Cybersecurity
Norfolk Southern system outage not the result of cyber attack
September 30, 2023SSN Staff
ATLANTA – A technology outage that impacted rail operations for the Norfolk Southern Corp. late Friday evening on Sept. 29 has been ruled not to be the result of a cyber attack following an update from the company on Saturday.
On Friday evening, Norfolk Southern's data center experienced an outage that impacted rail operations that included their dispatching system, train movements, and functionality of their terminal operating system. Operations were halted until the...
Study shows 75% of companies experiencing challenges of hybrid work environment
September 29, 2023SSN Staff
PALO ALTO, Calif. – HP has released the findings of a newly commissioned study, conducted by Forrester Consulting, it says highlights the need for companies to adopt always-on endpoint management to cater for increasingly dispersed global workforces.
According to the study, 72% of companies surveyed currently have a hybrid working model, with 75% of respondents reporting that the shift to remote and hybrid work models has magnified IT operational challenges.
“Forrester Consulting’s...
Johnson Controls hit by ransomware attack
September 28, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
CORK, Ireland – A data breach has resulted in a large-scale ransomware attack perpetrated against Johnson Controls International.
The news comes courtesy of a regulatory filing made on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in which Johnson Controls details a cybersecurity incident that affected portions of its internal information technology infrastructure and applications, according to the filling. While the company notes it has implemented workarounds for affected systems and said that...
Cisco to acquire Splunk
September 22, 2023SSN Staff
SAN JOSE and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Cisco and cybersecurity software company Splunk have announced a definitive agreement under which Cisco intends to acquire Splunk for $157 per share in cash, representing approximately $28 billion in equity value.
Cisco reported that upon close of the acquisition, Splunk President and CEO Gary Steele will join Cisco’s executive leadership team reporting to Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins. In a release issued on the acquisition the parties...
LogRhythm announces partnership with Novacoast
September 19, 2023SSN Staff
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – On Sept. 19, 2023, LogRhythm announced its partnership with Novacoast, a cybersecurity, identity and access company specializing in managed security, engineering, development, and advisory services.
The company called the partnership a significant milestone as Novacoast becomes the first LogRhythm Axon service provider to provide level one and level two analyst services and custom content for the cloud-native SaaS SIEM platform. LogRhythm said it’s also taking...
Xage Security sees 420% revenue growth, appoints new CEO
September 6, 2023SSN Staff
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Zero trust cybersecurity solutions provider Xage Security has reported that demand for its zero trust cybersecurity mesh platform has driven year-over-year revenue growth of 420% in the first half of 2023 and a 560% growth in bookings over the same period.
As a result, Xage has named entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive Geoffrey Mattson as CEO to guide the company during this period of growth. Mattson brings with him decades of experience as a leader in R&D, product...
SentinelOne ends partnership with Wiz after bid consideration
August 31, 2023SSN Staff
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Cybersecurity company SentinelOne ended its partnership with Israeli startup Wiz only a week after the company was considering a bid.
On Aug. 25, cybersecurity startup Wiz said that it was considering a bid for troubled cybersecurity company SentinelOne. Insiders familiar with the situation told reporters at Reuters that the company was exploring options that could include a sale. A little less than a week later, however, SentinelOne has put the brakes on that...
Cybersecurity startup Pistachio raises €3.25M and launches new platform
August 10, 2023SSN Staff
OSLO, Norway – Norwegian cybersecurity company Pistachio (formerly CYBR) announced that it has secured €3.25M in funding from an investor group led by Signals Venture Capital.
As part of this funding push the company has also released their new AI-driven security training platform which they say will help European companies eliminate human error in battling cyber threats. The platform replaces what Pistachio called repetitive cybersecurity training and generic awareness with personalized...
Picus Security simulation analysis shows only 6/10 cyber attacks prevented
August 9, 2023SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO – Picus Security has used its pioneering Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) technology to run over 14 million simulated attacks, and in a published report has noted four “impossible tradeoffs” for security teams.
According to the analysis performed by Picus Security, only 6 out of every 10 cyber attacks are prevented statistically by organizations. Trying to shore up defenses against these kinds of attacks put cybersecurity teams in a situation where they must...
CISA releases Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
August 4, 2023SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the White House’s March release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its Cybersecurity Strategic Plan.
“We know that connected technologies underpin every aspect of our lives, our businesses, our communities, our families, often in ways that allow us to be more connected, productive, efficient than ever before,” CISA wrote in its official release. “But malicious...