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Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. today announced that it has added ransomware detection and recovery support to its extended detection and response solution, bringing near real-time recovery for business operations after a ransomware attack. Cisco announced its XDR service in April, introducing deep telemetry …
Commvault shares fall despite earnings and revenue beats
Shares in Commvault Systems Inc. fell by nearly 6% in regular trading today despite the data protection provider reporting earnings and revenue beats in its latest quarter. For its fiscal first quarter that ended June 30, Commvault reported earnings before certain costs of …
Balbix introduces new automated CIS Benchmark capabilities for enhanced security compliance
Cybersecurity posture startup Balbix Inc. today announced a new Center for Internet Security Benchmark automation tool that allows compliance teams to obtain updated CIS Benchmark reports, identify their most vulnerable assets and reduce security risks. The new service has been designed to tackle the …
Enterprise network-as-a-service startup Nile raises $175 million
Enterprise network-as-a-service startup Nile Global Inc. today announced that it has raised $175 million in new funding. The company’s goal is to eliminate the operational complexities plaguing enterprise networks in their ability to support cloud enterprise information technology solutions without compromising zero-trust security. That’s …
Surge in threat activity in OT and IoT environments uncovered by Nozomi Networks
A new report released today by industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks Inc. has warned that there is an alarming surge in malware activity in operational technology and internet of things environments. The Nozomi Networks Labs OT & IoT Security Report: Unpacking the Threat Landscape with …
Abbey Labs secures $5.25M for identity and access management innovation
Identity access and management startup Abbey Labs Inc. announced today that it has raised $5.25 million in new funding to accelerate its go-to-market opportunities, hiring and developer awareness. Point72 Ventures LP led the seed round, with Haystack Partners LLC, Essence Ventures LLC and several …
Cado Security details sophisticated malware campaign targeting Redis
Researchers at cloud forensics and incident response platform startup Cado Security Ltd. today detailed a recently discovered malware campaign aimed at Redis data store deployments. Redis is an open-source in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache and message broker that supports various …
Government services provider Maximus hit by MOVEit attack
Government services provider Maximus Inc. is the latest victim of the Clop ransomware gang’s targeting of a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corp.’s MOVEit file transfer software, as data belonging to as many as 11 million people was stolen. Maximus, which provides services for …
Rust Foundation leads security enhancement drive in programming ecosystem
The Rust Foundation, which supports the development of the popular open-source Rust programming language, today released a new report detailing the recent accomplishments of its Security Initiative – an effort to advance security within the Rust ecosystem. The Rust programming language has seen …
Palo Alto Networks introduces CI/CD Security to Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Inc. today introduced a new continuous integration and continuous delivery security module to provide integrated software delivery pipeline security as part of the code-to-cloud capabilities in its Prisma Cloud cloud-native application protection platform. CI/CD Security by Prisma Cloud offers graph-based …