Cybersecurity

With more than 90% of today’s threats starting with a seemingly innocuous email, SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc., the leader in identity management, and Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, have partnered to protect people’s data and inbox. As part of this partnership, joint customers can now further safeguard high-risk users by identifying and applying appropriate levels of access to critical systems and data. Secure access to sensitive applications and data is under threat now more than…

Hi Pauline, please tell us about your role and the team/technology at Lucid. I wear a few hats at Lucid - as General Counsel, I am responsible for all legal matters, which on any given day can include almost anything, such as commercial contracts, employment matters, privacy, intellectual property and compliance matters. As Chief Privacy Officer, working closely with IT, Product, People and other teams, I work on data privacy which could involve personal information/data about employees, survey respondents, and partners…

Baffle’s Integration Enables Privacy Preserving Analytics with No Code Changes and Full Interoperability Baffle, Inc., an advanced data protection company, announced a strategic partnership with Tableau Software, the leading analytics platform, launching a new integration to help customers further protect sensitive data as it is shared among third parties in the data analytics pipeline. Available today, Baffle’s integration with Tableau features full interoperability with no code changes, allowing for privacy preserving…

Brings together two of the industry’s most innovative platforms in identity security to enable secure use of increasingly common hybrid cloud deployment model Unites access management from Ping and identity administration and governance from One Identity to enable organizations to grant the right employees the right access, to the right resources, at the right time Enables stronger security and control over applications and services across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments One Identity, a proven leader in…

Report warns of users caught in the middle of new cybercrime turf war Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, released new research warning consumers of a major new wave of attacks attempting to compromise their home routers for use in IoT botnets. The report urges users to take action to stop their devices from enabling this criminal activity. There has been a recent spike in attacks targeting and leveraging routers, particularly around Q4 2019. This research indicates increased abuse of…

Keypoint Intelligence is pleased to announce that Aaron Hale has joined the company as Group Director of the strategy and products team Keypoint Intelligence is pleased to announce that Aaron Hale has joined the company as Group Director of the strategy and products team. In his role, Hale will be leading the Subject Matter Expert (SME) group and is responsible for conducting market research, market forecasting, custom consulting projects, strategy and planning engagements as well as creating editorial content for product…

White Ops’ Advertising Integrity and Marketing Integrity solutions will ensure greater campaign transparency and fraud protection for Aqilliz’s global network of clients Aqilliz, a technology company that specialises in blockchain-powered solutions for digital marketing, has announced a partnership with White Ops, the global leader in bot mitigation and ad fraud protection. As part of the co-marketing agreement, Aqilliz will be offering White Ops’ Advertising Integrity and Marketing Integrity solutions for all its…

Survey reveals users take security training seriously, but may still engage in risky behaviour Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, released survey results that show how remote workers address cybersecurity. Nearly three quarters (72%) of remote workers say they are more conscious of their organisation’s cybersecurity policies since lockdown began, but many are breaking the rules anyway due to limited understanding or resource constraints. Trend Micro’s Head in the Clouds study is…

Netwrix survey reveals that 73% of financial organizations are already under pressure to satisfy data subject rights requests, and 27% of them report that this led to an increase in expenses Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today announced findings from its 2020 Data Risk & Security Report specifically for financial organizations. The report reveals that enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which begins on July 1, 2020, is going to put additional pressure on already…

Companies to deliver integrated product solutions, advanced insights, and reference architectures to seamlessly implement a comprehensive security strategy Okta, Inc., CrowdStrike, Inc., Netskope, and Proofpoint, Inc. announced the companies are coordinating to help organizations implement an integrated, zero trust security strategy required to protect today’s dynamic and remote working environments. COVID-19 has ignited a rapid shift to remote work, moving people and assets outside the confines of a traditional perimeter.…

Penta Security, a leading cybersecurity company in Korea, announced the release of its exclusive MPC (Multi-Party Computation) solution that runs on a cryptographic protocol which operates computations based on the consensus of multiple parties. This not only secures transactions, but allows cryptographic keys to be stored and shared safely for the protection of sensitive data. With a robust signature function that complements vulnerabilities of the existing multi-signature solution, MPC eliminates Single Point of Failure…

Outbrain, the world's leading discovery and native advertising platform on the open web, recently selected CHEQ's cybersecurity-backed offering to secure its digital media from non-human, invalid and fraudulent traffic. This additional layer of ad-fraud protection now sits on top of Outbrain’s existing, rigorous defenses. “Ad fraud is a consistent problem plaguing the digital advertising industry,” said Yossi Amara, Chief Information Officer at Outbrain. “By partnering with CHEQ, we are taking the…

In the span of a few months, the coronavirus has reached every country, every community, and every neighborhood. No nation is spared. The economy grinds to a halt. Millions have fallen sick. In the meantime, if you take a look at the 15 biggest cyberattacks in the 21st century, you’d notice a few things. First, no country is untouched. Second, it’s extremely disruptive to business operations. Third, millions have fallen victim to these attacks. We have been dealing with a different kind of outbreak for many years, that…

The findings from Adjust, in partnership with Unity Technologies, shed light on hyper casual games' unique business model, which relies on ads for 95% of their revenue and boasts average click-through rates of 22% People across the globe are spending more time than ever playing games while sheltering in place, with an estimated 2.7 billion users set to spend $77.2 billion on mobile games in 2020. A new report from global app marketing platform Adjust charts the rise of a gaming app genre uniquely poised to benefit from…

INKY Technology Corporation, a pioneer in next-gen email phishing protection, announced the company's $20 million Series B round of funding, led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners, to accelerate enterprise adoption, global expansion and its innovation roadmap. Insight has previously invested in cybersecurity companies Darktrace, SentinelOne, Armis, and Tenable. The addition of the Series B funding brings the total investment in the company to $31.6 million. INKY uses domain-specific machine…

Financing Led by National Grid Partners and Jerusalem Venture Partners 1touch.io, a leading provider of data discovery, privacy, and security solutions, announced it has secured a $14 million Series A round from leading investors, including National Grid Partners (NGP) and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). Additional investors include, Connecticut Innovations, Mindset Ventures, and Ocean Azul Partners. 1touch.io will use the investment to increase the company’s RD and field presence. Pradeep Tagare, vice-president at NGP,…

A Third of Global Workers Use Corporate Devices for Socializing During COVID-19 OneLogin, a global leader in identity and access management, released added findings from a survey of 5,000 remote workers showing just how freely employees use corporate devices for non-work related activity, regardless of cybersecurity hazards. The study found that 33% of workers have admitted to using a corporate Zoom account for online socializing with friends or family since they started working remotely. 30% of those surveyed admitted to…

Sees more than half of new and add-on recurring revenue from cloud offering; releases new Cloud Connectors Exabeam, the Smarter SIEM company, announced a significant performance milestone with Exabeam SaaS Cloud contributing more than half of Q1 FY21 new and add-on recurring revenue, signaling an accelerated transition of its business to the cloud. This momentum has been built on consistent improvements to Exabeam’s cloud-first product and partner strategy, including the recent announcements of the Exabeam Cloud Platform …

New Alliance Leadership Appointments to Build on Ecosystem Success Pegasystems Inc., the software company empowering digital transformation at the world's leading enterprises, announced two new leaders to its alliances leadership team, Carola Cazenave, vice president, global partner ecosystem, and Daniel Österberg-Holm, vice president, alliances, channels, and specialist sales, EMEA. Marketing Technology News: Kasisto Awarded Two Landmark Patents, Enhancing the Intelligence of KAI and the Virtual Assistants it Powers…

FatPipe Networks, the inventor and multiple patent holder of SD-WAN technology, announced today that Mr. Phil Hinson has joined the FatPipe senior management team as Senior Vice President of Strategic Business. Marketing Technology News: MERGE Earns Sitecore Platinum Partner Status, Invitation to Sitecore Partner Advisory Council Group Mr. Hinson previously was Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Technical Sales at AT&T and prior to that was Vice President of Sales at Bell South Telecommunications. At…