All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Microsoft today announced that it acquired CloudKnox Security, a platform designed to protect resources and identities across multicloud and hybrid cloud environments. With the purchase, the terms of which weren’t disclosed, Microsoft says that Azure customers will be […]
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Mimecast’s new AI tools protect against the sneakiest phishing attacks
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Email security provider Mimecast this week launched Mimecast CyberGraph, an AI-driven add-on to Mimecast Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that sniffs out sophisticated and hard-to-detect phishing and impersonation threats, the company said. Mimecast CyberGraph uses machine-learning technology to detect […]
Microsoft acquires cybersecurity firm RiskIQ for $500M
Join executive leaders at the Data, Analytics, & Intelligent Automation Summit, presented by Accenture. Watch now! Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire RiskIQ, a San Francisco-based provider of cybersecurity services, including malware and spyware monitoring and mobile app security. “Today, Microsoft is announcing that we have entered into a […]
How cybersecurity is getting AI wrong
Join AI & data leaders at Transform 2021 on July 12th for the AI/ML Automation Technology Summit. Register today. The cybersecurity industry is rapidly embracing the notion of “zero trust”, where architectures, policies, and processes are guided by the principle that no one and nothing should be trusted. However, in […]
Transform 2021: Security’s key themes
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Join security leaders at Transform 2021, the industry’s premier AI digital event, hosted July 12-16. Transform gathers thought and action leaders from today’s top digital security and technology companies for highly informative sessions, focused […]
Armorblox and Intermedia team up to protect email from cyberattacks with AI
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Cybersecurity company Armorblox and Intermedia, a major provider of email hosting and cloud communications, announced a partnership and spinoff product to help more businesses combat the rise in cyberattacks, especially attacks using more […]
What does it take to recover a ransom?
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Today is Sunday, and there has been yet another ransomware attack. Ransomware is a daily affair, and its impacts are growing increasingly detrimental with each attack. Despite this, the cybersecurity industry continues with […]
A history lesson on security logging, from syslogd to XDR
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. The log management and security information management (SIEM) space have gone through a number of stages to arrive where they are today. I started mapping the space in the 1980’s when syslog entered […]
Supply chain attack on Kaseya infects hundreds with ransomware: What we know
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. A ransomware gang has successfully encrypted the files of more than 200 businesses after compromising a remote IT monitoring and management tool as part of a supply chain attack. It is not yet […]
Attackers use ‘offensive AI’ to create deepfakes for phishing campaigns
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. AI enables organizations to automate tasks, extract information, and create media nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. But like any technology, AI isn’t always leveraged for good. In particular, cyberattackers can use AI […]