Microsoft launches Security Experts, new managed security offering
Microsoft launched a new offering of managed security services. Microsoft Security Experts allows organizations fully or partially outsource threat hunting, XDR and SIEM.
Microsoft's current portfolio is twofold. Firstly, the organization develops technology for preventing, finding and tackling ... Read more
Eye Security expands into cyber insurance
Security specialist Eye Security will independently offer cyber insurance. The Dutch company was recently licensed to do so by the AFM, the national financial supervisor. The step is seen as both innovative and risky by industry peers.
The market for cyber insurances is growing worldwide. Cyber ... Read more
Datadog increases revenue by 83 percent
Datadog saw its revenue increase by 83 percent in the first quarter of 2022. The cloud monitoring specialist also announced the acquisition of Spanish security start-up Hdiv Security. The goal is to expand its security portfolio.
Revenue came to a total of 363 million dollars (345 million euros)... Read more
GitHub imposes 2FA on all contributors
GitHub wants to arm itself against supply chain attacks. Two-factor authentication (2FA) will be mandatory for all users who upload code to the platform.
Users who contribute code, use Actions, open pull requests or merge and publish packages are obliged to use 2FA. Every end user lacking 2FA w... Read more
Cisco resolves vulnerabilities in Enterprise NFVIS
Cisco resolved several vulnerabilities in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS). No exploits by cybercriminals were observed so far.
Cisco Enterprise NFVIS provides various virtual network services for the management of virtual network functions (VNFs). The newly addressed vulner... Read more
Apple, Google and Microsoft are getting rid of passwords
Passwordless logins will be standardized by Apple, Google and Microsoft. The tech giants announced a joint plan.
Apple, Google and Microsoft will implement passwordless FIDO standards in Android, Chrome, iOS, macOS, Safari, Windows and Edge. The timeline is unknown, but somewhere in the coming y... Read more
Fortinet stock rises after topping analysts’ expectations with Q1 earnings
Fortinet's stock soared in late trading after the cybersecurity firm's latest quarterly earnings report topped expectations.
Fortinet announced a profit before expenditures such as stock compensation of $155.1 million, or 94 cents per share, for the quarter ended March 31, up from $164.2 million... Read more
SentinelOne unveils severe zero-day vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG
SentinelOne discovered two serious zero-day vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG. The threats went unnoticed for ten years.
The vulnerabilities allow attackers to bump privileges. From there, a system's security tools can be disabled. In December 2021, SentinelOne's researchers disclosed the vulnera... Read more
Phishers breach British healthcare system
Cybercriminals hacked into the mail system of the UK's National Health Service. Breached employee accounts are used to send phishing mails.
There are signs of a scandal. The incident wasn't reported by the National Health Service (NHS). It took an independent security provider to break the news.... Read more
Noname Security launches Active Testing, prebuilt API security tests
Active Testing is now available on Noname's API Security Platform. The solution allows you to simulate more than 100 prebuilt attacks on APIs.
Active Testing simulates API attacks. The components of an attack are configurable to match an organization's environment. Test results can be incorpora... Read more