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An Exploit Prevention update released recently by McAfee for Endpoint Security is blocking Windows users from logging on to their systems, and some major organizations appear to be affected. [Read More]
Endpoint security firm enSilo announces $23 million in Series B funding, new capabilities for its platform, and significant revenue growth. [Read More]
Menlo Security, a provider of zero-trust internet isolation services, has raised $75 million in a Series D funding round led by clients advised by JP Morgan Asset Management. [Read More]
TrapX Security, a company providing cyber defense solutions that rely on deception technology, raises $18 million in a Series C funding round. [Read More]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology that was originally sold as the answer to cybercrime is now being questioned: is it a silver bullet or just a temporary advantage to the defenders? [Read More]
Google is making web browsing with Chrome safer with a new option for reporting suspicious websites and a new warning mechanism for sites that use deceptive URLs. [Read More]
The DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert for the Windows vulnerability tracked as BlueKeep and CVE-2019-0708 after successfully exploiting it for remote code execution. [Read More]
Microsoft wants to make its Windows platform passwordless and the latest Windows 10 release marks one step closer to that goal. [Read More]
macOS 10.15 Catalina brings several security-related improvements, including an enhanced Gatekeeper, a dedicated read-only volume for the OS, data protections, and support for Activation Lock. [Read More]
Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the publicly traded company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack, has agreed to acquire endpoint security firm Endgame in a $234 million deal. [Read More]
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FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Endpoint Security
Architects and IT security teams are looking for technology evolutions to help them manage real problems in endpoint storage and messaging.
Devon Kerr explains what happened when a municipality inadvertently deployed a brand-new endpoint protection technology across a small part of their production network.
By implementing these measures organizations can limit their exposure to remote access-based cyber threats, while supporting agile business models such as remote work and outsourced IT.
Ninety percent of breaches may begin with an email, but today most of the action happens well after an inbound email has been scanned and delivered.
It is essential to understand exactly what is meant by machine learning so you can quickly differentiate between those solutions that actually provide the technology you need to stay ahead in the cyber war arms race, and those capitalizing on market hype.
With all of our collective focus on machine learning, we simply can’t overlook human learning’s critical role in guarding against attack and protecting the organization.
If a particular product blocks 99% of all threats, that probably means that product fails to detect the most dangerous threat: targeted attacks.
Jack Danahy, co-founder and CTO of Barkly, attempts to clarify what is and what is not machine learning in endpoint security
Endpoint protection will never be able to catch up with “known wolves,” but machine learning and artificial perception can change the rules of engagement with models of “known good.”
It seems as though competing vendors spend more of their marketing dollars describing the insufficiency of existing solutions than they do explaining the added value that their new advancements bring.
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