Network Security

Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

In light of recent incidents that impacted both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments, organizations are increasingly evaluating the risks associated with growing IT/OT convergence. IT environments include cloud computing, internal and outsourced Internet applications, and business and technical systems used across the organization, such as for e-commerce, human resources, and engineering. OT…

Application Security, Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Launched to the public in 2013, iProov helps customers verify customer identity and protect against spoof attacks from photos, videos, masks, and even deepfakes. Used for onboarding and authentication, iProov says customers including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the UK Home Office, the UK National Health Service (NHS), the Australian Taxation Office, GovTech Singapore,…

Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Are cybersecurity jobs a profession or a vocation? When we consider the current workforce shortage in cybersecurity, our existing assumptions about the nature of cybersecurity jobs may be exacerbating the shortfall. For this reason, we may need to consider new ways of thinking about jobs within the cybersecurity field and the appropriate institutional structures that…

Application Security, Cloud Security, Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

With this transaction, Somerville, Mass.-based Recorded Future gets a direct entry into the competitive continuous Attack Surface Management (ASM) business and new technology to help organizations with real-time visibility into networks and servers exposed to malicious actors. The $65 million deal comes less than a year after Recorded Future announced an early-stage investment in SecurityTrails…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The latest financing was led by WestCap, with additional investment from Dave DeWalt’s NightDragon. It comes exactly one year after the company (previously known White Ops) was acquired by the Goldman Sachs merchant banking division. HUMAN Security sells technology capable of differentiating between bots and human transactions on the internet, protecting enterprises from fraudulent e-commerce…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

The fraud detection and prevention (FDP) market is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2027, as reported in a research study by Global Market Insights. The growing adoption of mobile phones and digital banking applications is proliferating the market growth. The growing instances of cyberthreats and money laundering across sectors are driving the need for…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

I’d like to discuss the right to work. Security professionals have that right, and unfortunately, from time to time, certain individuals, organizations, or companies try to take that right away. In this piece specifically, I’d like to focus on the issue of non-competes. I understand that companies have employees sign non-competes. This is a common…

Network Security, Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

ClosingLock acquires SafeWire ClosingLock announced the acquisition of SafeWire. Both companies are based in the United States and they offer wire fraud prevention solutions for the real estate industry. DFIN acquires Guardum Risk and compliance solutions company Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has acquired Guardum, a data security and privacy firm that can help companies locate,…