Category: Help Net Security

Stratoshark: Wireshark for the cloud – now available!

Stratoshark is an innovative open-source tool that brings Wireshark’s detailed network visibility to the cloud, providing users with a standardized approach to cloud observability. Stratoshark incorporates much of Wireshark’s codebase, including its user interface elements. The interface and workflows will…

Rimini Protect AHS safeguards against security breaches

Rimini Street announced Rimini Protect Advanced Hypervisor Security (AHS), an exclusive solution powered by proven Vali Cyber AI/ML security technology. The Rimini Protect AHS solution leverages these innovative capabilities that are already protecting mission-critical hypervisor infrastructure, including US military VMware…

Persona helps businesses detect and prevent AI-driven fraud

Persona announced significant advancements in its AI-based face spoof detection capabilities. These updates strengthen Persona’s ability to detect and prevent increasingly sophisticated generative AI fraud techniques. AI-based face spoofs – such as deepfakes, synthetic faces, and face morphs – have enabled…

Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date

Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys researchers have laid bare the “Murdoc” botnet, consisting of some 1,300 IoT devices saddled with a variant…

Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs identifies cross-platform attacks

Lookout announced their new Lookout Mobile Intelligence Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), exponentially expanding the scope of visibility into enterprise mobile security data. Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs integrate critical security data from mobile devices into the solutions already in use by…

DataDome DDoS Protect detects application layer-based threats

DataDome unveiled DDoS Protect, a cloud-based service designed to block distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack traffic at the edge before it overwhelms an organization’s infrastructure. DDoS Protect provides always-on, full-stack protection that detects and mitigates application layer-based threats, including evasive and…

48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack

Despite last week’s confirmation of and warnings about long-standing exploitation of CVE-2024-55591, a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, too many vulnerable devices are still accessible from the Internet and open to attack: over 48,000, according to data from the…

Xona Platform simplifies user access deployment

Xona Systems launched new Xona Platform. Designed to provide simple user access without allowing insecure user endpoints from connecting to critical assets, the platform is redefining how industries such as utilities, oil & gas, and manufacturing approach secure access for…

Inversion6 launches service to help companies combat cyber threats

Inversion6 launched its new Incident Response (IR) Service, a comprehensive offering to help organizations effectively manage, mitigate and recover from cybersecurity incidents. “Our new service empowers businesses to respond to incidents with speed and precision, safeguarding their operations and reputation,”…