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Arm, in collaboration with a variety of testing partners, has announced a series of certifications intended to make sure internet of things (IoT) platforms built using its processors are secure. In 2017 Arm created the Platform Security Architecture (… Continue reading Arm Bolsters IoT Security Testing
Armorblox announced a namesake platform that combines a natural language text engine with deep learning algorithms to make it easier to apply cybersecurity policies to specific documents. Fresh off raising an additional $16.5 million in funding, Armor… Continue reading Armorblox Applies AI to Prevent Data Loss
IBM has issued a cybersecurity advisory warning about an attack method originally developed for defraud banks that now is being applied to the retail sector. Limor Kessem, global executive security advisor for IBM Security, said the two-step IcedID Tr… Continue reading IBM Warns Retailers of Trojan Threat
Carbonite has announced it will acquire Webroot as part of an effort to meld data protection and endpoint security, in a deal valued at $618.5 million. Norman Guadagno, senior vice president of marketing for Carbonite, said the goal is to create a com… Continue reading Carbonite to Unify Security and Data Protection by Acquiring Webroot
Idaptive has launched a cloud service that promises to streamline the process of embedding access controls within customer applications. Company CEO Danny Kibel said the Next-Gen Access Cloud combines single single-on (SSO), adaptive multi-factor auth… Continue reading Idaptive Looks to Unify Access Control
Netography plans to make available in the second quarter a platform that leverages network flow software on routers and switches to identify anomalous behavior such as scans of an IT environment. The company, which just raised $2.6 million in seed fun… Continue reading Netography Leverages Network Flow Software to Identify Anomalies
Extreme Networks has made generally available a device the size of a pack of playing cards that organizations can drop on to their networks to secure Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints. Abby Strong, vice president of product marketing for Extreme Netw… Continue reading Extreme Networks Extends Cybersecurity Reach to IoT Endpoints
CrowdStrike announced it is opening its Falcon cloud-based platform for providing endpoint security to developers of complementary third-party applications. Amol Kulkarni, senior vice president of engineering for CrowdStrike, said the company is makin… Continue reading CrowdStrike Moves to Create Cybersecurity Ecosystem
A new survey of 300 IT professionals working in organizations with 100 or more employees conducted by Syncsort, a provider of tools for managing large amounts of data, finds 85 percent are confident in their organization’s cybersecurity even though 41… Continue reading Survey Surfaces Range of Cybersecurity Disconnects
An annual “State of Malware” report published by Malwarebytes finds that some of the most notable patterns emerging in the past year are more sophisticated forms of multifunction cybersecurity attacks aimed specifically at businesses rathe… Continue reading Malwarebytes Report Details Changing Nature of Malware, Cybersecurity Threats