This week saw several new product announcements and reports. CultureAI has published the The State of Human Risk Management 2024 Report, “Time to Adapt”. The report is based on a survey of 200 UK-based SOC and cyber security teams.
Qualys launched a cloud-based Risk Operations Center (ROC) with Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM). It will consolidate security risk data from Qualys and its partners, including Microsoft, Forescout and Oracle. Bringing together risk data from multi-partners across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments removes the problem of siloed data.
At Open Axis Malmo, Mats Thulin, Director of Core Technologies at Axis Communications talked with Enterprise Times about the impact of AI on physical security systems. He talked about how AI-assisted cameras are reshaping the way security teams operate.
Clutch has launched the Non-Human Identities (NHI) Index to enable IT teams to secure and manage NHIs across their environments. Clutch claims that NHIs now outnumber human identities inside IT environments by 45:1.
Pulseway released version 9.9 of its RMM solution this week. The update sees the general release of the MDM solution for iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices. The release also includes some platform updates that improve the scalability, which is reflected in Pulseway increasing the default log for notifications from 500 to 100,000. Customers can also increase this further if they wish.
BlueVoyant
BlueVoyant, announced findings from a commissioned Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting. Focusing on BlueVoyant’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, the study found that BlueVoyant’s offerings provided 210% return of investment (ROI) and a financial benefit, or net present value (NPV) of $3.9 million over three years, for a representative 10,000-user organization.
Milan Patel, global head of Managed Detection and Response at BlueVoyant, said, “The Forrester study further validates BlueVoyant’s approach to MDR. Leveraging BlueVoyant’s technology platform, data, and human expertise to maximize effectiveness of our customer’s security tools is proving to be a winning model for MDR services.”
ManageEngine
ManageEngine, announced that it has received multiple recognitions from industry analyst firms, Gartner, and KuppingerCole.
Manikandan Thangaraj, vice president at ManageEngine, said, “We believe these recognitions highlight our strategic focus on delivering comprehensive, identity-centric security solutions that address the evolving needs of global enterprises.
“We feel our platform’s strength lies in its ability to unify advanced PAM, IGA, identity threat detection and response, and identity security posture management capabilities. This holistic approach enables organizations to build a resilient identity fabric that adapts to complex threat landscapes and stringent regulatory requirements.”
National Cyber Security Centre
A team of CyberFirst Bursary alumni will be representing the UK at the inaugural Kunoichi Cyber Games taking place at the Code Blue cyber security conference in Tokyo.
The team is made up of young women who have all been a part of the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) CyberFirst Bursary scheme and have subsequently pursued a career in cyber.
In a new advisory, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of GCHQ – and agencies in the United States have shared the latest tactics being used by SVR actors to collect foreign intelligence for future cyber operations, including in support of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The advisory warns the SVR attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities at a mass scale as part of a continued global campaign and more than 20 publicly disclosed vulnerabilities have been shared which the threat actors are assessed to have the capability and interest to exploit.
US Department of Justice
A Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky, pleaded guilty in federal court in Austin to one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. He operated the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service or “MaaS.” Individuals leased access to the malware for approximately $200 per month, paid for by cryptocurrency.
In March 2022, concurrent with Sokolovsky’s arrest by Dutch authorities, the FBI and law enforcement partners in Italy and the Netherlands dismantled the digital infrastructure supporting the Raccoon Infostealer. He was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands in February 2024. As part of the plea, he agreed to a forfeiture money judgment of $23,975 and restitution of at least $910,844.61.
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