October 2023

What is operational risk and why should you care? Assessing SEC rule readiness for OT and IoT
The newly released Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) cyber incident disclosure rules have been met with mixed reviews. Of particular concern is whether public companies …

Strategies to overcome cybersecurity misconceptions
Many CISOs may believe their cybersecurity defenses are robust enough to repel any attack, but there are critical misconceptions they may be harboring. In this Help Net …

Security leaders have good reasons to fear AI-generated attacks
Generative AI is likely behind the increases in both the volume and sophistication of email attacks that organizations have experienced in the past few months, and it’s …

Consumers are taking action to protect their privacy
Younger consumers are taking deliberate action to protect their privacy, as 42% of consumers aged 18-24 exercise their Data Subject Access Rights, compared with just 6% for …

Lacework increases operational efficiency around risk management
Lacework announced a series of updates that expand the platform’s enterprise-grade capabilities to help customers do more in the cloud, securely. Lacework is extending …

Versa Secure SD-LAN delivers zero trust and IoT security
Versa Networks announced Versa Secure SD-LAN, a software-defined branch and campus Local Area Network (LAN) solution to deliver zero trust and IoT security natively at the LAN …

Semgrep Secrets prevents sensitive credentials from leaking
Semgrep announced its public beta of Semgrep Secrets, a product for detecting and securing sensitive credentials during the software development process. Semgrep is designed …

Data Theorem enhances Cloud Secure platform with ML-based hacker toolkits and visualizations
Data Theorem introduced an attack path analysis of APIs and software supply chain exploits to its cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) called Cloud Secure. The …

Veeam and Sophos partner to help organizations detect cybersecurity threats
Veeam Software announced a strategic partnership with Sophos. Through the partnership, Veeam Data Platform will integrate with Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR), …

Searchlight Cyber improves DarkIQ Dark Web Traffic Monitoring capabilities
Searchlight Cyber has released enhancements to its Dark Web Traffic Monitoring capabilities, a key feature of its dark web monitoring solution, DarkIQ. These enhancements arm …

Ivanti’s new capabilities simplify vulnerability prioritization and remediation
Ivanti released new capabilities for the Ivanti Neurons platform to improve the digital employee experience, offer scalability to customers and enhance vulnerability …

Drata unveils platform enhancements to automate GRC processes
Drata launched two highly anticipated capabilities: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and User Access Reviews (UAR). The addition of Role-Based Access Control enables even more …