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Wiz May Not Need More Cash for Its 2nd Deal in 4 Months Since It Has $900M on HandWiz is reportedly set to buy centralized cloud threat management vendor Gem Security for $350 million, Bloomberg reported this week. The deal would come just four months after Wiz made its first-ever acquisition, scooping up cloud-based development platform Raftt for as much as $50 million.

Being a CISO is a balancing act: ensuring organizations are secure without compromising users’ productivity. This requires taking multiple elements into consideration, like cost, complexity, performance and user experience. CISOs around the globe use Cato SSE 360, as part of the Cato SASE Cloud platform to balance these factors without compromise

Rigdon and Henry of Palo Alto Networks on Power of Software FirewallsAgility, scale and consumption - these are three business benefits brought to cloud network security by Palo Alto Networks Software Firewalls. Tiffany Henry and Katherine Rigdon of Palo Alto Networks showcase these features and the value of finding them all on a single platform.

Red Canary said cloud account compromise detections rose 16-fold in 2023, becoming the fourth most prevalent technique used by threat actors

Why creating a layered defensive strategy that includes security by design can help address cloud challenges Sponsored Feature The world is filled with choices. Whether it's the 20 different types of shampoo on offer at the grocery store, or the dozens of Linux distros you can try for free, you can have it all.…

Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup An ex-Meta veep has been sued by his former bosses for "brazenly disloyal and dishonest conduct" – and by that, they mean he allegedly stole confidential documents to help him build and recruit colleagues for an AI cloud startup. …

Sysdig said the rise of the Meson Network in blockchain signals a new frontier for attackers

Cloud Security Vendor Wiz Eyes Unprecedented $800M Funding Round at $10B+ ValuationThe New York-based cloud security phenom is speaking with several investors include Thrive, Lightspeed Venture Partners, G Squared, Sequoia and Cyberstarts in hopes of raising roughly $800 million at a valuation of more than $10 billion. The cash infusion would help Wiz finance future acquisitions.

Darktrace Warns of Malware Hidden in PDF Stored in DropboxPhishing attacks continue to adapt to exploit popular apps. While many phishing campaigns have focused on mobile banking and payment sites, attackers are also targeting widely used but lower-profile, cloud-based utilities such as the ubiquitous Dropbox storage platform.

The alarming number of cyber threats targeting Microsoft cloud applications shows cybersecurity needs an overhaul.

As cyber threats loom around every corner and privileged accounts become prime targets, the significance of implementing a robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can't be overstated. With organizations increasingly migrating to cloud environments, the PAM Solution Market is experiencing a transformative shift toward cloud-based offerings. One Identity PAM Essentials stands

Five months in and the mammoth post-ransomware recovery has barely begun The British Library says legacy IT is the overwhelming factor delaying efforts to recover from the Rhysida ransomware attack in late 2023.…

The advisory is associated with ten companion cybersecurity information sheets detailing how to implement each strategy

As the shift of IT infrastructure to cloud-based solutions celebrates its 10-year anniversary, it becomes clear that traditional on-premises approaches to data security are becoming obsolete. Rather than protecting the endpoint, DLP solutions need to refocus their efforts to where corporate data resides - in the browser

PLUS: NSA shares cloud security tips; Infosec training for Jordanian women; Critical vulnerabilities Infosec in brief Cybersecurity researchers informed Microsoft that Notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group discovered the "holy grail" of rootkit vulnerabilities in Windows last year, but Redmond still took six months to patch the problem.…