Infosec products of the month: December 2021

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Action1, AwareGO, BlackBerry, Box, Castellan Solutions, Cloudflare, Code42, Cossack Labs, F5 Networks, Immuta, IriusRisk, MetricStream, MobileSphere, Nerdio, Ne… Continue reading Infosec products of the month: December 2021

BlackBerry Guard XDR protects enterprises and governments against evolving cyber threats

BlackBerry Limited announced a major update to its BlackBerry Guard managed detection and response (MDR) service to now deliver a managed extended detection and response (XDR) service. This new functionality is achieved through a partnership with Exabe… Continue reading BlackBerry Guard XDR protects enterprises and governments against evolving cyber threats

How do I select an automotive IoT security solution?

As the automotive industry rapidly evolves and cars become smarter, cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated too, constantly finding new ways to compromise connected vehicles. Other than the possibility of being stolen, there is an even greater t… Continue reading How do I select an automotive IoT security solution?

Eric Schou joins Cisco AppDynamics as CMO

Cisco AppDynamics has today announced a significant addition to its executive leadership team with the appointment of Eric Schou as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The appointment comes at a key moment for AppDynamics as it continues to assert its leade… Continue reading Eric Schou joins Cisco AppDynamics as CMO

deepwatch appoints two cybersecurity industry executives to Board of Advisors

deepwatch announced the appointment of two prominent cybersecurity industry executives to its newly formed board of advisors, which will provide support and guidance for deepwatch’s strategic growth initiatives. The advisors include Jody Len, previousl… Continue reading deepwatch appoints two cybersecurity industry executives to Board of Advisors

Suspected Chinese hackers masqueraded as Indian government to send COVID-19 phishing emails

An increasingly active Chinese government-linked hacking group impersonated Indian government agencies with phishing lures related to COVID-19 statistics and tax legislation, researchers say. It was the continuation of a campaign that dates to the earliest days of the pandemic, Blackberry said in a blog post Tuesday. The company tied together several threads of operations by APT41, a joint cyber-espionage and cybercrime organization that investigators have repeatedly tied to Beijing and that Blackberry said was responsible for the India-themed phishing lures. The permutation targeting India preyed on the same fears that hacking groups began seizing on in after the coronavirus outbreak. BlackBerry on Monday didn’t answer questions about the timeframe in which APT41 sent the India-themed lures, what its possible motives were and what industries the emails targeted. “The image we uncovered was that of a state-sponsored campaign that plays on people’s hopes for a swift end to the pandemic as […]

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