Help Net Security Newsletter - July 22, 2019

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4 years after data breach, Slack resets 100,000 users’ passwords

New infosec products of the week: July 19, 2019

NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products

New open source solution reduces the risks associated with cloud deployments

Business owners prioritize investment in technology over upskilling

Mobile ID schemes take the lead over digital identity cards

Malicious Python packages found on PyPI

FaceApp privacy panic: Be careful which apps you use

True passwordless authentication is still quite a while away

Skills gap remains a top barrier to SD-WAN adoption

The true potential of 5G for businesses

Adoption rates of basic cloud security tools and practices still far too low

Certificate-related outages impact the reputation of financial services organizations

Federal and SLED IT managers say AI will be a game changer

Flaw in Iomega, LenovoEMC NAS devices exposes millions of files on the Internet

Over 80% of network teams play a role in security efforts

The importance of hardening firmware security

Enterprises catching up with the explosion of cloud use and shadow IT in the workplace

Companies still don’t understand the importance of DMARC adoption

As cyber attacks increase, the cloud-based database security market grows

New satellite constellations aim to improve IoT connectivity options

Researcher releases PoC code for critical Atlassian Crowd RCE flaw

Avoiding a biometric dystopia

IIoT risks of relying heavily on edge computing

The importance of IT asset management within digital transformation processes

Yearly hidden costs of managing vendor risk? $3.8 million per healthcare provider

How can attackers abuse artificial intelligence?

The rise of digital platforms is empowering the military, but challenges remain

Do you have what it takes to be a hardware hacker?

Organizations expect to boost their cybersecurity investments by 34%

Multi-stage attack techniques are making network defense difficult

How well are healthcare organizations protecting patient information?

CVSS 3.1: Refined and updated for easier adoption by the security community

Only 25% of organizations using AI have an enterprise-wide AI strategy

Industry news:

CyberArk enhances its portfolio of SaaS offerings for privileged access security

Bitdefender 2020 gives consumers privacy amid a rising criminal tide

BehavioSec updates the BehavioSec Behavioral Biometrics Platform with new capabilities

Fugue’s SaaS product now supports the Microsoft Azure cloud computing service

Insight Connected Suite helps clients accelerate the use of smart solutions

SnapLogic Quick Start solution to help orgs quickly build and deploy cloud data lakes on AWS

Claroty unveils several enhancements to its Continuous Threat Detection solution

ViON unveils new hybrid, multi-cloud solution portfolio that offers single interface management

Enzoic for Active Directory offers real-time blocking and monitoring of unsafe passwords

Cyber Power Smart App Online UPS systems offer more power and functionality in less space

SyncDog and Nine23 to enable mobile workforces a secure cloud-based collaboration tools access

TMD Security integrates SALTO’s key-less locks in TMD Access Management

Druva acquires CloudLanes to expand cloud to the edge

Cirrus Insight appoints Phil Sims as CTO

Abacode appoints Michael Brooks to lead its Governance, Risk and Compliance Practice

MobileIron launches zero sign-on technology for secure and passwordless authentication

Privitar extends data-protection and safe data-analysis capabilities of its Publisher product

Smarter Security’s new optical technology to prevent sidegating

Cohesity Runbook enables enterprises to systematically move workloads to the cloud

PremiumSoft releases new version of Navicat Monitor

Symantec’s new cloud access security solution enforces consistent security and data protection policies

Synack launches a new crowdsourced penetration test designed specifically for government

Perimeter 81 ensures zero trust access to web applications without an agent

CyberGRX Auto Inherent Risk provides users with immediate visibility into potential threats

ShiftLeft Ocular enhancements to help orgs discover business logic flaws faster

Signal Sciences and Datadog provide real-time web app attacks monitoring and response

FireEye launches two new service delivery options for managed detection and response

Western Digital enhances its IntelliFlash data center systems portfolio

42Crunch allows orgs to automate API security across Kubernetes environments

Vade Secure’s Auto-Remediate adds automated protection for Office 365 environments

Aqua Security deepens strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate Azure deployments

Trend Micro’s Deep Security as a Service now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Karamba Security implements its security software on Alpine infotainment systems

RISC-V Soft CPU Contest challenges designers to develop a hardware secure RISC-V soft CPU solution

Ingram Micro chooses AvePoint as a global Modern Workplace Accelerate partner

Alfresco Migration Service to help orgs move off legacy platforms and migrate to the cloud

T-Mobile launches Roambee BeeAware, a narrowband IoT asset tracking solution

Eurofins’ testwizard system to provide automated testing for Niko Home Control

DefenseStorm raises $15M to invest in employees and innovation

Five chief IT security executives join RiskSense’s new Technology Advisory Board

ADVA launches AI-powered analytics service for monitoring the quality of GNSS-based timing

Quest QoreStor 6.0 offers native cloud support and instant recovery

Microsoft data security improved with Nucleus Cyber MIP integration

Pundi X completes integration support of its XPOS module on Verifone X990

Saviynt now supports Amazon EventBridge

Avast appoints Jaya Baloo as CISO

Keysight’s new automotive cybersecurity program helps automotive industry ensure safety of vehicles

iDS now handles all facets of data management by launching iCyber Solutions

Cloudflare’s global network now serves more than 18 million Internet properties

ThreatConnect Platform now supports MITRE ATT&CK framework

ZeroNorth’s platform enhancements to increase breadth and scalability

Thales and Tata communication bringing secure connectivity to the cars with Korea Telecom

Centrify joins several working groups within the Identity Defined Security Alliance

HackerOne attains ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification

Datadog now supports Microsoft Azure Deployment Manager

Trend Micro extends its network protection to the cloud

Deutsche Telekom and Software AG partnership delivers IoT services on a global scale

Usercentrics’ Series A financing to accelerate product development and customer growth

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of CrowdStrike, joins the Dragos Board of Directors

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