Ironscales Announces Introduction of Non-Blocking Cloud-Native API Deployment
Ironscales has announced its automated phishing defense platform can now be used to protect organizations without the need for any physical plugins, thanks to its new non-blocking cloud-native API deployment, which has been made available for all of its anti-phishing modules. The new option is ideally suited to businesses that have moved their email services to the cloud and are looking for an easy-to-implement solution that offers...
TitanHQ Integrates WebTitan Web Filter into Kaseya IT Complete Suite
TitanHQ has announced its powerful web filtering solution – WebTitan – is now fully integrated into the Kaseya IT Complete Suite, making it easier for MSPs to start offering content filtering to their clients. WebTitan is a 100% cloud-based web filtering solution that allows businesses to carefully control the web content their employees can access. In addition to restricting access to productivity-draining and NSFW...
Wombat Security Releases 2018 Beyond the Phish Report
The Beyond the Phish Report from Wombat Security provides valuable insights into the state of security awareness across different industry sectors. For the report, Wombat Security analyzed the responses to almost 85 million questions and answers collected from employees of its customers across 16 industry sectors. The questions covered 12 different categories including protecting confidential information, safe use of passwords,...
What are the Most Clicked Phishing Emails?
KnowBe4 has released a quarterly report that reveals the most clicked phishing emails in Q1, 2018 – The emails that are proving to be the most effective at fooling employees into clicking hyperlinks and opening potentially malicious email attachments. The data from the report came from responses to phishing simulation emails delivered through its training platform. The simulated phishing emails mirror messages observed in real world...
Microsoft Launches Free Windows Defender Chrome Plugin
One of the key selling points of the Microsoft Edge browser its protection against phishing attacks. Microsoft Edge is already the best browser to use to block phishing attacks, with tests conducted by NSS Labs showing Edge to be capable of blocking 99% of phishing and social engineering-based malware attacks. Its closest competitor, Google Chrome, only blocked 87% of attacks, while Firefox blocked just 70%. Both of those browsers...
Agari Named Best Email Security Solution at 2018 SC Media Awards
Agari has been honored at this year’s SC Media Awards and has collected a prestigious Professional Award for its email security solution – the Agari Email Trust Platform. The SC Media Awards are the premier cybersecurity awards for the cybersecurity industry. Each year, hundreds of products are assessed by a panel of independent judges drawn from the cybersecurity industry. The nominated solutions are whittled down to five...
Security IQ BEC Defense Suite Prepares Businesses for Email Account Compromise Attacks
Business email compromise attacks are on the rise, with one recent report suggesting 44% of businesses have suffered an attack. Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are now commonplace. Email accounts are compromised, and threat actors use the accounts to send targeted messages to individuals in an organization. Requests are made to have sensitive data sent by email or for wire transfers to be made. Sophisticated social engineering...
Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs Offers New Method of Measuring Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks
Yesterday saw the launch of Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs – A new approach developed by Barracuda and PhishLine to determine and improve user resistance to phishing attacks. Most anti-phishing training solutions use click rate metrics to determine resistance and susceptibility to phishing attacks. While this method of testing employees has proven effective, Barracuda Networks points out that there are limits to this approach....
Mimecast Enhances Its Email Threat Protection Services
The email security solution provider Mimecast has announced enhancements have been made to its email and data security solutions to better protect users from the rapidly evolving threat landscape. A recent Mimecast survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, revealed businesses are now having to deal with a variety of different cyberthreats and the volume and frequency of attacks are increasing. 53% of companies taking part in the survey...
44% of Businesses Victims of Account Takeover Attacks
Agari has released figures from recent research that show account takeover attacks are soaring. These phishing attacks involve the use of a compromised email account to fool employees into revealing sensitive information or installing malware. Agari says account takeover attacks have doubled in 2018. Since messages are believed to have been sent from a known individual, many email recipients let their guard down. The effectiveness of...
New Email Security Services Launched by Cisco
Cisco has announced the release of new email security services that provide better protection from phishing and spoofing attacks, while increasing the level of protection against malware, ransomware, cryptojacking, and fileless malware attacks. Virtually all endpoint security solutions block more than 99% of malware. The new updates are concerned with blocking some of the 1% of malware which are often not detected by security...
GFI Software Releases New Subscription Option
Companies need to implement layered defenses to protect against cyberattacks, must implement and manage their BYOD policies, use solutions to help them with GDPR and HIPAA compliance, ensure patches are applied promptly and internal threats are blocked. Managing all of these areas naturally requires a multitude of different products, each with their own subscriptions. Managing those subscriptions can be time consuming and paying for...
Proofpoint Study Shows Impact of Email Fraud on Businesses
Proofpoint has published the findings of a recent study investigating the impact of email fraud on businesses. The study reveals the extent to which businesses are affected by email fraud, the typical impact of email fraud on businesses, which individuals are targeted, and the steps that are being taken to reduce risk. There has been an increase in email fraud in recent years, with last year seeing a further surge in attacks. The...
TitanHQ Protecting McDonalds Restaurants from Malware with SpamTitan
TitanHQ has announced that McDonalds is now being protected from email spam, malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks with SpamTitan, the Galway, Ireland-based company’s award-winning anti-spam solution. Under the terms of the new agreement, SpamTitan is being set up to prevent spam and malicious messages from being delivered to end users’ inboxes throughout the Philippines, which will help McDonald’s to keep its networks and...
New Insider Threat Training Modules Released by Wombat Security
Anti-phishing solution provider Wombat Security – now a division of Proofpoint – has released new insider threat training modules to help businesses deal with the threat from within. Insider breaches are a leading cause of data breaches, especially in the US healthcare industry where they share top spot with hacks. Insider threats include simple mistakes made by employees, negligence, and malicious actions taken to cause harm to...
SonicWall Launches New MSSP Partner Program
The San Jose, CA-based cybersecurity firm SonicWall has launched a new partner program for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). The SecureFirst MSSP Program helps partners meet the needs of their clients and address their security skills gaps and provide a more comprehensive range of managed security services. The increasing threat of cyberattacks and the difficulty attracting top cybersecurity talent means many companies are...
AppRiver Announces Acquisition of Roaring Penguin Software
The Ottowa-based anti-virus and anti-spam solution provider Roaring Penguin has been acquired by cloud-based cybersecurity firm AppRiver. AppRiver was founded in 2002 primarily to provide email security solutions to help businesses block the barrage of spam and malicious messages and help to keep inboxes and networks malware free. Over the past 16 years, AppRiver has expanded its range of cybersecurity solutions to include a host of...
77% of Businesses Expect to Be Victims of Email Fraud in 2018
A new report from Proofpoint has revealed 82% of boards are concerned about email fraud with six out of 10 businesses considering email fraud to be a major security risk and with good reason. Email fraud is now commonplace and poses a major threat to businesses of all sizes, from mom and pop stores to the largest enterprises. The data for the report came from Proofpoint’s 2018 global ‘Understanding Email Fraud’ survey, which was...
Infosec Institute Training Library Now Includes More Than 1,200 Training Resources
The Infosec Institute, developer of the SecurityIQ phishing awareness training platform, has been steadily increasing its training modules to help businesses, non-profits, and educational institutions improve the security awareness of employees and train staff on cybersecurity and compliance. The latest update to the training library sees five new modules added covering the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS). The five new...
Two Thirds of Indian Companies Have been Targeted with Ransomware
Sophos has published a new State of Enterprise Security Report that provides insight into the main threats faced by organizations around the world. The report was based on a survey conducted on 2,700 IT managers based in 10 countries (USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, India, South Africa, Japan, Mexico, and Australia). One of the key points from the report is the extent to which Indian businesses are being attacked and just how...
Cloudability State of the Cloud 2018 Report Reveals Cloud Technology Adoption Trends
Cloudability has published its State of the Cloud 2018 Report. The cloud management platform provider has revealed real world trends in adoption of cloud technology, the amount organizations are investing in the cloud, where the money is being spent, and how it is being used. For the report, Cloudability analyzed the data from more than 1,500 companies who spent a combined $2.5 billion on cloud services. Cloudability reports that its...
CloudCheckr Update Improves Support for Microsoft Azure
The first CloudCheckr update in March includes new AWS functions and tweaks, although most of the updates to the platform are concerned with Microsoft Azure, which continues to have new features added as support is enhanced. Due to some issues with the loading of the accounts page, CloudCheckr has made some changes to improve responsiveness – A notable change sine it is the first screen that users see when they login to the platform....
Cloud Pricing Tips to Help Clear Up Confusion About Cloud Costs
If you are using multiple cloud services from multiple providers and have looked at ways to reduce cloud costs, you will no doubt have been confused by the different terminology used by each provider and differences in cloud pricing models, so here are some cloud pricing tips to help you get a better return on your investment in the cloud and shave money off your bills. Cloud Pricing Tips to Help You Save Money Various surveys on...
Future of Cybersecurity Scholarship Program Launched by PhishLabs
PhishLabs, a leading provider of security awareness training and anti-phishing solutions for enterprises, has announced the launch of a new ‘Future of Cybersecurity’ Scholarship Program. The aim of the scholarship program is to help talented individuals further their studies in the field of cybersecurity, one of the most in demand areas of the IT industry. There is currently a major shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals and...
Cyberattacks Becoming the Number 1 Business Risk, Says SonicWall
The latest Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall shows more than 9.32 billion malware attacks were blocked by the company in the past 12 months – a rise of 18.4% over the previous year. While malware attacks are on the rise, ransomware attacks have fallen from 638 million in 2016 to 184 million in 2017 – a fall of more than 71%. While ransomware attacks have fallen, the number of ransomware variants in use has more than doubled,...
InfoSec Institute Launches Security Awareness Training Program for Healthcare
The cybersecurity awareness training solution provider the InfoSec Institute has announced it has launched a new security awareness training program for healthcare teams – the first such program to be developed specifically for the healthcare industry in the United States. The training material is available through the company’s SecurityIQ AwareEd training platform, which now contains the largest interactive security awareness...
AppRiver and Datto Help MSPs Protect Clients from Ransomware Attacks
There has been a massive increase in the use of ransomware by cybercriminal gangs over the past two years. The ease of conducting campaigns and the high percentage of businesses that pay the ransom demands to regain access to their data has made attacks highly profitable. Further, ransomware-as-a-service has allowed campaigns to be conducted quickly and cheaply by would-be cybercriminals with little to no programming skills. The...
TitanHQ Adds BitDefender AV Engine in SpamTitan v7.00
TitanHQ, the leading the leading anti-spam solution provider, has released a new version of its award-winning spam filtering solution SpamTitan. One major change to its anti-spam software in SpamTitan v7.00 is the addition Bitdefender AV engine, which is now the primary AV engine providing malware and virus protection for users. The solution still offers dual AV protection with ClamAV serving as the secondary AV engine. The update to...
AppRiver Named Winner of 2018 Silver Stevie Award for Customer Service
Each year, more than 10,000 organizations compete for Stevie Awards across seven programs, with companies and individuals from more than 60 nations vying for a prestigious award. The Steve Awards recognize excellence and outstanding performance not just by companies, but also the individuals within those organizations that play a major role in the success of the company. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in the United...
PhishLabs Research Reveals Extent of Cybercriminals’ Abuse of HTTPS
The Q3 2017 phishing Activity Trends Report from the Anti Phishing Working Group has revealed the extent to which cybercriminals are abusing the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) protocol in phishing campaigns. Websites using HTTPS encrypt the connection between the website and browser to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. There has been a major transition from HTTP to HTTPS by online retailers and other businesses to provide...
Sophos Launches Phish Threat 2.0
Sophos has launched a new version of its Phish Threat simulator. Phish Threat 2.0 is an enterprise-class phishing simulation platform that allows businesses to run their own internal phishing campaigns to test the effectiveness of their security awareness programs and discover how susceptible their employees are to phishing threats. Training employees to be more security aware is now an essential element of any cybersecurity strategy....
Ironscales Phishing Threat Technology Recognized for Spear Phishing Protection Capabilities
Ironscales, a provider of an automated phishing protection, detection and response platform has had its advanced spear phishing threat technology recognized as a key innovation in the spear phishing market by the global market research and consulting firm Markets&Market in its recent spear phishing market report. The company’s technology was developed specifically to identify and block advanced spear phishing threats that often...
Cloudability Launches Rightsizing Recommendations for Microsoft Azure
Last year, Cloudability launched its rightsizing recommendations for AWS – a feature that has now been adopted by many of its customers. The Portland-based firm has now announced the release of Rightsizing Recommendations for Microsoft Azure. The Rightsizing Recommendations feature can be used to help with cost optimization. Organizations are provided with recommendations on how they can build and scale their cloud infrastructure to...
2018 State of the Cloud Report Released by RightScale
RightScale has released its 2018 State of the Cloud Report. This is the seventh year that the cloud management firm has produced the report, which is based on the results of the largest survey of businesses on use of the cloud. This year the survey was conducted on 997 tech professionals from large enterprises and small enterprises, operating in a broad range of industries. The report reveals average cloud spending by enterprises, how...
Agari Reveals 90% of Brands Extremely Vulnerable to Phishing and Fraud
A joint research study conducted by Agari and Farsight Security has been published this month that shows almost every domain is vulnerable to phishing and domain name spoofing due to the failure to adopt the Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) email authentication standard. Globally, fewer than 1% of domains are protected by DMARC, which helps domain owners prevent abuse of their brands. An analysis of...
FittedCloud Launches Amazon Relational Database Services Cost Optimization Solution
Acton, MA-based FittedCloud has announced it has launched an Amazon Relational Database Services cost optimization solution that allows customers to carefully control their RDS costs. FittedCloud already offers its cost optimization solution for a range of AWS services, with the latest addition allowing customers to shave off even more from their cloud bills. FittedCloud’s machine learning optimization solution allows customers to...
TitanHQ Joins HTG Peer Groups as Gold Vendor
Irish anti-spam, web filtering, and email archiving solution provider TitanHQ has announced that 2018 will see the company become a Gold Vendor member of HTG Peer Groups. The new partnership was announced at the HTG Peer Groups Q1, 2018 meeting at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix, Arizona. HTG is an international consultancy, coaching, and peer group organization that helps businesses develop strong leadership and undergo...
CloudRanger Adds Automated Disaster Recovery Testing for AWS Cloud
CloudRanger has announced that automated disaster recovery testing for AWS cloud is now available through its platform. Backups are essential, but businesses need to make sure that those backups are viable. When disaster strikes and data needs to be recovered, businesses must be able to rely on their backups. By testing backups, businesses can be confident that file recovery is possible in practice. The new feature is accessible via...
Spotinst Announces Partnership with Samsung SDS to Increase Footprint in South Korea
Samsung SDS, the enterprise IT solution provider, has partnered with Spotinst to provide its customers with a platform that allows them to make significant saving on their cloud computing costs. The partnership will allow Samsung and other companies in South Korea to utilize excess cloud capacity and enjoy savings on their compute bills of up to 80% using the Spotinst’s Elastigroup, Spectrum, and Multai services, as well as the firm’s...
Sophos Warns Users About Fake Antivirus Apps
Sophos has alerted users to the risk of downloading fake antivirus apps. The firm has also released a new white paper on a specific antivirus app called Super Antivirus 2018. According to the report, the app has been downloaded 50,000 times, presumably by users who are concerned about security. While the app does appear to be scanning the mobile device on which it is installed, all the app really offers is the illusion of security....
API Access for AWS and Azure Launched by Botmetric to Simplify Cloud Management
Botmetric has announced it has released APIs for public cloud consumption for AWS and Microsoft Azure. The Botmetric platform is already API-centric with microservices architecture; however, the new release now gives enterprises and customers easier access to their data allowing them to gain specific insights into cloud use in less time. Customers are able to use the APIs to build custom dashboards and generate custom reports, placing...
Ironscales Hires New VP of Sales for the Americas
The automated phishing prevention firm Ironscales is on a mission to expand sales in the Americas. The Tel Aviv-based firm has already expanded significantly and grown its customer base in Europe, and a new office in Atlanta and skilled sales team will help drive forward sales on the other side of the Atlantic. Ironscales has developed a suite of anti-phishing solutions based around its AI-assisted IronSights phishing detection...
PhishLine Bought by Barracuda Networks
The phishing simulation and security awareness training company PhishLine has been bought by Barracuda Networks. Barracuda Networks is expanding its phishing defense solutions and is planning on creating a comprehensive anti-phishing platform that includes data protection, gateway security, AI-based threat intelligence, security awareness training and phishing simulation exercises. Barracuda already offers its customers a broad range...
CloudCheckr Makes Cloud Computing Predictions for 2018
CloudCheckr has assessed the cloud computing trends over the past 12 months and has made several cloud computing predictions for 2018. It has now been 10 years since Amazon released its AWS public cloud, and while in the early years adoption of the cloud was relatively slow, now the benefits of the public cloud have been made apparent and many businesses are now migrating to the cloud. By 2020, the cloud is expected to generate more...
SpamTitan Anti-Spam Solution Receives Glowing Review on Business Software Review Site
Cyberattacks are coming from all angles, although the main vector for attack is email. Research conducted by the security awareness and phishing simulation platform provider PhishMe suggests 91% of all cyberattacks starts with a phishing email. Phishing is also the primary method of distributing malware and ransomware. The problem for businesses is they can implement advanced, layered cybersecurity defenses to protect the perimeter...
Skeddly Releases New EBS Snapshot Cost Calculator
Skeddly has announced it has launched a new EBS Snapshot Cost Calculator that allows users to estimate the amount they will be spending on EBS backups. Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) backups are now essential, as they allow users to restore their EBS volumes in the event of disaster to prevent data loss. Many organizations have incorporated Amazon EBS backups into their disaster recovery strategies, and as with email and file...
Mimecast Survey Reveals Healthcare Providers See Email as a Major Attack Vector
A recent Mimecast-sponsored survey conducted by HIMSS Analytics has shown that healthcare providers believe email to be a main attack vector used by cybercriminals to gain access to data and healthcare networks. Email was rated as the most likely attack vector that would lead to a data breach, and such attacks are not just theoretical. 78% of survey respondents said they had experienced an email-based cyberattack in the past 12...
Skeddly Announces DynamoDB Backups Are Supported
Amazon is now supporting DynamoDB Backups and restore, although currently only in limited regions. Over the next few weeks the areas covered will be expanded in the United States and beyond. Skeddly has also announced that its platform now supports DynamoDB backups. The announcement about the new feature was made by Amazon at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas. While Amazon has made it possible to create full backups of DynamoDB tables, the...
Botmetric Releases 2017 Public Cloud Usage Report
Botmetric has released its annual 2017 public cloud usage report. The report includes detailed statistics on cloud adoption and usage by businesses of all sizes, including SMBs, midmarket organizations, and large enterprises. Botmetric based its report on businesses that have already signed up to use its cloud management and optimization platform. Today, the Botmetric platform is being used to manage more than $1 billion of cloud...
Botmetric Releases Beta Version of Cloud Savings Tool with Amazon Alexa Integration
Cloud management has just got easier with Botmetric, following the release of a new beta version that integrates the firm’s cloud cost saving tool with Amazon Alexa. Botmetric is the first cloud management and optimization platform that is capable of processing voice commands to access cloud usage data and generate reports. Botmetric announced the release of the new closed beta version of its platform at the recent AWS Re:invent...
MediaPro Launches New Travel Security Awareness Training Course
Organizations can train their employees to be more security aware in the office, but when it comes to business trips, employees face additional security risks. Training employees to be more security aware when travelling can help them to avoid risky behaviors that could potentially lead to malware infections or the accidental disclosure of sensitive information. To help businesses deal with the added risks that come from business...
CloudCheckr Update Adds Support for More Instance Types
CloudCheckr has announced an update to its cloud management platform has been made which enhances usability and makes improvements to make the management of Azure and AWS resources more straightforward. Managed Service Providers who use CloudCheckr to monitor their clients’ cloud usage will no doubt be aware that when they on-board a new client, that client’s data will not appear on the Detailed Billing Report until the client incurs...
RightScale Predicts $10 Billion Will be Wasted on Cloud Resources in 2018
Enterprises are investing more money in the cloud, but a large percentage of cloud spending is wasted on unused and underutilized cloud resources. RightScale predicts that more than $10 billion will be wasted on unused/underutilized cloud resources in the next 12 months. Part of the problem has been a lack of support from cloud providers who have failed to help their customers reduce unnecessary cloud spending. The situation is...
Skeddly Supports Multiple DynamoDB Table Exports to AWS S3
Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL fully cloud-managed database solution for non-relational data with single-digit millisecond latency. The database solution is flexible and has reliable performance; however, it does not include an in-built option for exporting data stored in tables to S3. Amazon does allow DynamoDB items to be exported to S3 using AWS Data Pipeline, although not without the use of additional AWS services. Further, even with...
Cloud Vendors to Watch in 2018
Businesses in all industry verticals are now taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the cloud, whether for IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS. The cloud allows businesses to develop software and applications much more quickly and gain a technical edge over competitors. Over the past 12 months, Infrastructure-as-a-Service has seen tremendous growth, with the InformationWeek 2017 State of the Cloud survey indicating IaaS use has risen from...
MediaPro Included in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness
Bothell, WA-based learning services company MediaPro has been named one of the leaders in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training. The company has been recognized for completeness of vision and ability to execute. This is the fourth consecutive year that the firm has earned the accolade and has made the Leaders Quadrant. Gartner explained that the company offers “one of the most flexible...
Software Update Will Help to Prevent MongoDB Cyberattacks
This year has seen tens of thousands of MongoDB cyberattacks, resulting in the theft of millions of records. While MongoDB is secure and incorporates appropriate security controls to prevent unauthorized access, many users had failed to apply security controls and inadvertently left their databases exposed and accessible over the Internet. The exposed databases could be freely accessed by anyone over the Internet without any need for...
PhishLine Partners with Pipeline Security and Moves into the Japanese Market
Milwaukee-based security awareness training and anti-phishing vendor PhishLine has announced a new partnership with the Tokyo-based firm Pipeline Security. It is hoped that this new partnership will help PhishLine improve its footprint in east Asia and fortify its presence in the Japanese security market. Pipeline Security is a well-respected security firm that serves many top-tier businesses in Japan, offering a range of security...
SophosLabs Publishes 2018 Malware Forecast
The Oxford, UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos has published its 2018 Malware Forecast. The report, produced by SophosLabs, is based on an analysis of threat information from Sophos customers gathered between April 1, and October 3, 2017. In the report, key malware and ransomware attack trends are identified, allowing Sophos to make predictions about the main threats that can be expected in the coming year. One of the main trends...
Inky Awarded Cyber Start-Up Company of the Year Award
A new player in the anti-phishing arena, Inky, has received a Cyber Start-up Company of the Year Award at the inaugural Infosecurity North America conference in Boston. Inky was one of four start-ups pitching a panel of four venture capitalist judges for the award. The company and its innovative anti-phishing solution won over the judges. Inky has developed a new phishing defense solution called Phish Fence. Phish Fence is a platform...
CloudRanger Launches Managed Service Provider Partner Program
CloudRanger has announced it has launched a new managed service provider (MSP) partner program to make it easier for MSPs to offer server management and backup services to their clients. Through the partner program, MSPs can use the CloudRanger platform to automate backups, schedule cloud resources, and save their clients time and money. CloudRanger has developed its platform to be quick and easy to use, giving users a complete view...
SpamTitan Reviews
SpamTitan is an advanced spam filtering solution developed by Galway, Ireland-based TitanHQ. Listed below are some of the recent SpamTitan reviews and awards received for the enterprise spam filtering solution. SpamTitan is available as an ISO solution that can be run on existing equipment or in a virtual environment, or as a cloud-based solution with multiple hosting options. The solution is also provided to MSPs and ISPs and other...
Spotinst Functions Launched: Spot Instances with Guaranteed Availability at the Lowest Price
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud can bring in extra revenue by selling off excess cloud capacity. However, while this extra capacity can be sold, in the event that a customer pays for full priced servers, companies that use the excess capacity will be kicked off. Cloud providers only give customers 2 minutes notice when that happens. Naturally, such an unpredictable service must have a significant advantage...
Most Effective Phishing Emails Revealed
Phishing is an effective method of obtaining login credentials and installing malware and ransomware, and email is the most common vector used for these scams, but what are the most effective phishing emails? What types of emails are most likely to fool your employees into installing malware or disclosing their login credentials? This week, security awareness training company KnowBe4 has released its Q3 phishing report, detailing the...
AppRiver Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners
The private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners has security a majority stake in the Florida-based cybersecurity firm AppRiver for an undisclosed sum. Marlin Equity Partners manages $6.7 billion of capital and invests in businesses across a wide range of industries. Through its industry relationships and access to operational resources, the private equity firm strengthens companies, enhances their value, and helps them grow and realize...
GFI Software Improves Email Security with GFI MailEssentials v.21
GFI Software has released a new version of GFI MailEssentials – Its award-winning spam filtering solution for small and medium sized businesses. Version 21 of the email security gateway includes several updates that GFI Software claim will improve protection for SMBs, helping to keep their inboxes free from spam and malicious emails. The main update in the latest version of the email security gateway is the inclusion of two new...
SonicWall Announces its Capture APT Service Now Blocking More than 1,000 Unique Malware Variants Each Day
San Jose, CA-based cybersecurity firm SonicWall is now blocking more than 1,000 new, unique malware variants each day and has seen 524% growth in the number of unique malware variants identified in the past six months across the 1 million+ networks that the company protects. SonicWall has helped protect its customers from these new malware threats, ransomware attacks, and zero-day exploits. SonicWall also helped protect its clients...
MediaPro Report Reveals 7 Out of 10 Employees Lack Appropriate Level of Security Awareness
The phishing simulation and security awareness training firm MediaPro has released its second annual State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report, which reveals 7 out of 10 employees do not have sufficient security awareness to prevent cyberattacks on their organization. Even though the risk of phishing attacks has been widely publicized in the media over the past few years, and data breaches and cyberattacks have increased...
Skeddly Introduces Option of Deleting/Recreating Aurora RDS Clusters to Lower Cloud Costs
RDS instances used for staging and development do not need to run around the clock, yet many companies are not turning the lights off when they leave and are paying for RDS instances when they are not required. Since Amazon introduced the option of turning off Amazon RDS instances, companies have been able to make considerable cost savings on their RDS spending. Skeddly introduced the option of automating the switching off and...
CyberSecurity Breakthrough Names SonicWall 2017 Cybersecurity Company of the Year
SonicWall has collected a prestigious Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award and was named ‘Overall CyberSecurity Company of the Year, 2017. CyberSecurity Breakthrough is an independent organization that recognizes the hard work of cybersecurity firms through its annual awards program. Cybersecurity firms can submit their solutions for consideration, with each assessed by a panel of independent industry experts across a range of different...
GorillaStack Named Startup Specialist of the Year at the 2017 ARN ICT Awards
GorillaStack, the Sydney-based provider of cloud cost optimization tools, was only formed in 2015 but the firm has certainly hit the ground running. The company has already launched tools to help businesses cut back on spiraling cloud expenditure by providing visibility into where money is being spent in the cloud and helping them to cut back on unnecessary costs. Businesses are now embracing the cloud and taking advantage of the...
DivvyCloud Secures $6 Million in Series A Funding
The cloud automation and cost management platform provider DivvyCloud has secured $6 million in Series A Funding with the latest funding round led by RTP Ventures. The Arlington, VA-based company plans to use the funding to accelerate development of its cloud infrastructure governance and security platform and scale up its sales and marketing operations. DivvyCloud was formed in 2012 by co-founders Brian Johnson and Chris DeRanus, who...
SpamTitan Shortlisted for 2017 Computing Security Award
TitanHQ’s anti-spam solution SpamTitan has been shortlisted for a 2017 Computing Security Award. The product was included in the list of finalists in the Best Anti-Spam Solution category. The winners of the prestigious awards are due to be announced at a gala event in London on October 12. Computing Security is a bimonthly business-to-business end user focused publication with more than 12,500 UK subscribers to the hard copy and a...
DivvyCloud Platform Now Available for VMware Cloud on AWS
The DivvyCloud platform allows customers to consistently enforce policies across hybrid public and private cloud environments and ensure compliance and security of their cloud environments and keep tight control of costs. The DivvyCloud platform allows customers to find and fix some of the most common cloud problems in real time. By leveraging DivvyCloud programmatic Bots, cloud management is streamlined, efficiency is improved, and...
Skeddly Develops Easy Workaround to Allow Cost Saving on Multi-AZ RDS Instances
Amazon permits users to start and stop RDS instances to save costs when those instances are not in use. Stopping RDS instances when they are not in use can help companies reduce their cloud costs. RDS instances may need to remain on, but typically staging and development is not a 24/7 process. It therefore makes sense to turn off RDS instances overnight, at weekends, on public holidays, and during the working week when they are not...
Botmetric Raises $3 Million in Series A Funding
Santa Clara, CA-based cloud management and optimization firm Botmetric has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by the Draper Venture Network Fund, Blume Ventures. Botmetric plans to use the investment to expand its operations in North America and the Asia-Pacific regions and enhance its intelligent cloud automation and management tools. There is a major trend that is seeing organizations shift their...
Global Cyberattacks Boost Sophos Quarterly Results
The British cybersecurity firm Sophos has announced its quarterly results, which were much improved in no small part due to the recent WannaCry and NotPetya malware attacks. Following the WannaCry ransomware attacks in May, the company has worked closely with organizations to improve their cybersecurity defenses to block ransomware. The NotPetya wiper attacks in June also raised awareness of the seriousness of the malware threat...
RightScale Announces General Availability of its Optima Cloud Cost Management and Optimization Solution
RightScale Optima, the collaborative cloud cost management and optimization platform for enterprises, has now been released and is generally available. The solution allows enterprises to manage their cloud spend in a deeper and more predictive way than was previously possible. The new collaborative cost management and optimization solution incorporates existing analysis, reporting, and forecasting functionality for AWS, Azure, Google...
Cisco Reports Fall in Exploit Kit Activity but Increase in Malware Delivery Via Email
Exploit kit activity has fallen, but there has been a notable rise in the use of email as a vector for delivering malware, according to Cisco’s mid-year cybersecurity report. The report also notes that IoT botnet activity has risen, as have Destruction of Services (DeoS) and Ransom Denial of Service (RDoS) attacks. Exploit kits were a major attack vector are have been extensively used to deliver malware. Exploit kits are installed on...
Cloud Resource Management Solution Provider Spotinst Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding
Cloud resource management solution provider Spotinst has raised more than $15 million in Series A funding, with Intel Capital leading the latest funding round. Springtime Ventures and Vertex Ventures both participated, and together bring the total investment in the firm up to $17 million. The funding from the latest round of investment will be used to increase the firm’s business reach and grow its operations. Spotinst is an Israeli...
Fortinet FortiMail Receives VBSpam+ Certification Topping List for Malware Detection
For the eighth consecutive time, Fortinet’s FortiMail spam filtering solution as passed the Virus Bulletin test and has been awarded VBSpam+ Certification. The test confirms that the solution is highly effective at blocking malicious messages and ensuring they are not delivered to end users’ inboxes. Over the 19 days, 218,231 messages were sent, out of which 209,468 were spam. The remainder consisted of newsletters and legitimate...
Skeddly Adds New Report Showing Health of EBS Snapshots
Skeddly has added a new report that gives users visibility into their disaster recovery efforts and helps them check they are meeting their backup requirements. The new report helps users gauge the state of their disaster recovery plans by reporting on the state of their EBS snapshots. While companies can implement policies that require EBS snapshots to be taken to ensure EBS volumes can be recovered in the event of a disaster,...
GorillaStack Helps Firms Manage EBS Snapshots and Save on Cloud Storage Costs
GorillaStack has announced it has introduced new AWS cost allocation functionality for Elastic Block Store (EBS) snapshots. Amazon EBS is a block storage system that has been developed to allow persistent storage of data. When AWS EC2 instances require additional storage, new storage blocks are created that are tied to EC2 instances. EBS blocks can only be attacked to a single EC2 instance, although it is possible to create multiple...
CloudRanger Releases Version 2.0 of its AWS Cloud Management Platform
CloudRanger has announced that version 2.0 of its award-winning cloud management platform has now been released. The new version includes several key updates and new functions that make it easier for businesses to save on their cloud bills and reduce the time they spend managing their cloud environments. The latest version of the cloud management platform allows users to automate cloud backups – snapshots and AMIs – to ensure...
Spotinst Launches Spectrum: A Cloud Agnostic, Cross Platform Monitoring and Analytics Service
Spotinst, the leading cloud workload management platform provider, has developed a platform that allows businesses to take advantage of the low cost of spot instances without the risk. The platform allows users to reduce their cloud compute costs by up to 90%. Today, the Tel Aviv-based firm has announced the launch of a new service: Spotinst Spectrum. Spectrum is a cross-platform monitoring and analytics service that gives users...
Wombat Security Technologies Study Reveals Personal Security Habits of Workers
The 2017 User Risk Report from Wombat Security Technologies has shown that UK and US workers are engaging in risky activities at work and on work devices. Those activities are placing their employers at risk of cyberattacks. The survey also showed the shocking state of security awareness among workers. Respondents were asked questions about the activities they engaged in at work or on work devices, password security, mobile device...
Microsoft Confirms Acquisition of Cloudyn
The first rumors that Microsoft was attempting to purchase the Israeli cloud cost management firm Cloudyn surfaced in April, although it has been relatively quiet on the Cloudyn front over the past few months as talks have continued over the deal. This week, Microsoft has confirmed that the deal is going through and a definitive agreement to purchase the firm has now been signed. It is not clear exactly how much Microsoft has had to...
Visual Server Management Platform Launched by CloudRanger
CloudRanger, a provider of simple backup solutions for AWS, has announced the launch of a new visual server management platform that gives users control over their cloud environments and makes management a quick and easy process. The new version of the platform gives users an overall view of their entire server system, showing when backups have been performed, how long those backups have been stored, and which servers are switched on....
Mimecast Announces New Partnership with Insight
Mimecast has announced its North America division has partnered with the Intelligent Technology Solutions provider Insight. The new partnership means Insight can now provide Mimecast’s integrated cloud email security, archiving, and continuity solutions to its customers. Mimecast was formed in 2003 in London by Peter Bauer and Neil Murry. Since 2008, its North American operation has been based in Watertown, Boston. The worldwide...
FittedCloud Adds New Anomaly Detection Capability for EBS, EC2 and DynamoDB
FittedCloud has announced it has introduced new anomaly detection capabilities for EBS, EC2, and DynamoDB that generate near real time alerts about abnormal resource provisioning changes. The benefits of using use public cloud environments are clear but use of the cloud is not without risk. Just as cyberattacks can occur on physical servers and networks, malicious attacks can occur in the cloud. If identity and access management (IAM)...
PhishLabs Rated One of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina
If you live in South Carolina and are looking to work in an innovative, fast-growing company, you could do much worse than seek employment at PhishLabs. PhishLabs is a provider of an anti-phishing and security awareness training platform that helps organizations protect their networks and staff from phishing attacks. Phishing attacks on businesses have soared in recent years, with phishing now the number one attack vector used by...
Sophos Included in Gartner UTM Magic Quadrant for 2017
Sophos has announced it has been included in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management. Gartner’s Magic Quadrants include the best companies in their respective fields, with each firm rated for their completeness of vision and ability to execute. If both ratings are sufficiently high, the company is included in the Magic Quadrant. To be included is a great honor and clearly demonstrates companies are leaders in...
RightScale Shortlisted for 2017 SIIA CODiE Award
RightScale has been named a finalist in the Best Cloud Management category for the upcoming 2017 SIIA CODiE Awards – The only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology’s top products and services. The SIIA CODiE Awards Program has been running more than 30 years and recognizes the finest software products and services on the market. The awards program covers two broad categories – Business and Education...
CloudRanger Now Automates Scheduling of RDS Instances
Running RDS instances can be costly, and while that cost is not a problem when RDS instances are being constantly used, for many businesses that is not the case. Oftentimes, RDS instances are used for non-production environments and there are often long periods of inactivity when RDS instances are being paid for but are not being used. The costs can rack up when multiple RDS instances are needed. In such cases, it is possible to...
MediaPro Announces New Security and Privacy Awareness Training Program for Executives
While all company employees need to be trained to be more security aware, C-suite executives face unique risks and are a big target for cybercriminals. MediaPro is helping executives deal with cyberthreats with a new security and privacy awareness training program, specifically developed for executives. Executives tend to have hectic schedules and face considerable pressure on their time. As a result, shortcuts are often taken and...
Mimecast Report Reveals 400% Increase in Impersonation Attacks
Each quarter, email security firm Mimecast releases a report based on Mimecast Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA) tests. The tests show how effective businesses email security systems are at blocking email-based threats and spam email. The tests show the extent to which cybercriminals are attempting to gain a foothold in business networks using malware, although the latest report has highlighted the danger of non-malware-based...
Advanced Technology Partner Status in the AWS Partner Network Achieved by FittedCloud
FittedCloud, a provider of cloud cost optimization solutions for Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced that it has achieved Advanced Technology Partner status in the AWS Partner Network (APN). APN Technology Partners offer software solutions that are integrated with or hosted on AWS. There are three tiers under the partner program: Registered, Standard, and Advanced, based on the level of expertise a partner has with the AWS...
Updated CloudCheckr App Improves Spot Management and Reporting
CloudCheckr has announced a series of updates and improvements to its cloud management platform, CloudCheckr app, and website. The Cloudcheckr.com website has benefitted from a redesign and the CloudCheckr app now has a crisper, cleaner design with a new color scheme, new logos, new fonts and buttons. The new interface on the app make navigation much simpler. The improvements are more than just aesthetic. CloudCheckr has made several...
Purple Increases Security Following Recent Ransomware Attacks
The global WiFi analytics and WiFi marketing service provider Purple has taken the decision to improve security for its customers with a new WiFi content filtering service. The decision to improve security was taken at an appropriate time. The recent WannaCry attacks, which affected more than 300,000 computers around the world, shows just how important it is for WiFi companies to take steps to improve security to protect their...
Sophos Issues Guidance on WannaCry Ransomware
Sophos has released guidance on WannaCry ransomware, explaining how the attacks occurred, why these attacks were different from other ransomware incidents and how the company has helped to protect customers from attack with its next-generation anti-ransomware solutions. The attacks started last Friday and rapidly spread around the globe. The ransomware encrypted files, preventing victims from accessing their data. Victims were...