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Nozomi Networks debuts Guardian Air sensor to boost wireless security in operational technology and IoT
Industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks Inc. today introduced Guardian Air, a new wireless spectrum sensor that advances modern threat detection and remediation in operation technology and internet of things environments. A wireless spectrum sensor operates by continuously scanning and analyzing the wireless spectrum to detect and identify various wireless signals. They detect unauthorized or rogue ...
Menlo Security reports significant increase in browser-based phishing attacks in 2023
Cloud security startup Menlo Security Inc. today released a new report revealing a large increase in browser-based phishing attacks last year amid a growth in highly evasive adaptive threats. The 2023 State of Browser Security Report found a 198% increase in browser-based phishing attacks in the second half of the year and a 206% increase over ...
US tops 164 countries targeted by threat actors in 2023
A new report today from Forescout Technologies Inc. finds that the U.S. remained the primary target for threat actors amid 164 countries targeted by malicious actors in 2023. The Forescout Research Vedere Labs 2023 Global Threat Roundup Report found that the U.S. was targeted by 168 malicious actors in 2023, followed by the U.K. being targeted by ...
Google enhances Chrome and Ads with new AI features to streamline user experiences
Google LLC is further enhancing its artificial intelligence offerings, today announcing updates to two of its flagship products, Chrome Chrome and Google Ads, aimed at streamlining user experiences in web browsing and digital advertising. The AI enhancements that will be most noticeable to users come in Google Chrome, with three new generative AI features that ...
New partnership between Securiti and Lacework targets improved cloud data protection
Unified data control startup Securiti Inc. and cloud security company Lacework Inc. today announced a new strategic partnership that allows customers to safeguard their sensitive data using Lacework’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform and Securiti’s Data Command Center. Securiti brings to the partnership contextual data intelligence and unified controls across the hybrid multicloud. Its Data Command Center delivering the ...
BianLian ransomware group shifts focus to US, European healthcare and manufacturing industries
A new report today from Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42 details changes in how the prolific BianLian ransomware group operates as the group evolves to target primarily the healthcare and manufacturing sectors and the U.S. and Europe. BianLian first emerged around 2021 and came to widespread attention in 2022 when it targeted companies in the U.S., the U.K. ...
Myriad Venture Partners debuts with $100M to fuel AI and clean tech startups
The rise of artificial intelligence has been well-documented over the last year, and that rise has also prompted increasing interest in opportunities to invest in new AI startups. Catering to this need, Myriad Venture Partners LLC today launched as a new early-stage venture capital firm focused on artificial intelligence, clean technology and enterprise business-to-business software with an ...
Zscaler enhances network security with zero-trust architecture in latest release
Cloud security company Zscaler Inc. today debuted Zscaler Zero Trust SASE, a single-vendor secure access service edge solution, and also announced the general availability of its Zero Trust SD-WAN solution. The solutions are built on zero-trust architecture. That’s the cybersecurity concept centered on the principle that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside ...
Research warns that North Korean threat group is targeting media organizations
A new report released today by SentinelLabs, the research arm of listed cybersecurity company SentinelOne Inc., provides new insights into a suspected North Korean advanced persistent threat group that is targeting media organizations and high-profile experts in North Korean affairs. Dubbed ScarCruft but also known as InkySquid and APT37, the group was observed targeting individuals, including ...
Chronosphere bolsters observability capabilities with acquisition of Calyptia
Cloud-native observability startup Chronosphere Inc. announced today that it has acquired Calyptia Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2020 by the creators of the Fluent Ecosystem, Calyptia offers an enterprise platform that helps organizations manage observability data at scale with immediate insights into the performance of their applications. The platform offers what the company calls “first-mile observability” that ...









