New infosec products of the week: February 4, 2022

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cato Networks, Cymulate, Gretel, Juniper Networks, Mandiant, Ping Identity, Qualys, ShiftLeft, and Tenable. Qualys minimizes vulnerability risk for organizations… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: February 4, 2022

How threat actors are using npm to launch attacks

WhiteSource released a threat report based on malicious activity found in npm, the most popular JavaScript package manager used by developers worldwide. The report is based on findings from more than 1,300 malicious npm packages identified in 2021. Jav… Continue reading How threat actors are using npm to launch attacks

Exposed corporate credentials threatening the pharma sector

Constella Intelligence released a report which includes new and additional findings pertaining to exposures, breaches, and leakages within the pharma sector, specifically focusing on employees and executives from the top twenty pharma companies on the … Continue reading Exposed corporate credentials threatening the pharma sector

Bank executives mostly concerned about cybercrime

A research released by Computer Services suggests growing concerns among bank executives around recruiting and retaining talent as well as fighting cybercrime threats. In the survey, which collected responses from 279 executives from financial institut… Continue reading Bank executives mostly concerned about cybercrime

Code review: How satisfied are development teams?

Code review remains the biggest influence on improving code quality with unit testing a distant second, a SmartBear survey reveals. With development teams getting larger and remaining remote, a tool-based code review process offers the best advantage, … Continue reading Code review: How satisfied are development teams?

Piracy is alive and well, demand reaching 3.7 billion unlicensed streams and downloads

Akamai released a research detailing the persistence of online piracy. The evolving piracy landscape, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center, costs the U.S. economy alone $29.2 billion in lost revenue each yea… Continue reading Piracy is alive and well, demand reaching 3.7 billion unlicensed streams and downloads

Database security market to reach $16,273.8 million by 2028

The database security market is expected to reach $16,273.8 million by 2028 from $5,751.7 million in 2020; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 14.3% from 2021 to 2028, according to ResearchAndMarkets. Database security solutions incorporate advanced s… Continue reading Database security market to reach $16,273.8 million by 2028

Cisco plugs critical flaws in small business routers

Cisco has patched 14 vulnerabilities affecting some of its Small Business RV Series routers, the worst of which may allow attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution or execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system…. Continue reading Cisco plugs critical flaws in small business routers

People working in IT related roles equally susceptible to phishing attempts as the general population

Phishing emails that mimic HR announcements or ask for assistance with invoicing get the most clicks from recipients, according to a study from F-Secure. The study, which included 82,402 participants, tested how employees from four different organizati… Continue reading People working in IT related roles equally susceptible to phishing attempts as the general population

How organizations are arming themselves to combat threats

Reblaze announced the results of a Global Surveyz survey of 300 security professionals, to better understand how organizations are approaching web security as we enter a new year. The research focused on the greatest threats organizations faced in 2021… Continue reading How organizations are arming themselves to combat threats