A regularly updated directory of press releases related to cyber security.

LEESBURG, Va. – April 9, 2020 – On the heels of one of the strongest quarters in company history, Cofense® , the global leader in intelligent phishing defense solutions, today announced enhancements to its leadership structure to further position the business for its next phase of growth. Brandi Moore, previously Chief of Staff at Cofense, has been appointed…

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced the number of Virtual Cloud Network customers now exceeds 15,000, including 89 of the Fortune 100 and eight of the top 10 Telcos, and has grown on average 50 percent each fiscal year since May 2018. VMware’s Virtual Cloud Network solution is an integral component…

Bethesda, MD, April 7, 2020 – SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, has identified a 30% increase in attacker interest in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers during the month of March 2020. This increase coincides with a significant increase in exposed RDP servers, as measured by Shodan, the search engine that allows…

SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 6, 2020 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the intent to acquire privately-held Fluidmesh Networks, a leader in wireless backhaul systems. Fluidmesh’s leading technology delivers reliable and resilient wireless solutions for mission critical applications, whether it’s high-speed rail and mass transit or large-scale distributed sites such as ports and urban settings where signal…

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced the general availability of VMware vSphere 7, the biggest evolution of vSphere in over a decade. VMware vSphere 7 has been rearchitected into an open platform using Kubernetes APIs to provide a cloud-like experience for developers and operators. Today’s enterprise customers’ needs are constantly evolving and…

Woburn, MA – April 2, 2020 – According to new research from Kaspersky, employees across business organizations of all sizes and industries lack a basic knowledge of the increasingly popular cyber threat known as ransomware. In fact, 45% of business employee respondents in North America (U.S. and Canada) said they would not know the proper steps to take in…

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BofA Senior Analyst Tal Liani will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, April 7th at 11:00 am ET with Cisco’s SVP and General Manager of Intent Based Networking, Scott Harrell, to discuss Cisco’s teleworking portfolio across enterprise networking, collaboration and security. Cisco has one of the broadest portfolios…

According to latest Kaspersky’s IT Security Risks survey, enterprises (67%) and SMBs (64%) alike are planning to increase their training and education budgets, including those related to IT security awareness courses. However, to improve a company’s security position, educational initiatives should not only include cybersecurity knowledge but also effect change in staff behavior. Properly trained personnel…

BRATISLAVA – Global cyber security leader ESET has been recognized as a ‘Top Player’ in Radicati’s 2020 Market Quadrant APT Protection Report, covering the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Protection segment of the Security Market. This is the first time ESET has been recognized in this specific Radicati report, after placing as a ‘Top Player’ in previous…

BRATISLAVA – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been recognized in the AV-TEST Awards 2019 for outstanding IT protection. AV-Test, a leading independent testing organization, uses one of the largest collections of digital malware samples in the world, the Institute’s own research department, as well as intensive collaboration with other institutions, to guarantee tests on…