial

May 10, 2023 8:45 pm

Advertisement Stalking, extortion, and swatting are just a sampling of the cybercrimes UK citizen Joseph James O’Connor has confessed to committing — dating back to a spectacular 2020 Twitter caper where he hijacked famous accounts, including Elon Musk’s, to defraud victims. O’Conner (aka PlugwalkJoe), 23, was extradited from Spain to New York to face charges...

Can Cloud Services Encourage Better Login Security? Netflix’s Accidental Model

Issued by: Dark Reading

This month, Netflix stumbled backward into a policy that may have lasting security benefits for users. Its accidental pro-customer safety move could be an object lesson for other business-to-consumer (B2C) organizations looking to improve customer account security. The streaming giant brought its new "household" policy...

Latitude Financial Attack Costs Company Up to AU$105 Million

Issued by: DataBreach Today

Australian consumer lender Latitude Financial Services anticipates its spring cybersecurity incident will cost it up to AU$105 million, which includes a five-week period during which debt collection systems were severely affected by the attack. Hackers demanded extortion from the non-bank creditor after stealing data pertaining...

Iranian Hackers Deploy New Ransomware Against Israeli Firms

Issued by: DataBreach Today

Security researchers have discovered an Iran-linked APT group carrying out a new chain of ransomware attacks using a new strain of malware against Israeli organizations. Researchers at Check Point found a ransomware strain called Moneybird that is reminiscent of the Iranian Agrius group's previous campaigns....

Zyxel firewall and VPN devices affected by critical flaws

Issued by: Security Affairs

Zyxel addressed two critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-33009 and CVE-2023-33010, that affect several of its firewall and VPN products. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can can trigger the flaws to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and remote code execution on vulnerable devices. Below are...

Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) hacked via zero-day bug

Issued by: Security Affairs

Network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently breached by threat actors exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-2868, resides in the module for email attachment screening, the issue was discovered on...