Cisco is set to acquire privately held Kenna Security in a deal designed to expand its SecureX platform with vulnerability management capabilities. Santa Clara-based Kenna Security provides risk-based vulnerability management capabilities alongside vulnerability intelligence to help organizations rapidly identify, prioritize and remediate cyber-risks. Cisco claimed the technology is increasingly important to organizations as work-from-anywhere policies expand the attack surface and increase security complexity. “Hybrid work is here to stay, and the increasing complexity of cybersecurity is…

News Detail At RSA Conference 2021, VMware will showcase how the company helps eliminate the complexity existing approaches with more interconnected security New threat landscape report details how attackers are successfully evading perimeter defenses PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– At RSA Conference 2021, VMware security experts will highlight opportunities for continued evolution in cybersecurity … Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 At RSA Conference 2021, VMware will showcase how the company helps eliminate the complexity existing approaches…

A popular cybercrime forum claims to have banned all ransomware activity due to ideological differences and concerns over the amount of publicity that high-profile incidents are generating. Russian language forum XSS has contributed to the success of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) groups like Netfilim, REvil, DarkSide and Babuk, by providing a platform to recruit new affiliates, according to Flashpoint. However, an administrator post late last week claimed that all sales of ransomware and affiliate…

I don’t think any of us would have thought in March 2020 that remote working would be as popular as it has become. The scepticism perhaps came from the hurriedness with which the measures were implemented, as many people worked from kitchen tables and between childcare responsibilities. Or maybe it stemmed from organisations’ historic reluctance to adopt remote working. Their reason for that is understandable: remote working makes it almost impossible to keep an eye…

Given that attacks are only increasing and there needs to be greater efficacy in how companies protect themselves, let us reference how the financial industry has created and relies on a body of standards to address issues in financial accounting as a defined comparison for Information Security. To support this argument, there is a defined contrast between information security and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. We’ll explore this relationship in more detail below. First, we’ll provide…

By Rod Simmons, vice president of product strategy, Omada The traditional perimeter approach to security was being dramatically altered long before COVID-19. However, the massive shift to a largely remote workforce ushered in as a result of the pandemic accelerated the need for a new approach. Securing access to a range of on-premises and cloud-based applications requires a transformation of identity and access management initiatives. The misguided trust we once had for users inside the…