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ActZero | August 28, 2021

ActZero, a cybersecurity startup whose AI-driven managed detection and response (MDR) platform makes best-in-class security accessible for businesses of all sizes, today announced a strategic partnership with Tech Data, one of the world's largest technology distributors and solutions aggregators. Together, ActZero and Tech Data aim to help organizations accurately detect, learn from, and prevent emerging security threats. The ActZero platform combines next-generation antivirus...

Helathitsecurity | February 25, 2020

IT security practitioners routinely engage in risky password and authentication practices. And there’s a misalignment between expectations and reality when it comes to the implementation of usable security tools, according to a recent report from Yubico and conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Researchers surveyed 2,507 global IT and IT security leaders, as well as 563 individual users. They found that while most IT leaders have strong awareness of best practice authentication and password ...

SC Magazine | April 14, 2020

For the second consecutive month Microsoft rolled out a 100-plus batch of security updates for Patch Tuesday, this time including three vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. Overall, the month saw 113 vulnerabilities addressed with 19 critical issues patched. The three currently exploited vulnerabilities are CVE-2020-1020, CVE-2020-0938, CVE-2020-0968 and CVE-2020-1027. The first two were initially disclosed on March 23 and can be found in the Adobe Font Manager Library and can lead to re...

ABI Research | July 06, 2020

By 2026, IoT connections will exceed 23 billion across all major IoT markets. Almost all those connections will be faced with incessant and constantly evolving cyber-threats, forcing implementers and IoT vendors to embrace new digital security options to protect managed fleets and connected assets. Secure device authentication currently stands among the top-tier investment priorities for key IoT markets. Global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research, expects that hardware focused IoT authentica...