The Dark Web allows cybercriminals to create a Cyber Attacks-as-a-Service ecosystem that outmaneuvers security defenses. Here are tips on how businesses can try to thwart cybercrime. Image: gorodenkoff, Getty Images/iStockphoto A group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studied why cybercriminals are way ahead when it comes to technical innovation. Cybersecurity researchers Keman Huang, Michael Siegel, Keri Pearlson and Stuart Madnick in their paper Casting the Dark Web in a New Light, published in…

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today that members of its management team will be presenting at the following financial community event: Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom ConferenceTuesday, March 2, 20218:00 a.m. PST Additional information about upcoming investor event participation and a live audio webcast of each presentation will be accessible from the “Investors” section of the Palo Alto Networks website at…

CrowdStrike has announced a $400 million deal to acquire British log management firm Humio in a bid to bolster its extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities. The endpoint security and threat intelligence giant claimed it was “blown away” by the London-based firm’s high-performance cloud log management and observability technology. Its proven ability to deliver at scale makes it the perfect fit for the CrowdStrike Security Cloud, it added. “By leveraging new ingest pipelines and cloud…

Over 100 private sector firms were breached in the SolarWinds attack, the White House has revealed. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, told the press yesterday that many of those affected were technology companies, “whose products could be used to launch additional intrusions.” That’s certainly what appears to have happened with the targeting of firms like FireEye, Microsoft, Malwarebytes, Mimecast and Palo Alto Networks — although not all of these…

One of the world’s five internet registries yesterday warned users that it suffered a failed credential stuffing attack. RIPE NCC is the regional internet registry (RIR) for Europe, West Asia and the former Soviet Union. It claimed in an update yesterday that its single sign-on (SSO) service was affected by an attempt to crack open accounts, causing some downtime. “We mitigated the attack, and we are now taking steps to ensure that our services are…

Investment firm Capital Group has appointed Marta Zarraga as its new global chief information officer. In the role, Zarraga will be responsible for overseeing the organization’s technology and cybersecurity. She joins the company with 25 years of experience in the information security industry, including as global chief information officer at Aviva and chief information officer at Vodafone and British Telecom. Capital Group explained that Zarraga was selected for her strong technical qualifications, holding a Master’s…