Cyber Security
Notify.com Enhances Emergency Notification Security
Notify.com announced an upgraded version of its Emergency Notification platform. In previous versions, a Hashing algorithm known as MD5 was utilized to secure confidential data. This new version has upgraded from MD5, to the more secure SHA256 Hash. Notify.com is an acknowledgement-based notification platform. Every message sent to users —whether it be a PUSH notification, SMS text message, Email or Voice phone call— will be tracked by Notify.com, in real time, for positive acknowledgement by the user.
IoT Malware Attacks Worldwide Surge by 66% to Over 50 Million in 2020
From wearables and baby monitors to defibrillators and industrial robots — Internet of Things (IoT) devices are slowly taking over our lives both in personal and business settings. However, so are cyber threats related to these devices. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, based on the Global Cyberattack Trends report by SonicWall, in 2020, malware attacks on IoT devices spiked by 66% compared to 2019.
NICE Framework Adoption Drives 57% Increase in Cyber security Recruiting Satisfaction
Infosec released findings from its 2021 Cybersecurity Role & Career Path Clarity Study. The study surveyed over 370 cybersecurity leaders in the U.S. and Canada about resources used to structure cybersecurity job descriptions and development plans. It then compared responses to training investments, organizations’ abilities to fill open cybersecurity roles and sentiments toward resources like the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to provide insights on what drives cybersecurity talent management success.
Hanwha Techwin Expands and Updates its Line of Multi-Sensor Cameras
Hanwha Techwin has expanded and updated its line-up of multi-sensor cameras featuring its Wisenet 7 chipset. As a market leading manufacturer of multi-sensor cameras, Hanwha Techwin continues to lead the industry in cybersecurity and image quality. With Wisenet 7 at their core, the new multi-sensor cameras support Hanwha Techwin’s proprietary ‘extreme’ Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) technology which utilizes advanced Local Contrast Enhancement and Scene Analysis technology.
Infosec Announces $120,000 in New Cybersecurity Education Scholarship Opportunities
Infosec announced $120,000 in new cybersecurity education scholarship opportunities to help veterans, students and underrepresented groups in security launch and advance their careers. Since its inception, the Infosec Accelerate Scholarship Program has awarded over $400,000 in educational opportunities for aspiring cybersecurity professionals. The Infosec Accelerate Scholarship Program was established in 2018 to encourage new talent to close the growing cybersecurity skills gap.
Survey Findings Show Gap Regarding PKI’s Role in a Zero Trust Security Strategy
96% of North American enterprise IT security leaders say public key infrastructure and digital certificates are essential to achieving zero trust architecture. Yet only 39% use PKI as part of their zero trust security strategy according to an executive survey from Pulse Research and Keyfactor, the leader in PKI as-a-Service and crypto-agility solutions. The survey explores enterprise security priorities, the challenges of zero trust strategy implementation and the use of PKI.
OSSA Announces Camera Cyber Security Specification and Alliance Council for App Developers
The Open Security & Safety Alliance, announced two important developments as part of its mission to pave the road towards trustworthy and innovative security and safety solutions. First, a new specification is now available to members that focuses on camera cyber security measures. OSSA also introduces a new App Developer Council designed to attract and involve app developers in the Alliance’s ever-growing ecosystem of security and safety industry players.
78% Lack Confidence in Their Company’s Cybersecurity Posture, Prompting 91% to Increase 2021 Budgets
Nearly 80% of senior IT and IT security leaders believe their organizations lack sufficient protection against cyberattacks despite increased IT security investments made in 2020 to deal with distributed IT and work-from-home challenges, according to a new IDG Research Services survey commissioned by Insight Enterprises, the global integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions for organizations of all sizes. 91% of organizations increased their cybersecurity budgets in 2021.
SecurityHQ Launch New Mobile App
Cyber never sleeps. Survival demands agility and response demands collaboration, visibility, and action. Which is why SecurityHQ is now part of the few MSSPs that offers an app for clients to handle and respond to incidents anytime, anywhere. With the power of the SOC in the user’s hands, interaction, and collaboration has never been easier. Now available on Android and IOS, features are convenient, easy to use, and save the user valuable time.
Deloitte Acquires R9B to Bolster Cyber Threat Hunting Capabilities for Clients
Deloitte & Touche LLP announced its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Root9B, LLC (R9B), a leading provider of advanced cyber threat hunting services and solutions. The deal will bolster Deloitte’s existing Detect and Respond cyber client offering with R9B’s deeply experienced cyber operations professionals and its award-winning threat-hunting and risk assessment solutions. R9B also offers tech-enabled vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, defense forensics and incident response.
IST Launches Multi-Sector Ransomware Task Force (RTF)
The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) is launching a new Ransomware Task Force (RTF) to tackle this increasingly prevalent and destructive type of cybercrime. The RTF’s founding members understand that ransomware is too large of a threat for any one entity to address, and have come together to provide clear recommendations for both public and private action that will significantly reduce the threat posed by this criminal enterprise. uts.
NETSCOUT Introduces Cybersecurity Forensics for AWS Cloud Workloads
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS announced the extension of its Smart Perimeter Protection to AWS. The combination of NETSCOUT’s Cyber Investigator and CyberStream software with new AWS packet access services helps contain costs and achieve better efficiencies in mitigating novel security threats as enterprises move applications to the cloud. As the threat surface expands, the solution uses packet data and powerful cyber analytics to get to the root cause of cybersecurity issues quickly.
Hanwha’s Top 5 Video Surveillance Trends for 2021
Hanwha Techwin announced its top five key trend predictions for the security industry in 2020. They include AI moving to the edge, open platforms, cloud, cybersecurity, and privacy. Increased computing power along with improved AI algorithms are driving the trend towards AI and machine learning to be run on IoT devices instead of expensive and resource-hungry on-premises data servers. Next-generation security edge devices will be able to serve as sensors for detecting video data, radar, thermal imaging, and more.
Genetec Shares Results of Survey on the State of the Physical Security Industry During Pandemic
Genetec shared the results of a state of the industry report based on insights from over 1,000 physical security leaders. The report looks at how the physical security industry is reacting to the threat of COVID-19, how security professionals are coping, and how day-to-day operations and plans are affected for the coming year. Not surprisingly, the survey reveals that COVID-19 has led to a focus on security efforts to ensure the safety of people and facilities.
DigiCert Enterprise PKI Manager Enhances Security for Remote Workforces
Enterprise PKI Manager in DigiCert ONE from DigiCert, Inc., supports security for today’s increasingly remote workforces via certificate automation to authenticate employees and their devices at scale, and encrypt data. Working from home is here to stay, with Gartner reporting that 74% of CFOs are looking to shift some employees to permanent remote work. Digital certificates are a proven, widely adopted solution for strong authentication and are well supported by a variety of devices, platforms and operating systems.
Cobwebs Launches its Web Investigation Platform to Corporate Security Market
Cobwebs Technologies has launched the only available, fully automated web investigation platform capable of unified identity resolution to the corporate security market. The law enforcement grade platform’s AI and machine learning (ML)-powered algorithms’ ability to extract targeted intelligence from the web’s big data and deliver trustworthy threat intelligence is unprecedented. The Cobwebs web investigation platform works similarly to a search engine.
Hanwha Announces Wisenet X PTZ PLUS Cameras
Hanwha Techwin America has announced the launch of its new high definition Wisenet X PTZ PLUS cameras. Available immediately from Hanwha’s extensive network of resellers and systems integrators, the new cameras feature AI-based object tracking, precise PTZ control, improved pre-set accuracy, adaptive IR illumination and enhanced cyber security. Wisenet X PTZ PLUS cameras are able to capture forensic-level image quality at a distance of up to 650 feet.
Genetec is the Only VMS Vendor in the World to Hold UL Cybersecurity Certification for Security and Life Safety Signaling Systems
Genetec announced that Security Center Omnicast™, has received the UL 2900-2-3 Level 3 cybersecurity certification for the second year in a row. Genetec is currently the only VMS vendor in the world to have achieved this certification. The UL Cybersecurity Assurance Program (UL CAP) is a robust certification program that evaluates the security of network-connectable products and vendor processes.
IoT, Authentication and Cloud Services Drive Staggering Increase in PKI Adoption
Organizations are rapidly increasing the size, scope and scale of their data protection infrastructure, reflected in dramatic rises in adoption of public key infrastructure (PKI) across enterprises worldwide, according to new research from Entrust. PKI is at the core of nearly every IT infrastructure, enabling security for critical digital initiatives such as cloud, mobile device deployment, identities and the internet of things (IoT). IoT is the fastest growing trend driving PKI application deployment.
Open Systems is Named by Gartner in its 2020 Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services
Open Systems announced that it has been listed as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s 2020 Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services1 (MDR). This news comes as the company’s recently launched MDR service has already won notable deals with several enterprise customers to protect more than 150 of their sites worldwide. MDR is an increasingly popular security option for enterprises.