New infosec products of the week​: September 28, 2018

Chronicle announces VirusTotal Enterprise with greater search and analysis capabilities Chronicle, the cybersecurity subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has announced VirusTotal Enterprise, which is aimed at helping enterprises protect thei… Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: September 28, 2018

Code42 Forensic File Search delivers visibility to file movement across cloud services

Code42 has extended the investigation capabilities of its Code42 Forensic File Search product beyond endpoints to include cloud services, offering security teams visibility to data no matter where it lives and moves. To start, the company is offering t… Continue reading Code42 Forensic File Search delivers visibility to file movement across cloud services

Code42’s data security platform reduces user downtime and costs for Windows 10 migrations

Code42 announced enhancements for Windows 10 Device Migration. Designed to help organizations reduce risks and costs related to data loss, user downtime and lost productivity, Code42’s data recovery solution gets files back into users’ hands by priorit… Continue reading Code42’s data security platform reduces user downtime and costs for Windows 10 migrations

72% of CEOs admit they’ve taken intellectual property from a former employer

In a clear demonstration that top executives defy data security best practices and company policy, 72 percent of CEOs admit they’ve taken valuable intellectual property (IP) from a former employer. 93 percent of CEOs say they keep a copy of their work … Continue reading 72% of CEOs admit they’ve taken intellectual property from a former employer

New infosec products of the week​: January 12, 2018

Code42 enhances data security and recovery solution Code42 announced enhancements to its data security solution. The Security Center helps detect and mitigate insider threat incidents and data exfiltration events by setting data movement thresholds, tr… Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: January 12, 2018

Enterprises increasingly leveraging endpoint data for security investigations

Code42 confirmed how critical it is for organizations to access and leverage endpoint data for additional uses above and beyond backup and recovery. Among 155 IT professionals and business decision-makers surveyed on the show floor at VMworld U.S. 2017, security investigations, eDiscovery and device migrations to Windows 10 were identified as the top uses for endpoint data. “The findings of this survey reinforce a trend we have been seeing with our own customer base, from … More Continue reading Enterprises increasingly leveraging endpoint data for security investigations

New infosec products of the week​: May 5, 2017

Inside threat detection and alerting from Code42 Code42 introducted Inside Threat Detection to its enterprise data protection and security platform. By generating proactive alerts when data use patterns associated with inside threats emerge, IT and InfoSec teams can identify what specific files were moved from a device, by whom, when and where. Code42 Inside Threat can be used by IT and Security teams to conduct analysis to determine data movement. Crossmatch introduces Nomad biometric fingerprint … More Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: May 5, 2017

Insider threat vs. inside threat: Redefining the term

The traditional meaning of an insider threat is when a current employee or contractor with authorized access to a secure network intentionally or accidently misuses it to carry out a malicious activity. This type of activity can include sabotage, theft, espionage, fraud, mishandling of data or physical devices, as well as using information to gain a competitive advantage. An infamous example of this was in 2008 when a city employee changed administrative passwords to gain … More Continue reading Insider threat vs. inside threat: Redefining the term