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Critical Start launches enhanced capabilities for Microsoft 365 Defender to detect user account attacks
Critical Start introduced capabilities around Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services for the Microsoft 365 Defender security suite that protect against phishing, brute …
The not so scary truth about zero-day exploits
We don’t know what we don’t know; this is the quintessential problem plaguing security teams and the primary reason that zero-day exploits can cause such damage. …
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XMDR Specialization empowers customers’ security operations
Palo Alto Networks announced its Cortex eXtended Managed Detection and Response (XMDR) Partner Specialization to help customers detect, investigate and respond to cyberthreats …
Compliance does not equal security
Buy these widgets. Write these policies. Be compliant. Be secure. While certain industry bodies set specific cybersecurity standards and requirements, following them is not …
US agricultural co-op hit by ransomware, expects food supply chain disruption
New Cooperative Inc., an agricultural cooperative owned by Iowa corn and soy farmers, has been hit by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The attackers are asking the co-op to …
Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap: Where do we go from here?
There are an estimated 3.12 million cybersecurity jobs that need to be filled – more than double the current number of workers in this field. With this drastic gap, it is …
Alert overload still plagues cybersecurity industry
Alert overload still plagues the cybersecurity industry, according to Critical Start. Forty-seven percent of respondents reported personally investigating 10 to 20 alerts each …
SOCs still overwhelmed by alert overload, struggle with false-positives
Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts continue to face an overwhelming number of alerts each day that are taking longer to investigate, leading five times as many SOC …
Critical Start and Ingram Micro distribution agreement to expand availability of MDR services
Critical Start, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response services, announced a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro to provide the company’s Managed …
Cisco fixes a host of security holes, including latest Apache Struts flaw
Cisco has plugged a heap of security holes – three of which are critical – in a variety of its products. The critical flaws The flaws deemed critical are: A DoS …