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Cybersecurity leader also introduces multiple people-centric advancements spanning its Threat Protection and Compliance Platforms, including Advanced BEC Defense, powered by the new Supernova detection platform SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 8, 2021 – Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced several people-centric innovations across its three flagship platforms: Threat Protection, Compliance, and the new Information Protection and Cloud Security. Available today, Proofpoint’s Information Protection and Cloud Security Platform is the market’s first cloud…

We all have heard and read how the pandemic has disrupted our lives, how it has accelerated digital transformation to an unprecedented extent and how it challenged the existing security policies and practices. The question is how the people responsible for fortifying their organizations experienced the whole situation. Letter from the frontline The ClubCISO community has surveyed its members to understand how CISOs and organizations in general reacted to this crisis. If there is a…

The principle of least privilege in cybersecurity prescribes that no user should have access to system resources beyond what’s necessary for fulfilling a specific task. Adhering to this principle has become essential, as one of the primary ways malicious actors breach a system is by compromising (legitimate) user access. The 2020 Global State of Least Privilege Report shows that two-thirds of organizations now consider the implementation of least privilege a top priority in achieving a…

The principle of least privilege in cybersecurity prescribes that no user should have access to system resources beyond what’s necessary for fulfilling a specific task. Adhering to this principle has become essential, as one of the primary ways malicious actors breach a system is by compromising (legitimate) user access. The 2020 Global State of Least Privilege Report shows that two-thirds of organizations now consider the implementation of least privilege a top priority in achieving a…

Apple is once again demonstrating that it’s all in on privacy with new user-protecting features for Mail, Siri, iCloud and additional app-tracking metrics. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, discussing privacy at WWDC 2021 Screenshot image: Brandon Vigliarolo/TechRepublic Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference has officially kicked off, and with it a number of new privacy announcements further emphasizing the company’s commitment to keeping its customers’ data safe while foiling less-than-trustworthy data brokers….

The U.S. Department of Justice was to assign investigation on ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to equate investigations into ransomware attacks with investigations into terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. Colonial Pipeline before, and recently the JBS attack, demonstrated that allegedly financially motivated ransomware attack could have a dramatic impact on the targeted organizations and on…

A hacking group has released a video slamming self-proclaimed Martian Emperor Elon Reeve Musk for his alleged callousness over the impact his cryptocurrency vacillations may have had upon the fortunes of the average working person. Anonymous accuses the billionaire Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder, CEO, and chief engineer of using his immense wealth and influence to toy with cryptocurrency markets with no regard for how others might be affected. “The games you have played with the crypto markets have…