Malwarebytes Launches MDR Solution for SMBs
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) specialist provider Malwarebytes has launched a new managed detection and response (MDR) solution to bring threat and incident detection to the SMB market. SMBs are heavily targeted by malicious actors because they are often considered to be the soft underbelly of opportunity. The MDR solution combines the security firm’s EDR…
Oort Raises $15 Million for Identity Threat Detection and Response Platform
The funding round – which included $3.5 million Seed and $11.5 million Series A investments – was co-led by .406 Ventures and Energy Impact Partners (EIP). Founded in 2019, the Boston-based firm provides enterprises with an identity-centric platform that offers visibility and control over the identity attack surface, helping them secure both employees and contractors…
RealDefense Raises $30 Million to Acquire More Privacy, Cybersecurity Firms
Founded in 2017, the Pasadena, California-based firm provides organizations with privacy, cybersecurity, and optimization solutions for PC, Mac, and mobile devices. The firm offers software and services tailored for consumers and small businesses and has a global presence in 33 countries, claiming to have more than one million customers. Additionally, RealDefense offers an M&A playbook…
Web Security Company Detectify Raises $10 Million
Founded in 2013, the cloud-based External Attack Surface Management (EASM) solutions provider scans web applications for thousands of known vulnerabilities and monitors subdomains for malicious takeover. The SaaS security company has over 140 employees, but also works with ethical hackers, delivering payload-based testing to customers. Detectify claims to have more than 1,900 customers, helping them…
How AWS, Cisco, Netflix & SAP Are Approaching Cybersecurity Awareness Month
For those of us in the industry, cybersecurity is a priority 365 days a year. But for a brief window in October during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the spotlight is on us. Given its importance in daily life, cybersecurity awareness has gained momentum in recent years — but there is still much to do. Cybersecurity Awareness…
Organizations Finding the Need for New Approaches on the Cybersecurity Front, CompTIA research reveals
Fortifying cybersecurity defenses remains a work in progress for many organizations, who acknowledge their shortcomings but have yet to commit the necessary resources to the effort, new research from CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, reveals. “Risk mitigation is the key, the filter through which everything should be viewed.”…
NSA Cyber Specialist, Army Doctor Charged in US Spying Cases
In one case, cybersecurity expert Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 30, spent less than four weeks working at the NSA, the government’s huge and powerful signals intelligence agency, before he suddenly quit, citing family problems at the end of June. In the few weeks he was at the NSA, he printed out top secret documents, and after…
Quantifying ROI in Cybersecurity Spend
You cannot separate cost and value in business: value is used to justify cost. Business value is measured by the return on investment (ROI) from cost. By understanding current ROI it is easier to justify future cost because you know the value. But this is a problem: how do you measure or quantify ROI in…
Industry Reactions to Govt Requiring Security Guarantees From Software Vendors
Building on the cybersecurity executive order signed by President Joe Biden in May 2021, a memorandum from the OMB requires federal agencies to comply with NIST guidance — for secure software development and supply chain security — when using third-party software. In order to ensure compliance, agencies will have to at least obtain a self-attestation…
NATO Condemns Alleged Iranian Cyberattack on Albania
“We stand in solidarity with Albania following the recent cyber attack on its national information infrastructure,” NATO allies said. “We strongly condemn such malicious cyber activities designed to destabilise and harm the security of an Ally, and disrupt the daily lives of citizens.” The alliance pledged to “support Albania in strengthening its cyber defence capabilities…
