Tag: data security
Cohesity appoints Murthy as new CPO
October 31, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Data security provider Cohesity has announced the appointment of Vasu Murthy as its new SVP and chief product officer.
Murthy is a veteran with over 25 years of experience building enterprise software at scale. According to Cohesity he has successfully led software launches at companies ranging from day-zero startups to large, global brands, with strengths in driving rapid growth and managing complex multi-product scaling efforts. Murthy was chosen for his experience in...
Verkada reaches settlement with FTC
September 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Verkada has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resolving an investigation into a data security incident in March 2021 and, separately, marketing practices from 2019-21.
“We do not agree with the FTC's allegations, but we have accepted the terms of this settlement so that we can move forward with our mission and focus on protecting people and places in a privacy-sensitive way,” the company said in an online statement.
Data...
Cohesity adds new enhancements to data cloud
July 30, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cohesity has extended its first-mover advantage in GenAI detection and recovery capabilities with the addition of new enhancements to the Cohesity Data Cloud.
These improvements allow customers to use Cohesity’s built-in AI capabilities to detect, investigate, and address potential threats within their environment, enabling them to restore operations more quickly. New enhancements to Cohesity’s threat detection, data security posture, and cyber recovery assistant...
Secure by design - solving online fraud through better user experiences
June 19, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — In 2022 a hacker was able to breach the network of Medibank, an Australian-based healthcare provider, and what resulted was the theft of 9.7 million people’s private data for consumption on the internet.
How did this data breach occur? According to reports an IT contractor with access to the passwords and credentials of multiple accounts had malware on their PC, giving bad actors access to Medibank’s systems, an egregious error that could have been prevented...
Lacework partners with Securiti, combining data security with cloud security
January 23, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Securiti and Lacework announced a strategic partnership that they say will allow customers to be smarter than ever when protecting cloud data.
The collaboration unites Laceworks Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), and Securiti’s Data Command Center with built-in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), empowering enterprises to safeguard their sensitive data across complex multicloud environments.
Securiti offers...
Chinese cybersecurity tightening in wake of recent attacks
November 13, 2023SSN Staff
BEIJING – This week China’s Finance Ministry has introduced a draft of measures for additional cybersecurity with regards to auditors working on matters of national security.
The draft, which became public on Nov. 10, additionally introduced guidance in how accounting firms should manage data related to Chinese firms, according to Reuters, which originally reported the story. It's part of a years-long effort by the Chinese government to crack down on data security,...
Immuta security report identifies 2024 priorities
November 9, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – Data security provider Immuta has issued the findings of its fourth annual State of Data Security Report, which highlights the current state of data security amid organizations’ rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI tools.
The 2024 State of Data Security Report was commissioned by Immuta and conducted by customer voice platform UserEvidence, which surveyed 700 data platform and security practitioners at global cloud-based enterprise companies across...
BigID introduces data deletion capabilities to reduce risks
September 28, 2022SSN Staff
NEW YORK – Data intelligence platform, BigID, announced today the introduction of data deletion capabilities to enable organizations to quickly delete sensitive and personal data across data stores.
The new functionality applies across several data storage platforms including Google Drive, MySQL, Snowflake, AWS S3, and Teradata among others. The application also allows users to meet certain privacy regulation requirements and reduce attack surfaces that will improve an organizations...
Report shows data security market growth to $11.49 billion by 2028
September 19, 2022SSN Staff
BANGALORE, India – Information gathered by Valuates Reports indicates that the global data-centric security market will grow to roughly $11.94 billion by 2028.
The market which was valued at $3.6 billion in 2021 will reportedly see a CAGR growth rate of 17.4% between 2022-2028. This growth is being driven by the trend of a growing mobile workforce and the needs of cloud data security as a result. “Organizations around the world are transitioning towards digitization and storing all...
Defendify’s free essential package helps improve cybersecurity posture
August 4, 2020SSN Staff
PORTLAND, Maine—All-in-one cybersecurity platform, Defendify, attribute a surge in new Cybersecurity Essentials package sign-ups to the increase in cybercriminal activity targeting small and mid-sized businesses. The package, released in late March, offers three award-winning cybersecurity tools that help businesses understand what data security vulnerabilities and threats might impact their organization, and next steps for remediation.
“As we look at the changes impacting...