Israeli attack surface management startup IONIX Inc. today announced the launch of Threat Exposure Radar, a threat management capability integrated with its attack surface management solution. Threat Exposure Radar offers a unified view of critical exposures across the entire enterprise attack surface, including cloud, on-premises, software-as-a-service and third-party systems. The capability allows security teams to visualize ...

A new report released today by cybersecurity company WithSecure Oyj is warning of a surge in the emergence of new multipoint extortion ransomware groups in the first three quarters of 2023. Multipoint ransomware groups, sometimes called double-tap or double-extortion groups, are ransomware operators that use multiple methods to pressure victims into paying a ransom to regain control of ...

The Cloud Security Alliance today announced the launch of the Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust, an authoritative zero-trust training and credential program claimed to be a first in the cybersecurity industry. The CCZT offers an in-depth understanding of zero-trust architecture, its components and its functioning. The course includes foundational zero-trust best practices released by sources ...

Automated data governance and security startup ALTR Solutions Inc. today announced that it has raised $25 million in new funding to bolster its market position in the cloud data access governance and security market, fast-track go-to-market strategies, grow partner integrations and develop channel relations. Founded in 2017, ALTR pitches itself as a single source for data ...

Cybersecurity software provider Tanium Inc. today announced the launch of Tanium AI and new features in autonomous endpoint management service to drive operational efficiency and faster risk mitigation through automation. Announced at Tanium’s annual Converge Conference, the new features and artificial intelligence service bring together preconfigured playbooks, seamless platform integrations, AI-driven insights, workflows and remediation for improved ...

Israeli software security startup Vulcan Cyber Ltd. today announced that it has raised an additional $34 million in funding to fuel continued product innovation and expand into new markets. Founded in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv, Vulcan Cyber specializes in helping enterprises detect and fix vulnerabilities in their software stack and code. The company offers a vulnerability assessment ...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation today revealed that it has dismantled the IPStorm botnet proxy network and arrested a Russian and Moldovan national accused of running the network. The accused botnet operator, Sergei Makinin, was arrested on Sept. 18 in Puerto Rico and has since pled guilty to three counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § ...

Firmware and hardware security startup Eclypsium Inc. today announced a new collaboration with Intel Corp. to provide enhanced visibility into supply chains with the Eclypsium Supply Chain Security Platform. The partnership aims to help businesses in improve mean time to detection and bolster security posture while lowering hardware costs by extending the life cycle of devices. The ...

Phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. today announced the launch of a new service to protect against malicious QR code threats such as quishing, QRLJacking and other scams. The new SlashNext QR Code Phishing Protection service is claimed to be the first security solution to offer protection against multi-channel quishing, for QR code phishing, that blocks malicious QR ...

DevOps security startup Cycode Ltd. today unveiled ConnectorX, an open, click-and-consume application security posture connector capability that features several cybersecurity solutions, as well as enhancements to its Risk Intelligence Graph for more intelligent, risk-based prioritization. Launching with support for Wiz Inc. and Black Duck by Synopsys Inc., in addition to the more than 40 existing software development lifecycle integrations, ConnectorX provides ...