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Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced it has expanded its Falcon platform to deliver enhanced adversary-driven External Attack Surface Management technology. The expansion includes the introduction of Falcon Surface, a new standalone module that features capabilities from CrowdStrike’s recent acquisition of …
Unsecure bricks: API vulnerabilities found in Lego BrickLink marketplace
When most people think of the Danish company Lego A/S, it would be of toy bricks and childhood imagination. But Lego has moved into the digital age, offering a service called BrickLink, and unfortunately it has been found to be not very …
‘MoneyMonger’ malware steals personal information to blackmail users
Researchers at mobile security company Zimperium Inc.’s zLabs today revealed details of a newly discovered Android malware campaign hidden in money lending apps developed with the Flutter software development kit. Flutter is a multiplatform user interface app development framework from Google LLC that’s used to create …
New Lacework capabilities manage cloud security and compliance at scale
Cloud security company Lacework Inc. today announced the release of new cloud security posture management capabilities that it says help organizations achieve operational excellence and effectively manage security and compliance at large scale. Lacework’s new CSPM capabilities help organizations who want better visibility into …
New Tigera capabilities help reduce an application’s attack surface
Cloud-native application protection platform startup Tigera Inc. today announced new capabilities that help reduce an application’s attack surface. The new features include security policy recommendations for namespaces, Federal Information Processing Standards compliance for use by federal agencies, and improved dashboards for faster troubleshooting. …
Splunk report finds public sector organizations lack cybersecurity intelligence
New research from big-data analytics company Splunk Inc. and IDG Inc.-owned Foundry finds that public sector organizations lack the cybersecurity intelligence they need and the problem is much worse than it is for the private sector. The Splunk 2022 Public Sector Survey found that nearly half …
API security startup FireTail raises $5M to expand coverage
Application programming interface security startup FireTail Inc. announced today that it has raised $5 million in new funding to expand coverage to multiple code languages, cloud platforms and geographies. The seed round was led by Paladin Capital Group, with Zscaler Inc., General …
Royal ransomware group attacks surge with healthcare a prime target
Cybersecurity platform provider Cybereason Inc. today released a new report on the activities of the Royal ransomware group a week after the group was reported to be targeting the healthcare industry in the U.S. After emerging in early 2022, Royal gained momentum through the middle …
Apple reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores to comply with EU law
Apple Inc. is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on iPhones and iPads to comply with a new European Union law that requires it to do so, according to reports today. Pitched as putting an end to unfair practices by companies …
New Searchlight Security module automatically collates data from ransomware groups
Dark web intelligence company Searchlight Security Ltd. has today launched Ransomware Search and Insights, a new module that automatically collates data from active ransomware groups. Offered as part of Searchlight’s Cerberus Platform, the new module allows for the investigation, tracking and gathering …