LastPass this week revealed that one of its employees was targeted in a phishing attack involving deepfake technology. The post LastPass Employee Targeted With Deepfake Calls appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

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The US government says Midnight Blizzard’s compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts "presents a grave and unacceptable risk to federal agencies." The post US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ryan Naraine)

Zscaler announces plans to acquire Airgap Networks, a venture-backed startup selling network segmentation and secure access technologies. The post Zscaler to Acquire Network Segmentation Tech Startup Airgap Networks appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ryan Naraine)

Tel Aviv startup banks seed funding for technology to help organizations connect, secure, and provide access to multiple data sources. The post Data Access Platform PVML Launches With $8 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

The US government issues a red-alert for what appears to be a massive supply chain breach at Sisense, a company that sells big-data analytics tools. The post Sisense Data Breach Triggers CISA Alert and Urgent Calls for Credential Resets appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ryan Naraine)

Simbian aims to build a fully autonomous security platform that lets humans make the strategic decisions while AI implements those decisions. The post Simbian Emerges From Stealth With $10 Million to Build Autonomous AI-Based Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Kevin Townsend)

SecurityWeek speaks to Tom Scholl, VP and distinguished engineer at AWS, on how the organization tackles IP Spoofing and DDoS attacks. The post Inside AWS’s Crusade Against IP Spoofing and DDoS Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Kevin Townsend)

Startup Knostic emerges from stealth mode with $3.3 million in funding and a gen-AI access control product for enterprises. The post Knostic Emerges From Stealth With Enterprise Gen-AI Access Controls appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Eduard Kovacs)

With automated, detailed, contextualized threat intelligence, organizations can better anticipate malicious activity and utilize intelligence to speed detection around proven attacks. The post Why Intelligence Sharing Is Vital to Building a Robust Collective Cyber Defense Program appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ma...