Introducing the Industry’s First Warranty Against Automated Credential Stuffing

Arkose Labs was founded on a simple if aspirational vision: eliminate digital fraud and abuse and create a safer internet for all good users. Arkose Labs is thrilled to announce the industry-first $1M credential stuffing warranty! We’ve built an amazin… Continue reading Introducing the Industry’s First Warranty Against Automated Credential Stuffing

Cybersecurity’s warranty challenge

Making the best decision about risk sometimes means forgoing cybersecurity’s best practices. That can be the unfortunate reality for companies with equipment that is under warranty. Security leaders sometimes have to make the tough choice of forgoing a patch because in some cases, it would void the manufacturer warranty on the product if applied, and leave them on the hook for any potential costs if the equipment were to break. This dilemma highlights the complicated nature of security decision-making. Even in today’s world – where security threats cost businesses $45 billion in 2018 – making the right decision to manage a company’s risk can mean juggling competing priorities, like limiting the risk of a cyberattack with the financial risk of repairing costly equipment without a warranty. Patching is one of cybersecurity’s most commonly accepted best practices. By patching systems, companies are closing up known vulnerabilities in their infrastructure, devices or […]

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Hackaday Podcast 047: Prusa Controversy, Bottle Organ Breakdown, PCBs Bending Backwards, and Listen to Your LED

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot WIlliams get together for the 47th and final Hackaday Podcast of 2019. We dive into the removable appendix on Prusa’s new “Buddy” control board, get excited over the world’s largest grid-backup battery, and commiserate about the folly of designing enclosures as an afterthought. There’s …read more

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CrowdStrike announces $1 million warranty for breaches that happen under its watch

CrowdStrike is affording customers of its flagship cybersecurity service a free warranty to at least partially cover the cost of a breach should one occur on a system it’s protecting. CrowdStrike announced the warranty on Tuesday, claiming that it is the first of its kind to be offered in the endpoint security breach prevention space. “Other industries have long offered product warranties to assure customers that the products they purchase will function as advertised. This has not been the case in cybersecurity, where customers generally have little recourse when security products fail to protect them,” the company said. Historically, even if an organization employs a reputable cybersecurity product to protect its systems, it generally has to bear the cost if it suffers a breach. CrowdStrike’s new warranty covers the company’s Falcon Endpoint Protection Complete customers for up to $1 million if a breach happens in the environment was hired to […]

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