Management & Strategy

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The GAO pointed out that the DHS, CISA and NIST have issued guidance, alerts, advisories, and other resources in an effort to help federal and private entities manage the cybersecurity risks associated with internet-of-things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) systems. While steps have been taken to protect critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, GAO believes more should…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

“I’ve made the hard decision to leave Twitter,” tweeted chief security officer Lea Kissner, who reportedly stepped down with other key privacy or security executives. The walk-outs came a day after the chaotic launch of new features introduced by Musk following his $44 million buyout of the influential one-to-many messaging app. It unveiled its long-awaited…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

The company says its API security platform provides complete visibility and control. Its capabilities include automated inventory and change management, and the platform enables organizations to identify rogue and shadow APIs, and analyze business risk and impact. Wib was founded in August 2021 by serial entrepreneur Gil Don (CEO), Ran Ohayon (CRO) and Tal Steinherz….

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

Created by the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), a cross-sector working group seeking to mitigate the risks threatening the critical infrastructure and national security, the guidance provides recommendations for developers, suppliers, and organizations. In September, the three US agencies released the first part of the series, which included recommendations for developers looking to improve the software…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

A type of cyberattack targeting applications or websites, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks aim to exhaust the target system’s resources to render it inaccessible to legitimate users. DDoS attacks may target server vulnerabilities to overload network resources or to consume these resources through the reflection of a high volume of network traffic to the target, or may…

Application Security, Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

Bearer, a San Francisco-based company founded in 2018, has received a $4 million investment from Kima Ventures, Partech and Point Nine, bringing the total raised by the company to $8 million. The startup’s data security SaaS solution helps organizations identify technical and business logic flaws in code during the development cycle, and ensure data security…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The round, which brings the total raised by the company to nearly $320 million, was led by BlackRock, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The investment will be used to expand go-to-market strategies and enhance the company’s offering. Versa SASE offers security, networking, and analytics in a single software operating system. The solution is…

Application Security, Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

The new funding round was led by U.S. Venture Partners, with additional investment from Bess Ventures, Citi Ventures, Stanford University, World Trade Ventures, and angel investors. Founded in 2016, the Rockville, Maryland-based firm provides physical layer-based asset risk management capabilities, helping organizations deal with known and shadow IT assets at any scale. Basically, Sepio helps…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

The penalties for serious breaches of the Privacy Act would increase from 2.2 million Australian dollars ($1.4 million) now to AU$50 million ($32 million) under amendments to be introduced to Parliament next week, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said. A company could also be fined the value of 30% of its revenues over a defined period if…