New infosec products of the week: August 11, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Adaptive Shield, LastPass, NetSPI, Solvo, ThreatConnect, and Vicarius. NetSPI launches…
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How to handle API sprawl and the security threat it poses
The proliferation of APIs has marked them as prime targets for malicious attackers. With recent reports indicating that API vulnerabilities are costing businesses billions of…
Photos: Black Hat USA 2023
Black Hat USA 2023 returned to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The conference featured over 100 selected Briefings, open-source tool demos in…
How executives’ personal devices threaten business security
Today, individual people – not businesses or government entities as a whole – are the primary targets, or entry points, for all major cyberattacks, according…
Cybersecurity as a global, multi-sector activity with Mihoko Matsubara
Like many leaders in the cybersecurity space, the professional journey of Mihoko Matsubara did not necessarily begin with securing devices or technology. However, once she…
Check Point to acquire Perimeter 81 for $490 million
Check Point signs a definitive agreement to acquire Perimeter 81, a Security Service Edge (SSE) company. With this acquisition, Check Point will help organizations accelerate…
Microsoft 365 accounts of execs, managers hijacked through EvilProxy
A phishing campaign leveraging the EvilProxy phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) tool has been spotted targeting Microsoft 365 user accounts of C-level executives and managers at over 100…
Adaptive Shield’s ITDR capabilities help users detect identity-related security threats
Adaptive Shield announced its Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) capabilities to help organizations mitigate identity-related threats. When paired with its SaaS Security Posture Management…
LastPass removes the master password from customers’ login with FIDO2 authenticators
LastPass announced the availability of FIDO2 authenticators, including biometrics, such as finger print or face ID, and hardware keys, for its Passwordless Login solution. This…
White House launches AI Cyber Challenge to make software more secure
The Biden-Harris Administration has launched a major two-year competition using AI to protect the United States’ most important software, such as code that helps run…
Will AI kill cybersecurity jobs?
Some ten years ago, the authors of The Second Machine Age wrote that “computers and other digital advances are doing for mental power—the ability to…
Learning from past healthcare breaches to fortify future cybersecurity strategies
In the face of rising cyber threats, the healthcare sector has become a hotbed for cyberattacks. Given the gravity of this situation, we sat down…