Banks face a WhatsApp reckoning as regulators clamp down on messaging apps
Financial institutions are being hit with millions of dollars in fines from regulators concerned about the use of messaging apps.
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News about security
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Google Cloud previews advanced new API security features
Google’s latest security update for Google Cloud is aimed at curbing API-based attacks.
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Security survives the budget axe
The good news is that recession or no, security remains a somewhat uncuttable expense for CIOs, according to new data from Morgan Stanley Research.
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Open source software risks persist, according to new reports
Companies are still struggling to gain confidence in the security of their open source projects, but shifting security earlier in the development process shows promise.
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Google Cloud to launch repository service with security-tested versions of open source software packages
The paid Assured Open Source Software service will offer common open source packages after vetting the provenance of its code and dependencies.
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99% of cloud identities are overly permissive, opening door to attackers
Almost all cloud users and resources grant excessive permissions leaving organisations vulnerable to attack expansion in the event of compromise.
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GitHub enhances secret scanning for tighter code security
GitHub Advanced Security now allows developers to scan code for tokens, keys, and other security secrets as they push the code to a repository.
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IoT security vendor Armis opens APAC base
US-based smart device security vendor Armis has opened a new Asia Pacific office in Melbourne, building on its current customer and channel partner bases.
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Attackers create malware for serverless computing platforms like AWS Lambda
The new cryptomining malware is written in Go for easier deployment and uses Amazon Web Services' own open-source Go libraries.
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ESET refreshes enterprise products, embraces XDR
ESET has announced changes to its cyber security product line which includes an auto-update, brute-force protection, and Android web control.
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Palo Alto launches cloud-native firewall service for AWS
Palo Alto Networks has launched a new, fully managed “next-generation” firewall service in partnership with Amazon Web Services.
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ServiceNow strengthens security incident management offering with new features
ServiceNow has added new features to its Major Security Incident Management (MSIM) Workspace platform, which it launched in December 2021.
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ServiceNow adds incident response platform to SaaS portfolio
Lightstep Incident Response gives devops teams access to observability tools to determine the root cause of incidents via a self-service portal.
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GitLab 14.8 adds security approval policies, extends SSH support
Update to the GitLab devops platform introduces chainable security approval policies as the replacement for the deprecated Vulnerability-Check feature.
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Dicker Data snaps up security and IT division from Hills
Dicker Data has unveiled plans to acquire the Security and Information Technology (SIT) distribution division of Hills in Australia, striking a A$20 million deal to on-board new employees, vendors and partners within an expanding market segment.
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