Intelligent chatbot helps boost endpoint security
It's vital to protect endpoints within the enterprise, but often the level of alerts generated by conventional solutions can prove overwhelming for security analysts.
Cyber security platform Endgame is introducing new features to simplify attack detection, threat hunting, and response, including the use of an intelligent chatbot.
SailPoint brings AI to identity management
Enterprise identity management company SailPoint is using the Navigate '17 event to preview its new identity analytics solution, IdentityAI.
By adding analytics to SailPoint's existing open identity platform it will enable customers to improve their identity governance and mitigate potential threats.
AI-driven platform improves sales forecasts and visibility
Success in a sales environment increasingly needs access to accurate real-time data on which to base decisions.
To provide companies with better information, sales forecasting specialist Aviso is launching its latest Aviso Sales Vision, an AI-based platform that provides accurate sales forecasts, detailed pipeline visibility, and actionable insights to drive sales performance.
New platform helps integrate big data across the cloud
As enterprises continue to move their data to the cloud, they often find themselves using multiple different services. But a multi-cloud approach brings problems when it comes to managing and integrating information.
To tackle this issue, cloud and big data integration company Talend is releasing a new version of its Talend Data Fabric integration platform that is optimized to manage multi-cloud, enterprise IT environments.
Enterprises overwhelmed by endpoint alerts
Organizations receive an average of more than 600 endpoint alerts in a typical week according to a new report. These represent a severe drain on an organization's financial resources and IT security personnel and the cost can average $1.4 million annually.
The study by endpoint security company Absolute and the Ponemon Institute reveals that, of all alerts, 45 percent (277 alerts) are considered reliable and an average of 115 are investigated. An average of 61 percent or 369 of these alerts involve malware infections.
Malicious antivirus apps prey on ransomware fears
Recent weeks have seen a rise in fake WannaCry protectors on mobile app stores, even though this particular infection doesn't target mobile devices.
But using the fear of high profile infections to get users to download potentially unwanted programs or malware is nothing new according to threat management company RiskIQ. Using its mobile database, hundreds of examples of apps that claim to help defend mobile phones were found, instead, to be preying on unsuspecting users by pushing adware, trojans, and other malware.
Collaboration cloud services lead to a rise in data violations
Almost 10 percent of data loss prevention (DLP) violations come from collaboration services according to a new report.
The study from cloud security company Netskope shows that as cloud services like HipChat and Slack have increased in popularity enterprises need to put policies in place to protect the information that’s shared.
Microsoft integrates with Zimperium to guard against zero-day mobile threats
Cyber attacks aren't limited to desktop systems, mobile endpoints are equally at risk and for enterprises this is something else that needs protection.
Mobile threat defense specialist Zimperium is announcing an integration with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security to integrate its product with the Microsoft Intune mobile device and application management product.
Patch management is a major issue for enterprises
We already know that outdated systems are a major problem for enterprises as they increase the risk of data breaches.
But a new study by enterprise security specialist Bromium reveals that the act of patching is a big problem for many companies too.
New Android malware uses code injection to control devices
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have released details of a new trojan being distributed via the Google Play store that is able to inject malicious code into the system runtime libraries.
Named Dvmap, the trojan is believed to have been downloaded from Google Play more than 50,000 times since March this year.
How low-code software is meeting development challenges
There’s increasing demand to produce software quickly, which means companies are on the look out for alternatives to traditional coding.
Many are turning to low-code platforms, workflow software specialist TrackVia has created an infographic charting the rise of low-code solutions.
EventTracker launches improved threat intelligence platform
The rapidly changing world of cyber security means that companies need to be able to respond quickly to threats.
Security information management company EventTracker is launching a new version of its SIEM platform, which provides advanced features to combat modern ransomware and mutating malware, along with expanded threat intelligence.
Outdated operating systems triple the risk of a data breach
The recent WannaCry attack has highlighted the dangers of running out of date and un-patched systems.
New research by security ratings company BitSight has released a new report showing that organizations with more than 50 percent of their computers running outdated versions of an operating system are more than three times as likely to experience a breach. In addition those with more than 50 percent of their computers not running the latest version of an internet browser are more than twice as likely to experience a publicly disclosed breach.
Majority of vulnerabilities appear online before official databases
New research from threat intelligence company Recorded Future reveals that of 12,500 disclosed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), more than 75 percent were publicly reported online before they were published to the NIST's centralized National Vulnerability Database (NVD).
Sources reporting include easily accessible sites such as news media, blogs, and social media pages as well as more remote areas of the internet including the dark web and criminal forums.
Healthcare industry most targeted by cyber attacks
A new report into cyber security trends shows healthcare to be the most frequently targeted industry, with 164 threats detected per 1,000 host devices.
Next most targeted are education and media, which had 145 and 123 detections per 1,000 host devices, respectively. By comparison, the food and beverage industry came in as the least targeted industry with just 17 detections per 1,000 hosts.
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Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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