VMware report reveals surge in cyberattacks targeting the anywhere workforce

Source:-https://www.intelligentcio.com/ The report explores the impact of cyberattacks and breaches on Australian organizations and details how security teams are adapting to these challenges. Accelerated Digital Transformation has caused security teams to face evolving threats as cybercriminals seize the opportunity to execute targeted attacks exploiting fast-tracked innovation and the anywhere workforce. The report found that 89% of Australian organizations surveyed experienced cyberattacks due to more employees working from home, highlighting the vulnerabilities in legacy security technology and postures. “The race to

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Google rolls out ‘first of its kind’ cyber insurance program for cloud customers

Source:-https://siliconangle.com Google LLC has teamed up with two major insurers to develop a cybersecurity insurance offering that will provide Google Cloud customers who sign up with coverage against cyberattacks. The offering, detailed today, is described by the search giant as the first of its kind from a leading cloud provider. On top of coverage against data breaches, it includes a risk analysis tool that will enable companies to find weak points in their cloud environments’ security. The two insurers that

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Contrast Security Advances DevSecOps

Source:-securityboulevard.com Contrast Security this week added a Route Intelligence module to a Contrast Assess vulnerability assessment that automates the code scanning process. Surag Patel, chief strategy officer for Contrast Security, said Route Intelligence employs sensors in the form of lightweight agents to instrument applications so IT teams can more easily identify where vulnerabilities are located within code being developed. Those sensors allow the Contrast Assess platform to not only continuously assess applications for vulnerabilities as they are built and updated,

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