AlienVault expands USM anywhere to include endpoint detection and response capabilities

AlienVault, a provider of Unified Security Management (USM) and crowdsourced threat intelligence, has announced the general availability of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities in USM Anywhere.

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Cloud security threats are the greatest concern for security professionals, new research shows

San Mateo, CA-based security company AlienVault has published the results of new research on cybersecurity professionals key concerns, and the interaction of cybersecurity and politics. Jeremy Cowan reports.

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AT&T to expand threat detection and response to its business customers with acquisition of AlienVault

AT&T announced its plans to acquire AlienVault, a privately held company based in San Mateo, Calif. The agreement has been approved by both companies.

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Cyber threats are still being ‘brushed aside’ even after WannaCry and NotPetya, says AlienVault global survey

Just 16% of IT security professionals believe that their bosses and company boards have taken a greater interest in their roles as a result of the WannaCry and NotPetya cyber-attacks

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Emerging threats are encouraging greater collaboration among IT security professionals

Concerns around emerging threats such as ransomware and polymorphic malware have sparked a significant increase in collaboration by the cybersecurity industry, according to new research published by AlienVault®, the leading

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Cylance appoints Robins new CFO for infra scaling as company reports 283% year-on-year revenue growth

Cylance® Inc., the company with AI-powered virus prevention, has announced the appointment of Brian Robins as chief financial officer. Robins is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of

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GDPR is stifling innovation and could encourage security breach cover ups

The cybersecurity industry believes that the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is stifling innovation by making companies nervous about using cloud-based applications and services, according to new research published

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OTTs Facebook and Google are the victims of a $100m CEO phishing scam, Fortune reports

Facebook and Google have been the victims of a $100 million phishing scam. According to a report on Fortune.com and the US Justice Department, the phishers forged email addresses, invoices, and

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Understanding the variants of cloud security

Contrary to popular belief, the cloud is not an inherently insecure environment – it just has a different security model to that which most people are used to.

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Security flaws with life-threatening implications require alternative disclosure, says survey

If security researchers get no response from manufacturers when disclosing vulnerabilities with life-threatening implications, the majority of IT security professionals (64%) believe that the information should then be made public.

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