Author Archives: Kevin Townsend

Mismanagement of Device Identities Could Cost Businesses Billions: Report

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The cost of poorly protected device identities has long been assumed, but not proven, to be large. Specification of the part played by SSH abuse within a breach report is rare despite compromised machine identities being used by attackers to hide their… Continue reading Mismanagement of Device Identities Could Cost Businesses Billions: Report→

Fidelis Adds Risk Simulation and MITRE ATT&CK Mapping to Elevate Platform

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Fidelis Cybersecurity has announced a raft of enhancements to its Fidelis Elevate platform, which comprises a network product, an endpoint product, and a deception product. The purpose of the platform is to help defenders understand their environment b… Continue reading Fidelis Adds Risk Simulation and MITRE ATT&CK Mapping to Elevate Platform→

ZeroFOX Raises $74 Million to Expand Social Media Threat Protection Business

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Baltimore, MD-based ZeroFOX has raised $74 million in a new funding round led by Intel Capital and including existing vendors NEA, Highland Capital Partners, Redline Capital Management, Hercules Capital and Core Capital. It brings the total funding rai… Continue reading ZeroFOX Raises $74 Million to Expand Social Media Threat Protection Business→

Rise in Malware Using Encryption Shows Importance of Network Traffic Inspection

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The criminal use of encryption to hide malware is growing rapidly. In the first half of 2019 the use of encryption by malware almost equaled the entire encrypted volume of 2018, and is not likely to slow. Today, nearly a quarter of malware communicates… Continue reading Rise in Malware Using Encryption Shows Importance of Network Traffic Inspection→