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A new report today from big-data analytics company Splunk Inc. reveals that security leaders continue to see an increase in cyberattacks and unplanned outages. According to the Splunk State of Security 2023 report, 52% of organizations say they have suffered a data breach in the past two …
SaaS buying and management solution startup Splendflo raises $11M
Software-as-a-service buying and management solution startup Spendflo Inc. today announced that it has raised $11 million in new funding to fuel product growth and accelerate global expansion with a strong focus on expanding in North America. Founded in 2021, Spendflo offers an all-in-one platform …
Netscout finds DDoS attacks have jumped almost sixfold since 2019
A new report today from cybersecurity company Netscout Systems Inc. reveals a staggering increase in application-layer and botnet-based direct-path attacks. Netscout’s 5th Anniversary DDoS Threat Intelligence Report found that the number of attacks has jumped by 487% since 2019, with the most significant surge …
Fortinet announces enhanced network and security offerings
Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today made several announcements that enhance its offerings in the networking and security markets. The innovations include new products, capabilities and updates to the flagship Network Security Expert Certification program. Leading with unified management and analytics across the entire hybrid network, …
Cybersecurity platform provider Cybereason raises $100M from SoftBank
Cybersecurity platform provider Cybereason Inc. today announced that it has raised $100 million in new funding from SoftBank Group Corp. to support its global growth and advance its innovation in extended detection and response, endpoint detection and response and endpoint protection platform solutions. Founded in …
New Obsidian Security suite helps increase SaaS security and compliance
Cloud security startup Obsidian Security Inc. today announced the release of its latest suite of software-as-a-service security solutions. Obsidian’s three new services, Compliance Posture Management, Integration Risk Management and Extend, enable security and government, risk and compliance teams to increase their SaaS security …
Elastic expands its cloud security capabilities for AWS
Elastic N.V. today announced expanded capabilities for Elastic Security, including cloud security posture management for Amazon Web Services, container workload security and cloud vulnerability management. The new releases build on Elastic’s previously released Kubernetes security posture management and Cloud Workload Protection Platform …
New AlienFox malware toolkit described as a cloud spammer’s Swiss Army knife
A new comprehensive toolset for harvesting credentials across multiple cloud services providers has been spotted in the wild being distributed on Telegram. Detailed today by researchers at SentinelLabs, the “AlienFox” toolset is described as a cloud spammer’s “Swiss Army knife” thanks to …
Zero-trust content security startup Votiro raises $11.5M
Zero-trust content security startup Votiro Cybersec Ltd. today announced that it has raised $11.5 million in new funding to accelerate its marketing and sales reach in North America and to advance its data detection and analytics services. Founded in 2010, Votiro offers file …
Now-patched Azure vulnerability opened the door to remote code execution
Cloud cybersecurity startup Orca Security Ltd. today detailed the discovery of a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Azure that allowed hackers to undertake remote code execution. Dubbed “Super FabriXss,” the vulnerability was demonstrated at BlueHat IL 2023, showing how they could escalate a …