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Nokia-Owned SAC Wireless Discloses Data Breach

Issued by: Security Week

In a notification letter filed with the Maine Attorney General’s Officer, the company said personal information of roughly 6500 individuals was compromised during a ransomware attack that was identified in mid-June. An investigation launched into the incident, the company says, has revealed that the attackers first compromised SAC Wireless’ systems in April 13. The threat…

Network Security

SASE Provider Versa Networks Raises $86 Million

Issued by: Security Week

The funding round was led by Princeville Capital and RPS Ventures, with additional participation from existing investors, including Sequoia Capital. Based in San Jose, California, Versa Networks platform is available via both the cloud and on-premises, helping enterprises keep branches, teleworkers, and users securely connected to cloud applications and data centers. A software-only offering, Versa…

Network Security

NSA Releases Guidance for Securing Enterprise Communication Systems

Issued by: Security Week

UC and VVoIP are call-processing systems that are used for communications and collaboration by many enterprises, including government agencies and their contractors. The NSA has warned that if these systems are not properly secured, they are exposed to the same risks as IP systems, including software vulnerabilities and various types of malware. Threat actors could…

Network Security

At Odds: The Promise vs. Operational Reality of Security Solutions

Issued by: Security Week

By now you’ve probably spent at least a few minutes watching “What I thought I was getting vs. what I actually got” videos. There’s the pet edition, the mature husband edition, even a personal edition – “How I thought I looked vs. how I actually looked.” You get the picture. A similar phenomenon has been…

Vulnerabilities

Lawmakers Reintroduce ‘Pipeline Security Act’ Following Colonial Hack

Issued by: Security Week

The Pipeline Security Act was first introduced in 2019, but it did not receive a vote. Now, following the recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, which had a significant impact, the bill was reintroduced. The bipartisan pipeline security legislation would ensure that the roles of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which has been the primary…

Network Security

NVIDIA Unveils ‘Morpheus’ Cybersecurity Framework

Issued by: Security Week

According to NVIDIA, Morpheus leverages machine learning to identify anomalies and threats — such as phishing, data leaks and malware — through real-time inspection of all IP traffic in an organization’s data centers. NVIDIA Morpheus framework uses BlueField DPUMorpheus works with NVIDIA’s BlueField data processing units (DPUs), a powerful processor designed specifically for data centers….

Network Security

Microsoft Launches Free Zero Trust Assessment Tool

Issued by: Security Week

Nupur Goyal, senior product marketing manager at Microsoft, told SecurityWeek that the tool is free and available to anyone. “Our assessment tool will help orgs assess readiness across identities, devices, apps, infrastructure, network and data, and then provide go-dos and deployment guidance to help them reach key milestones,” Goyal said. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus…