New infosec products of the week: September 1, 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Ciphertex Data Security, ComplyCube, Fortinet, and MixMode. Ciphertex strengthens data security with SecureNAS CX-160KSSD-X... Read more »

Cybercriminals use research contests to create new attack methods

Adversary-sponsored research contests on cybercriminal forums focus on new methods of attack and evasion, according to Sophos. The contests mirror legitimate security conference ‘Call For Papers’ and provide the... Read more »

Understand the fine print of your cyber insurance policies

A significant gap is emerging between insurance providers, as organizations skip the fine print and seek affordable and comprehensive coverage, potentially putting them in a tough place when they... Read more »

Exploring the traits of effective chief audit executives

Chief audit executives (CAEs) have identified risk orientation, stakeholder management, and team leadership as the top three characteristics of the most effective individuals, according to Gartner. In April 2023,... Read more »

PagerDuty strengthens analytics capabilities and expands generative AI offerings

PagerDuty introduced AI-generated runbooks in early access, as well as new analytics capabilities for the PagerDuty Operations Cloud. Using PagerDuty Runbook Automation from the Operations Cloud, customers replace manual... Read more »

IBM partners with Salesforce to drive productivity and growth with generative AI

IBM and Salesforce announced a collaboration to help businesses worldwide across industries accelerate their adoption of AI for CRM. Together, the two companies support clients to revolutionize customer, partner... Read more »

Cisco VPNs without MFA enabled hit by ransomware groups

Since March 2023 (and possibly even earlier), affiliates of the Akira and LockBit ransomware operators have been breaching organizations via Cisco ASA SSL VPN appliances. “In some cases, adversaries... Read more »

Axio and Cyentia Institute join forces to boost data-driven cyber risk quantification for enterprises

Axio announced a new joint initiative with Cyentia Institute, a research and data science firm with a mission to advance knowledge in the cybersecurity industry. Together, Axio and Cyentia... Read more »

Apple offers security researchers specialized iPhones to tinker with

Apple is inviting security researchers to apply for the Apple Security Research Device Program (SRDP) again, to discover vulnerabilities and earn bug bounties. Apple started the Apple SRDP in... Read more »

Trojanized Signal, Telegram apps found on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store

ESET researchers have identified two active campaigns targeting Android users, where the threat actors behind the tools for Telegram and Signal are attributed to the China-aligned APT group GREF.... Read more »
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