Shweta Sharma
Senior Writer
Shweta Sharma is a senior journalist covering enterprise information security and digital ledger technologies for IDG’s CSO Online, Computerworld, and other enterprise sites.
Almost 50% of APAC companies find cloud security harder than on-prem: survey
Diversity of multicloud environments has contributed to operational and security complexity, a Thales report says.
Microsoft boosts threat intelligence with new Defender programs
Drawing from its acquisition of RiskIQ, Microsoft is releasing Defender External Attack Surface Management and Defender Threat Intelligence.
Qualys adds external attack management capability to cloud security platform
Integration of EASM (external attack surface management) into Qualys CSAM (cybersecurity asset management) offers enterprises continuous discovery and classification of both internal and external assets.
Axis adds automation, onboarding features to Atmos ZTNA network access software
Axis is also offering migration tools and a buyback program for those looking to move from legacy ZTNA (zero trust network access) applications.
Average cost of data breaches hits record high of $4.35 million: IBM
Healthcare organizations saw average cost per breach at $10.1 million, more than double the global average.
Flashpoint says its VulnDB records vulnerabilities that MITRE CVE missed
Flashpoint reports that its vulnerability database recorded 11,860 cybersecurity vulnerability disclosures for the first half of 2022, 27.3 % of which were missed or not detailed by MITRE's CVE system.
Microsoft takes top spot as most impersonated brand in phishing
Microsoft tops Vade's phishing report, which has some good news: The overall number of phishing attacks declined in the second quarter.
Teleport features passwordless access with new access plane update
With the new capability, Teleport hopes to replace usernames, passwords, private keys, and other secrets with more secure physical identity solutions such as Touch ID, Windows Hello and Trusted Platform Module hardware.
CrowdStrike enhances container visibility and threat hunting capabilities
The cloud-native security provider wants to help customers gain visibility into all of their containers, as well as uncover a growing array of threats across multicloud environments.
Cato Networks launches SSE system with customizable DLP capabilities
Cato SSE 360 provides a security service edge offering that includes DLP (data loss prevention) features based on customizable rules.
Supply chain security breaches jumped in US in 2021
The latest Consumer Identity and Breach Report from ForgeRock found that supply chain security breaches rose last year, with unauthorized access the leading infection vector.