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May 16, 2021

Vectra Cognito now available in the Microsoft Azure and AWS Marketplaces

The agreement with Microsoft will allow organizations interested in using the Vectra Cognito platform across cloud, data center, networks and IoT/OT to now test or purchase Cognito on Azure Marketplace using their pre-existing agreements with Microsoft.
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May 10, 2021

Check Point Software Technologies appoints new VP of Sales in EMEA

Freitag has more than 30 years of experience in leading tech companies, during which time he has held senior executive positions in the areas of product, operations and sales.
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May 10, 2021

Sophos XDR synchronizes native endpoint, server, firewall, and email security

With this comprehensive and integrated approach, Sophos XDR provides a holistic view of an organization’s environment with the richest data set and deep analysis for threat detection, investigation and response.
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May 7, 2021

Riverbed announces enhancements to its its unified visibility solution

The modern IT landscape has grown more distributed, hybrid and complex, which has created visibility and performance challenges and significantly expanded the risk perimeter for cyber-attacks.
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May 6, 2021

Forcepoint Director on World Password Day

On the occasion of World Password Day, TECHx Editor Rabab Zehra obtained an exclusive interview with Jawad Toukna, Director of Regional Sales, Emerging Region, Forcepoint, to explore password-free technologies, threats to an organization's IT protection, and how password security can be maintained.
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May 5, 2021

Qualys expands its endpoint security solution with real-time malware protection

This expansion adds to the Qualys Cloud Agent’s comprehensive capabilities of inventory, vulnerability management, patching and endpoint detection and response (EDR).
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May 2, 2021

Vectra AI completes $130 Million round of funding led by BXG

The investment will help fuel Vectra’s continued growth through platform innovation and expansion into new markets and geographies, solidifying its Cognito platform as a market-leading solution for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cloud security for threat detection and response.
by | 3 min read
May 2, 2021

Modern Bank Heists: Financial institutions are being held hostage

The modern bank heist has escalated to a hostage situation over the past year. The new goal of attackers is now to hijack a financial institution’s digital infrastructure and to leverage that infrastructure against a bank’s constituents. As the world shifted to an anywhere workforce amid the pandemic, we witnessed attacker strategy evolve, becoming much more destructive and sophisticated.
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April 28, 2021

Ransomware recovery cost in the UAE is US $517,961 in 2021, reveals Sophos

The average ransom paid is $170,404. The global findings also show that only 8% of organizations managed to get back all of their data after paying a ransom, with 29% getting back no more than half of their data.
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April 28, 2021

Tenable completes acquisition of Alsid and rolls out Tenable.ad

With Alsid’s deep expertise in securing Active Directory, Tenable is adding a new and innovative approach to disrupting cyberattacks. Tenable’s risk-based vulnerability management solutions enable organizations to predict which vulnerabilities an attacker could leverage to gain an initial foothold.
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