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Lookout Discovers New Spyware Used by Sextortionists to Blackmail iOS and Android Users

Threat researchers Apurva Kumar and Justin Albrecht go through the Lookout threat research team’s latest discovery, Goontact. The malware, which we have named Goontact, targets users of illicit sites, typically offering escort services, and steals personal information from their mobile device. You can also follow the team’s work at twitter.com/lookoutthreats

Helpful Answers to Your SASE-est Questions

If you joined us for Netskope’s SASE Week, you’ll know that we covered quite a bit of ground with our talks and programming. For a relatively new concept, there’s still so much potential to explore and discuss that we could probably talk about it for much longer than just a week. Netskope customers, large and small, are seeing the cost and business benefits of moving to a cloud-native control point, with the security posture and risk management tools they need.

Predictions 2021: We Now Live in a Truly Mobile-first World

Over the past decade, technology enthusiasts have dreamed about smartphones and tablets taking over various aspects of our lives. They have in many ways, but the shift has always been gradual. This all changed in 2020 when most of us were forced to stay home. From the way we work, go to school, interact with our healthcare providers, manage our finances, shop, and connect with friends and families – mobile is now at the center of our lives.

How Are Managers Remote Monitoring Computers for Remote Workers?

An unprecedented number of employees in the United States are currently working remotely for at least part of their workweek. This is partially due to the global pandemic, but the truth is that many employees were shifting to remote work even before the coronavirus crisis. Studies have shown that both employers and employees can benefit from remote work.

SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack

Following the attack on FireEye, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an Emergency Directive (ED) regarding a backdoor being exploited in SolarWinds Orion products, versions 2019.4 through 2020.2.1 (inclusive). Based on file signatures, FireEye considered this campaign to have started around March 2020, potentially affecting up to 18,000 organization worldwide.

Detectify Company Year in Review 2020

Coming hot off our successful funding round of €21.5 million in November 2019, we had no plans of stopping – only speeding up in 2020! In April, Detectify transitioned to a remote-first work policy, but that didn’t hinder our incredible tech teams from developing great things. Let’s take a look! This one’s for the stats-lovers.

View and tag findings on the new vulnerabilities page to fix them faster

Triage is just as important to security teams as it is to hospital workers. Now, you can prioritize and remediate web application vulnerabilities even faster with tags and findings in one view for Detectify Deep Scan and Asset Monitoring. For the past couple of months, one of Detectify’s product teams has been working relentlessly on improving how customers consume security vulnerability findings.

OPA the Easy Way featuring Styra DAS!

If you have used Open Policy Agent (OPA), you must have used OPA Playground to write and test out your Rego policies. I always wished for a feature where the policies in the playground can be directly applied in OPA. Basically, a control plane which allows policy authoring and enforcement easily. In KubeCon NA 2020, Styra (creators of OPA) launched a free edition of their Declarative Authorisation Service (DAS).

Tripwire Retail Security 2020 Survey: Key Findings

As online sales surge, retail cybersecurity professionals are taking additional precautions to protect their organizations and their customers’ data. On top of this, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven even more consumers to turn to online shopping. Tripwire worked with Dimensional Research to better understand cybersecurity programs in the retail industry as they prepared for the holiday season.