Sunday December 22, 2024

IT Security Manager is a hot new job title within IT

IT Security Engineer job description is now available The IT security engineer position is a new role for many organizations.  The position is in high demand as the job focuses on quality control within the IT security infrastructure. The IT Security Engineer works on the operational data center systems and networks. The focus of  this […]

VPNs are not the endall for security

VPN Security an Issue that needs to be addressed It is a common belief that the best way to protect one’s privacy online is to use a VPN (virtual private network). VPNs theoretically let you use the public internet as if you were on a private network. They let you hide and encrypt your online […]

Google gives G Suite admins more control over security

 Over three million businesses now pay for Google’s G Suite productivity apps. Today, the company is launching a number of new security features that aim to keep these businesses’ data safe on its platform. Admins can now, for example, force their users to use physical security keys from companies like Yubico to access their data. […]

Cloud security startup ProtectWise raises another $25 million

 ProtectWise, a security startup that records all your network traffic DVR-style, and saves it in the cloud, announced a $25 million round today. The company’s security strategy is surprisingly simple. It records all of the networking activity, then indexes the data and provides customers with forensic tools to search and review it. Once a breach has been detected, […]

Sources: Amazon quietly acquired AI security startup harvest.ai for around $20M

 Amazon’s AWS cloud services division quietly acquired cyber security firm harvest.ai last year, TechCrunch has learned. Read More Tweet This Post

IBM opens new Cambridge, MA security headquarters with massive cyber range

 It was a big day for IBM today as it opened its shiny new security headquarters in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA, complete with what the company is calling the first commercial cyber range. A cyber range is a network security testing environment, and is typically run by the military or military contractors. This one, […]

Dropbox Business updates focus on increasing enterprise security credibility

 Dropbox is getting much more serious about its Dropbox Business product, and today it announced a partnership with security vendor Symantec as part of a broader update to its business products designed to make it more attractive to larger businesses. Rob Baesman, Dropbox’s head of product for pro, business and enterprise versions, says the idea […]

Akamai buys Soha Systems to add more security to its cloud networking business

 Consolidation continues to work its way through the world of enterprise startups. Today Akamai announced that it has acquired Soha Systems in an all-cash deal. Soha provides enterprise secure access as a service. Akamai is not disclosing the value of the deal, saying it was immaterial for the company. The news comes less than a week after Akamai announced that it […]

NGINX Plus’s latest release puts the focus on security

 NGINX, the company behind the popular open-source NGINX server, launched the latest version (R10) of its NGINX Plus commercial offering today. Like similar open-source companies, NGINX offers its core product for free, but then charges for more advanced features and services. Today marks the tenth major update to NGINX Plus and, as the company’s CMO Peter […]

Authentication startup Auth0 raises $15M as it beefs up security features

 “Identity-as-a-service” startup Auth0 (pronounced “auth zero”) has raised $15 million in Series B funding. CEO Jon Gelsey said that for many website and mobile app developers, integrating with different login systems can turn into a big headache — and also create security risks. So the company helps those developers manage identity and authentication, whether… Read […]