Barracuda Networks Acquires SKOUT Cybersecurity

Barracuda Networks this week extended the scope of its cybersecurity portfolio by agreeing to acquire SKOUT Cybersecurity. SKOUT’s security operations center (SOC) service and extended detection and response (XDR) software is primarily made avai… Continue reading Barracuda Networks Acquires SKOUT Cybersecurity

Menlo Security Poll Finds Resistance to Ransom Demands

A poll of 8,571 individuals conducted on Twitter by Menlo Security suggests business and IT leaders are becoming more inclined to accept financial losses rather than cave to ransomware demands. A full 79% of respondents said they would not pay ransom … Continue reading Menlo Security Poll Finds Resistance to Ransom Demands

JumpCloud Survey: Remote Work Taking a Security Toll

A survey of 400 IT professionals from small to medium enterprises published this week found three quarters of respondents concluded remote work makes it harder for employees to follow good security practices, with two-thirds (66%) admitting they are o… Continue reading JumpCloud Survey: Remote Work Taking a Security Toll

Google Shares Format for Open Source Vulnerability Data

Google, in collaboration with several open source communities, today unveiled a schema for describing vulnerabilities in open source software that will make it easier to for developers to track security issues that impact their applications. Dan Loren… Continue reading Google Shares Format for Open Source Vulnerability Data

Splunk Unfurls Security Operations Center as Cloud Service

Splunk, after its recent announcement of intent to acquire TruSTAR to gain access to a cybersecurity analytics tool, today launched a security operations center (SOC) delivered as a cloud service. Jane Wong, vice president of product management for se… Continue reading Splunk Unfurls Security Operations Center as Cloud Service

Deloitte Acquires CloudQuest to Gain CSPM Platform

Deloitte this week announced it is acquiring CloudQuest to gain a cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform that it will now make available as part of the portfolio of security services it provides. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Vikram… Continue reading Deloitte Acquires CloudQuest to Gain CSPM Platform

Palo Alto Networks Extends Scope of CSPM Platform

Palo Alto Networks today updated its cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform to include a range of capabilities that make it simpler for security teams to prioritize which cloud threats they respond to first. Ankur Shah, vice president of pr… Continue reading Palo Alto Networks Extends Scope of CSPM Platform

Sumo Logic Extends AWS Alliance to Launch SIEM Service

Sumo Logic this week announced it is making a security information event management (SIEM) platform available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Jabari Norton, vice president of partners and alliances for Sumo Logic, said the Sumo Logic Cloud SIE… Continue reading Sumo Logic Extends AWS Alliance to Launch SIEM Service

Palo Alto Networks Makes a Case for Zero-Trust IT

Palo Alto Networks today announced it has extended its security portfolio as part of an effort to streamline the time and effort required for organizations to create and maintain a zero-trust IT environment across an extended enterprise. New capabilit… Continue reading Palo Alto Networks Makes a Case for Zero-Trust IT

JumpCloud Adds MFA Capability to Enable Zero-Trust

JumpCloud today announced it is adding a free one-touch multifactor authentication (MFA) capability to its directory to make it simpler to implement a zero-trust IT environment. Greg Keller, JumpCloud CTO, says JumpCloud Protect enables IT organizatio… Continue reading JumpCloud Adds MFA Capability to Enable Zero-Trust