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The latest collection of expert opinions, news analysis and featured contributions from the IT security community

MDR

Earlier this week, Adarma released a new service within its Managed Detection & Response (MDR) suite of offerings based on Microsoft XDR (Extended Detection & Response) technology. This turnkey service is aimed at customers who require coverage against the UK’s most prevalent threats and who do not have the in-house teams to manage a 24x7 Security Operations Centre. The service will enable customers to easily outsource the end-to-end process of identifying and addressing threats to a first-rate team armed with decades of expertise in...

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WH Smith personnel details targeted in cyberattack

High street stationery and book retailer WH Smith disclosed it has been the target of a cyberattack affecting employee and personnel data. It stresses that customer accounts and databases were not affected by the attack as they are stored on separate systems.   On Thursday, the company said it “immediately launched an investigation, engaged specialist support services and implemented our incident response plans, which included notifying the relevant authorities” in a public statement after this...

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Serious API security flaws now fixed in Booking.com could affect many more websites

Salt Security, the API security company, has released new threat research from Salt Labs highlighting several critical security flaws in Booking.com. The now remediated flaws were found in the implementation of the Open Authorization (OAuth) social-login functionality utilised by Booking.com, which had the potential to affect any users logging into the site through their Facebook accounts.   The OAuth misconfigurations could have allowed for both large-scale account takeover (ATO) on customers’ accounts and server compromise,...

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growth

Cato Networks, provider of the world’s leading single-vendor SASE platform, reported today its 2022 business results. Highlights include ARR exceeding $100M in record-breaking time, enterprise customers increasing by 45%, and more than 3,000 updates being made to Cato SASE Cloud in 2022. Today, 1600+ enterprises with 28,000+ sites and 520,000+ remote access ZTNA users across 150+ countries rely on Cato every day. “Despite a stiffening market, enterprises continue to need better networking and security to...

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open source security

Now in its 8th edition, the Synopsys “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report launched earlier this week. The 2023 OSSRA report examines the results of more than 1,700 audits of commercial and proprietary codebases involved in merger and acquisition transactions and highlights trends in open source usage across 17 industries. The report delivers an in-depth look at the current state of open source security, compliance, licensing, and code quality risks in commercial software with the...

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Cybersecurity Investment: Supporting SME decision making

CyberSmart has announced the completion of its Series B funding round, raising an additional £12.75 million following its initial Series A investment of over £8 million.  Oxx led the oversubscribed round, with participation from British Patient Capital, Legal & General Capital and Solano Partners, alongside IQ Capital, which backed the company since its seed stage, and other returning investors: Eos Venture Partners, Winton Ventures and Seedcamp. This financial backing will facilitate CyberSmart’s accelerated product development, strengthen channel partnerships, as well as propel the...

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salt security channel program

Salt Security has increased signed partners and deal registrations as global enterprises accelerate adoption of dedicated API security to protect their critical digital innovation initiatives. The API security company announced it has experienced strong worldwide channel growth, expanded coverage globally and launched the Essential Partner Certification Program, further enhancing the support and training offered to its global partners and allowing them to provide a better customer experience. At the same time, Salt reported that it...

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Brian Gumbel

Armis, the asset visibility and security company that recently became cybersecurity's newest centaur, has announced the promotion of Brian Gumbel to President with immediate effect. The company says Gumbel will provide enhanced go-to-market (GTM) strategic guidance across the entire business, as it continues to accelerate its growth and prepares for a future IPO. Brian will directly report to Yevgeny Dibrov, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Armis, and continue to be a member of Armis’...

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DTX Manchester

Digital Transformation EXPO Manchester (DTX) is the North's biggest enterprise IT and technology event, covering the latest in cloud, infrastructure, data, DevOps and cyber security. This will be co-located with Unified Communications EXPO (UCX), the leading event on modern workplace tools and strategy. On the 17th-18th May 2023, industry tech leaders from Groupon, AJ Bell, Kellogg's, BNY Mellon, Manchester Airports Group, Boohoo and Linklaters, will join the DTX stage to showcase the tools and strategies...

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Cyber start up

A new Scottish cyber start-up call HighGround.io has launched today bringing to the security world a new user-centric cyber platform to help organisations better understand their cyber risk profile, meet compliance requirements, build out Incident Response plans and produce reports which focus on the metrics that matter to business leaders. The platform is backed and founded by the long-established Scottish IT services company, M3 Networks, and it sits above digital assets and cybersecurity tools, providing...

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