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Apple Announces New Security Update Feature in iOS 16, macOS Ventura

Issued by: Security Week

The new feature, named Rapid Security Response, will become available in the upcoming iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, both scheduled for release in late 2022. According to Apple, important security updates will be delivered to iPhones and Macs in between standard software updates. In addition, they can be applied automatically and they do not require…

Software Security

Netskope Expands Data Protection Capabilities to Endpoint Devices and Private Apps

Issued by: Dark Reading

Netskope, the leader in Security Service Edge (SSE) and zero trust, today announced a key expansion of data protection capabilities to endpoint devices and private apps. The introduction of a patented endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) solution will enable Netskope Intelligent SSE customers to protect data everywhere it moves across the hybrid enterprise. Zero trust…

Software Security

Seven Signs That Your Consumers are Ready for Passwordless Authentication

Issued by: CIO Security

Customer demand for passwordless authentication has grown exponentially since smartphones first began offering built-in biometric readers. While we all crave a less complicated login experience, the average consumer has been clamoring for it for more than five years. In fact, Mastercard sponsored an Oxford University study of consumer sentiment that discovered just that. A staggering…

Software Security

XDR Isn’t Enough to Protect Your Organization: The Importance of Adversary Detection and Response

Issued by: CIO Security

It’s more difficult than ever to protect our infrastructure, government, and businesses from becoming victims of well-funded, skilled adversaries. From the Log4j vulnerability to the SolarWinds hack to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, organizations are more vulnerable to cyberattacks than ever before. In fact, 87% of enterprises across 11 countries have fallen victim to cyberattacks in…

Software Security

New attack surface management product takes full-stack aim at sofware supply chain threats

Issued by: CSO

Software supply chains have become a tasty target for adversaries fueled by successful, high-profile attacks on companies like Solarwinds and Kaseya and open-source offerings like Log4j. Now a software applications security company seeks to address the problem with what it’s saying is the first attack surface management (ASM) product to address threats across the application…

Network Security, Software Security

Cyber defense: Prioritized by real-world threat data

Issued by: Help Net Security

The impact of a cybersecurity breach can be painful for any enterprise, and devastating for some. Any one of the top five threats we see in today’s environment—malware, ransomware, web application hacking, insider and privilege misuse, and targeted intrusions— are serious and can cause severe, long-lasting financial and reputational damage. First, there’s the financial cost—$4.24…

Cloud Security, Network Security, Software Security

Why SOC 2 Compliance Is a Matter of (Zero) Trust

Issued by: CyberArk Blog

SaaS solutions are now so entwined in business users’ daily routines that they seem to meld into one experience — or simply put, “the way I work.” Yet the reality is there are many disparate cloud applications in play across a typical enterprise — 364 on average – which means a lot of complexity and…

Software Security

What can March Madness and 538 teach us about cybersecurity risk?

Issued by: CSO

I love this time of year, with March Madness excitement in the air and my Notre Dame Fighting Irish still in the tournament (as of the writing of this column)! More importantly – yes, more importantly – I love monitoring the 538 March Madness prediction website to see how the chances of winning change through…

Software Security

Thoma Bravo acquires SaaS company Anaplan for $10.7B

Issued by: CIO Security

Business planning SaaS (software-as-a-service) software maker Anaplan is being acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.7 billion. Founded in the UK and now based in San Francisco, Anaplan offers cloud-based finance and planning software and counts almost 2,000 customers worldwide, including Coca-Cola, Shell, Thomas Cook and VMware. The company went public in 2018,…