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Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine has spent the past six months scouring the globe and found 3,200 companies who create and offer the most respected information security products and services. CDM has named nearly 15% of these companies as winners of our coveted Global InfoSec Award for 2021 because of their innovations and focus on attempting to stop tomorrow’s breach, today. “In a post-COVID world where SaaS, Cloud Computing…

Intel execs stressed the importance of secure technologies and solid collaborations to improve product resilience and fuel innovation. Image: iStock/sdecoret Computing and communications technologies are woven into the fabric of our daily lives, fueling us to move more quickly into the future, as we adopt and apply the quickly ever-evolving tech. At a press conference on Thursday, May 13, dubbed a “fireside chat,” Intel executives discussed the imminent future and the worldwide key roles of…

Information security professionals need to be more open to adaptation and embrace emerging ideas to enhance overall cyber-resiliency, according to expert speakers during an opening keynote on day 1 of the virtual RSAC Conference 2021. Jimmy Sanders, information security, Netflix DVD, and Angela Weinman, head of global governance, risk and compliance, VMware, set out three “hard truths” about the sector, and how these negative practices can be addressed.  1. The Security Risk Picture is Out of Focus…

Newest solution leverages machine learning to cut false positives by 65 percent while significantly reducing reviewer fatigue and deployment time Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the launch of NexusAI for Compliance, a new machine learning module for Proofpoint Enterprise Archive customers seeking to enhance supervisory review for regulatory compliance. This scalable artificial intelligence (AI) platform significantly reduces the cost and time spent by organizations on manually reviewing electronic…

Every year CRN recognizes the women who are leading the channel and their unique strengths, vision, and achievements. This year, CRN recognized five McAfee individuals on their prestigious list of those leading the channel. Those selected demonstrate commitment to mentoring future generations and driving channel innovation and growth. The 2021 Women of the Channel (WOTC) awards highlight over 1,000 women in all areas of the IT ecosystem, including technology vendors, distributors, solution providers and other IT organizations. We’re thrilled…

Every year CRN recognizes the women who are leading the channel and their unique strengths, vision, and achievements. This year, CRN recognized five McAfee individuals on their prestigious list of those leading the channel. Those selected demonstrate commitment to mentoring future generations and driving channel innovation and growth. The 2021 Women of the Channel (WOTC) awards highlight over 1,000 women in all areas of the IT ecosystem, including technology vendors, distributors, solution providers and other IT organizations. We’re thrilled…

The 12% bump in spending will be driven by ongoing demand for remote workers and cloud security, says Gartner. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto As cyberattacks ramp up around the world, businesses and other organizations will continue to shell out more money on security tools and technologies. In a report released Monday, research firm Gartner forecast that global spending on information security and risk management services will jump to $150.4 billion this year, a gain of 12.4%…

  PCI SSC Sr. Manager Jake Marcinko discusses the two newly published PCI 3DS Core and 3DS SDK Technical FAQ documents (found here).

The operators of the Darkside ransomware announced that they have lost control of their infrastructure and part of the funds the gang obtained from the victims. Darkside ransomware operators say they have lost control of their servers and funds resulting from their extortion activity, the funds were transferred to an unknown wallet. “The funds, which the Darkside gang was supposed to split between itself and its affiliates (the threat actors who breach networks and deploy…

Though most of the EO is aimed at government agencies, vendors and developers will have to design all of their products with a greater focus on security, according to Finite State. Image: iStock/deagreez With ransomware attacks increasingly impacting businesses, government agencies and critical infrastructure, President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order (EO) designed to shore up the nation’s cyber security. Among the seven sections described in the order, one requires a zero-trust model…