News from week beginning 22 February 2021
Week beginning 22 February 2021 has research from @CleoNeverStops, @AutomationAnywh, @SAP, @TechnologyOne, @Experian, @Celonis and @SDWorx
What is SOAR and why should you care?
SOAR (security, orchestration, automation and response) is becoming more popular in security circles. But what is it? What does it do? Is it really a replacement for SIEM (security information and...
SOARDphish delivers real-time detection and remediation of phishing emails
Cyber Risk Aware has released SOARDphish. It is an automated solution response system for analysing emails. It looks at suspect emails reported by employees to see if they pose a threat....
How much client and company data are you risking on email?
Email continues to be the main communication channel for organisations and, at the same time, a major threat to the business. That is one of the key takeaways from the Egress...
Want a SOC in your hand?
SecurityHQ has launched a new mobile app for iOS and Android calling it: “The power of SOC in your hands.” The app is designed to make communication between SOC and customer easier,...
BDEX and InfoSum form partnership to support Identity services
BDEX, one of the largest US data exchange platform and InfoSum, an identity infrastructure provider have announced a joint collaboration. As part of the new partnership, InfoSum clients will be able...
Malware targeting Microsoft Office soared in 2020
Malware targeting Microsoft Office soared last year, according to the Malwarebytes State of Malware report. Infections involving the Microsoft Office software cracker, KMS, jumped by 2,251%. It wasn’t alone. Banking malware...
Post Office partners with Yoti and unveils digital identity services
Post Office is rolling-out of a suite of online and in-branch products in a new partnership with digital identity company Yoti. The rollout includes a free-to-use app that will combine customers’...
Retail eCommerce news from week beginning 1 February 2021
Retail and eCommerce highlights this week include: Coresight Research predicts as many as 10,000 stores could close in the US this year. Jesta and Yuansfer form partnership to support global omnichannel...
NTT warns of continued fallout from SolarWinds breach
NTT Ltd has warned of continuing and ongoing fallout from the SolarWinds breach. The warnings come in the latest Global Threat Intelligence Centre monthly report. Most security vendors are convinced that...
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NSA lists five vulnerabilities Russia’s SVR is targeting now
The National Security Agency (NSA) has listed five known vulnerabilities that Russia’s SVR is currently targeting. Although there are patches for all of the...
Asana launches globalisation features and new partner program
It has been a big week for Asana, the work management platform vendor. In a single press release, it made several big announcements. It...
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Report highlight touchless technologies are here to stay
The Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated eCommerce and the wider acceptance of the need for digital transformation in business. Another technology that is expected to...
Guardicore gives Zero Trust to Infection Monkey
Guardicore has unveiled new Zero Trust assessment capabilities in Infection Monkey. The open-source breach and attack simulation (BAS) tool helps security teams identify vulnerabilities...
US mobile and digital ad revenues jumped 12% in 2020
As the world grapples with the ongoing ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital advertising sector continues to show resilience. According to the “IAB...
Users are getting better at recognising phishing attacks
Users are getting better at recognising phishing attacks, claims security culture company KnowBe4. Many are now reporting email phishing attacks to their IT department....
NSA and FBI move to help Microsoft with its Exchange Server vulnerabilities
Over the last month, Microsoft Exchange servers have been targeted by the HAFNIUM threat group. It led Microsoft to issue out-of-band patches and issue...
Templafy launches Engage for collaborative content review
Seth Godin once said that “Content Marketing is all the Marketing that’s left.” The Templafy content enablement platform aims to assist marketers to deliver...
iM (Intelligent Mining) to operates solar-powered blockchain
Intelligent Mining (iM) has launched solar-powered blockchain mining. With rising worries over massive electricity usage in blockchain, iM is producing a solution suited to...
Informatica unveils intelligent data management cloud to support digital transformation
Informatica has unveiled an Intelligent Data Management Cloud solution. The platform is designed to help businesses truly innovate with their data on any platform....
Qntrl emerges to democratise business process software
There is a new player in the business process software market. Qntrl, a subsidiary of the Zoho Corporation, has launched its Workflow Orchestration Software...
Apple and Google block NHS Covid-19 update
Apple and Google have blocked the NHS Covid-19 app update after it broke the rules. The agreement between the tech giants and the NHS...
CGS Survey reveals consumer interest in Augmented Reality for customer service guidance
With increased education and exposure, US consumers show willingness to use augmented reality in household repairs and product assembly. CGS has announced new insights...
