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Cybersecurity budgets surge, as skills gap wreaks havoc on 2022 plans

As enterprises plan and set budgets for the new year ahead, the vast majority are expecting to channel more dollars toward enhancing their cybersecurity efforts. Organizations …

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Neustar Security Services spins out to combat the next generation of challenges and threats

Neustar Security Services has become the newest portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital and GIC following the completed sale of Neustar Inc.’s Marketing, Risk and …

Why are we still asking KBA questions to authenticate identity?

Do you remember the name of your second-grade teacher? How about your maternal grandfather’s middle name? If you’ve ever forgotten a password, you’ve no doubt experienced the …

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72% of organizations hit by DNS attacks in the past year

Domain name system (DNS) attacks are impacting organizations at worrisome rates. According to a survey from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) conducted in …

TransUnion acquires Neustar to enhance fraud detection and prevention offerings

TransUnion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Neustar, a premier identity resolution company with solutions in marketing, fraud and communications, from a private …

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When a scammer calls: 3 strategies to protect customers from call spoofing

One of the first internet memes was born when The New Yorker published the now iconic cartoon captioned, “On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.” Today we might update …

Neustar helps brands mitigate third-party cookie deprecation impact and device ID loss

Neustar released the Fabrick Impact Assessment, a new process to help marketers both diagnose and mitigate the impact of third-party cookie deprecation and device ID loss …

ReliaQuest expands its executive team with new appointments

ReliaQuest announced the appointments of Brian Foster as Vice President of Product, Paul Kraus as Vice President of Engineering and Dan Wire as Vice President of Brand and …

infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: July 30, 2021

Here’s a look at the most interesting product releases from the past week, featuring releases from Ivanti, Stellar Cyber, SpecterOps, Aqua Security, Infinipoint, …

Neustar UltraBot Protect provides more visibility into application layer traffic

Neustar introduced UltraBot Protect to provide users with more visibility into, and control over, their application layer traffic. Neustar UltraBot Protect delivers enhanced …

Neustar and Equifax release Financial Spectrum, an audience segmentation and media activation solution

Neustar and Equifax released Financial Spectrum, an audience segmentation and media activation solution designed to meet the unique demands of financial services marketers. …

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Most organizations would pay in the event of a ransomware attack

Despite the Director of the FBI, the US Attorney General and the White House warning firms against paying cyber-related ransoms, 60 percent of organizations have admitted they …

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