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Shares in Broadcom Inc. fell over 4% in late trading today after the semiconductor maker forecast a lower-than-expected outlook in its latest earnings report. For its third quarter ended July 30, Broadcom reported adjusted earnings per share of $10.53, up from $9.73 in the …
CrowdStrike and Okta shares rise on solid earnings and revenue beats
Shares in Okta Inc. and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. rose in late trading today after both companies reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in their most recent quarters. For its third quarter that ended July 31, CrowdStrike reported adjusted earnings of $180 million, or …
Semperis adds support for Okta to its security assessment tool
Enterprise identity protection and cyber resilience startup Semperis Ltd. today announced the introduction of Okta Inc. security vulnerability scanning in its security assessment tool Purple Knight. The added support for Okta is the first time Semperis has expanded support outside of the …
Checkmarx warns of unknown threat actor targeting developers through NPM packages
Researchers at application security testing firm Checkmarx Ltd. today detailed a previously unknown threat actor leveraging NPM packages to target developers to steal source code and secrets. The threat actor, believed to have been active since 2021 but undetected until now, has been publishing malicious NPM …
Mandiant warns hackers are still targeting Barracuda Email Security Gateway devices
Researchers at Google LLC-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant today warned that alleged Chinese attackers have and are continuing to target a zero-day vulnerability in Barracuda Networks Inc. devices successfully. The vulnerability in Barracuda’s Email Security Gateway, tracked as CVE-2023-2868, was patched in May. After the …
Multinational task force takes down prolific Qakbot malware and botnet operation
A multinational task force headed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Dutch Police has taken down Qakbot, a prolific malware and botnet operation that was named in May the most successful malware family reaching inboxes. Qakbot, also known as QBot and …
Apple schedules ‘Wonderlust’ iPhone 15 launch event for Sept. 12
Apple Inc. today announced that it will hold a launch event on Sept. 12 where it is expected to unveil iPhone 15 models and possibly other products. The event, dubbed “Wanderlust” by Apple (pictured), starts at 1o a.m. PDT and will be …
New report finds growing gap in cyber insurance coverage
A new report released today by privileged access management company Delinea Inc. has found an increased gap in cyber insurance coverage as providers reduce their exposure and organizations ignore the fine print of cyber insurance policies. The 2023 State of Cyber Insurance …
LogRhythm partners with Cimcor for enhanced cybersecurity capabilities
Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced a new partnership with file integrity monitoring company Cimcor Inc. to help organizations increase visibility and protect against modern cyberattacks. The partnership leverages LogRhythm’s security information and event management platform and Cimcor’s file integrity monitoring solution, CimTrak, to …
LockBit ransomware’s stolen source code fuels new threat variants
Security researchers are warning that a new wave of LockBit ransomware variants is in the wild following a leak of the source code used by the prolific ransomware gang last year. First emerging in 2020, the LockBit ransomware gang operates on a …