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Google moves to keep public sector cybersecurity vulnerabilities leashed

Google made a recent move to secure state, local, tribal and territorial governments from cyberattacks.

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API security becoming C-level cybersecurity concern

With Neosec acquisition, Akamai gains capabilities around API visibility, a security challenge for organizations, many of which have hundreds of integrated applications.

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Malware is proliferating, but detection measures bear fruit: Mandiant

As dwell times drop, and notifications of attack by third parties increase, organizations are getting better at defense while attackers evolve and malware proliferates.

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Ransomware attacks increased 91% in March, as threat actors find new vulnerabilities

Ransomware attacks skyrocketed last month according to the new monthly cybersecurity report by NCC Group. New threat group Cl0p is behind the increase as it exploited vulnerabilities in GoAnywhere file transfer manager.

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New DDoS attacks on Israel’s enterprises, infrastructure should be a wake-up call

Experts see the latest DDoS attacks against Israel as a case study in the effectiveness of simple, brute-force cybersecurity attacks, even against the most sophisticated targets.

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Credential harvesting malware appears on deep web

New cloud-focused credential harvester available on encrypted messaging service Telegram is part of a trend of Python scrapers making it easier to bait multiple phishing hooks.

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For cybercriminal mischief, it’s dark web vs deep web

A new report from cyberthreat intelligence company Cybersixgill sees threat actors swarming to digital bazaars to collaborate, buy and sell malware and credentials.

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Google Cloud offers Assured Open Source Software for free

In the face of growing risks from open-source software dependencies, Google Cloud is releasing its Assured Open Source Software (Assured OSS) service for Java and Python ecosystems at no cost.

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Cybersecurity leaders see risk from email attacks, hybrid work

Graymail, phishing, vendor impersonation, and other BECs clogging up security teams’ time.

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Ping Identity launches decentralized identity management

With PingOne Neo, Ping Identity aims to accelerate “speed to trust,” supercharge identity management and put control of a user’s identity in the user’s pocket.

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Google moves to keep public sector cybersecurity vulnerabilities leashed

API security becoming C-level cybersecurity concern

Malware is proliferating, but detection measures bear fruit: Mandiant

Ransomware attacks increased 91% in March, as threat actors find new vulnerabilities

New DDoS attacks on Israel’s enterprises, infrastructure should be a wake-up call

Credential harvesting malware appears on deep web

For cybercriminal mischief, it’s dark web vs deep web

Google Cloud offers Assured Open Source Software for free

Cybersecurity leaders see risk from email attacks, hybrid work

Ping Identity launches decentralized identity management

Incident response policy

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Comparison chart: Enterprise collaboration tools

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