Security breaches

ProLion targets ransomware protection market in global expansion drive

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

b'WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ProLion, a best-in-class active ransomware and data protection solution for ONTAP storage, is set to target the global market for ransomware protection as it launches its international expansion program.\nThe vendor - which dominates its domestic Austrian market - is now investing for growth in the USA and UK, as well as building its footprint across Europe, notably in Germany and the Benelux.

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  • b'WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ProLion, a best-in-class active ransomware and data protection solution for ONTAP storage, is set to target the global market for ransomware protection as it launches its international expansion program.\nThe vendor - which dominates its domestic Austrian market - is now investing for growth in the USA and UK, as well as building its footprint across Europe, notably in Germany and the Benelux.
  • Integral to our expansion has been the hiring of a number of new sales and marketing professionals, as well as an increased focus on our Go-To-Market model, which remains channel-centric.
  • "\nAccording to threat hunting and cyber-intelligence firm Group-IB the number of ransomware attacks grew by more than 150% in 2020.
  • As we continue to see the frequency of cyber breaches rise and the continued impact being felt by organizations both large and small there is a clear need for best-in-class ransomware protection.

Egress Launches Calculator to Reveal the Cost of Insider Breaches

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Friday, April 23, 2021

b"Egress has today announced the launch of Insider Breach Insights , which utilizes real-world data to reveal the cost of email data breaches.

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  • b"Egress has today announced the launch of Insider Breach Insights , which utilizes real-world data to reveal the cost of email data breaches.
  • The tool then applies analysis based on anonymized data insights and trends to indicate the scale of potential incidents in their organization.\nEgress CEO Tony Pepper comments: \xe2\x80\x9cWhen it comes to insider risk, many organizations are only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
  • Insider Breach Insights utilizes real-world data to enable organizations to finally see the full picture.
  • Funded by FTV Capital and AlbionVC, Egress is headquartered in London with offices in Toronto and Boston.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210422005674/en/\n"

Swigart Law Group: Sneaker Reseller StockX Prepares To Go Public Despite Massive 2019 Data Breach Litigation Still Looming

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Friday, April 23, 2021

b'SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, a Michigan judge granted a motion to compel arbitration for a class action lawsuit against StockX surrounding the data breach forcing Plaintiffs and class members impacted by data breach to bring individual claims in an arbitration tribunal.\nSwigart Law Group, APC represents over 1,000 clients who were impacted by StockX\'s data breach which allegedly exposed users\' personal information and resulted in user\'s data being listed and sold multiple times in underground forums on the dark web.\nJoshua Swigart, of Swigart Law Group, APC stated, "The sheer volume of consumer data being collected, used, stored, and sold is growing exponentially causing consumers to be at a greater risk of having their personal information compromised by cyber criminals or a data breach and StockX\'s data breach is a result of large companies failing to protect users confidential and personal information.

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  • b'SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, a Michigan judge granted a motion to compel arbitration for a class action lawsuit against StockX surrounding the data breach forcing Plaintiffs and class members impacted by data breach to bring individual claims in an arbitration tribunal.\nSwigart Law Group, APC represents over 1,000 clients who were impacted by StockX\'s data breach which allegedly exposed users\' personal information and resulted in user\'s data being listed and sold multiple times in underground forums on the dark web.\nJoshua Swigart, of Swigart Law Group, APC stated, "The sheer volume of consumer data being collected, used, stored, and sold is growing exponentially causing consumers to be at a greater risk of having their personal information compromised by cyber criminals or a data breach and StockX\'s data breach is a result of large companies failing to protect users confidential and personal information.
  • We currently represent over 1,000 affected consumers who were victims of StockX\'s data breach, but it is likely that number will grow to over 10,000 based on the millions affected throughout the country.
  • "\nThis year, StockX has strategically gained more funding and press in preparation for a rumored initial public offering boasting its growth rate, unit economics and their geographic and product expansion but Swigart Law Group, APC is adamant on continuing to aggressively represent the current clients and individuals who are forced to file individual claims outside of the State and Federal court system.\nSwigart Law Group, APC is a consumer protection and privacy law firm that helps people who have been injured by online companies, banks, employers, drug and medical companies, or large companies.
  • We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver a seamless customer experience and competent representation for consumers nationwide.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/swigart-law-group-sneaker-resell...\n'

McAfee Sees COVID-19-Themed Threats and Powershell Malware Continue to Surge

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

In Q4, McAfee Labs observed an average of 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%) over Q3.

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  • In Q4, McAfee Labs observed an average of 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%) over Q3.
  • As the pandemic began to surge around the world, McAfee saw a 605% increase in Q2 2020.
  • By the fourth quarter, this average rose to 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%).\nPowershell threats grew 208% in Q4 driven largely by Donoff malware.
  • McAfee observed numerous Powershell attacks utilizing Process Injection to insert code into legitimate running processes as a privilege escalation technique.\nMobile malware grew 118% in Q4 in part due to a surge in SMS Reg samples.

Egnyte Launches New Integrations to Provide Businesses Greater Insight and Security Across Microsoft 365

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

"With Egnyte we gain greater insight across how our content is being accessed and used, as well as the ability to establish and enforce consistent governance across all of our Microsoft applications.

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  • "With Egnyte we gain greater insight across how our content is being accessed and used, as well as the ability to establish and enforce consistent governance across all of our Microsoft applications.
  • "Mid-sized organizations, in particular, struggle to implement the various compliance, security and privacy tools that Microsoft offers as add-on options to its service.
  • "\nEgnyte launched a series of integrations with Microsoft Teams in 2020.
  • More than 16,000 organizations trust Egnyte to reduce risks and IT complexity, prevent ransomware and IP theft, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere.

NW Natural Holdings Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for Wednesday, May 5

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Friday, April 9, 2021

To hear the conference by webcast, log on to NW Natural Holdings corporate website at ir.nwnaturalholdings.com .

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  • To hear the conference by webcast, log on to NW Natural Holdings corporate website at ir.nwnaturalholdings.com .
  • Northwest Natural Holding Company, (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings), is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has been doing business for more than 160 years.
  • It owns Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural), NW Natural Water Company (NW Natural Water), and other business interests.
  • NW Natural Water provides water distribution and wastewater services to communities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Texas.

StrikeForce Technologies Further Clarifies Cybersecurity Risk Solutions Purchase

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

EDISON, N.J., April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: SFOR), a cyber technology company that reduces the risk of identity theft and data breaches, today announced the acquisition of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC (CRS), a provider of innovative cyber, privacy and data protection solutions for business and home.

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  • EDISON, N.J., April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: SFOR), a cyber technology company that reduces the risk of identity theft and data breaches, today announced the acquisition of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC (CRS), a provider of innovative cyber, privacy and data protection solutions for business and home.
  • StrikeForce Technologies helps to prevent Cyber theft and data security breaches for consumers, corporations, and government agencies.
  • It provides powerful two-factor, Out-of-Band authentication, keystroke encryption along with mobile solutions.
  • StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK:SFOR) is headquartered in Edison, N.J., and can be reached at www.strikeforcetech.com , on its Twitter and Facebook pages, or by phone at (732) 661-9641 or toll-free at (866) 787-4542.

StrikeForce Technologies Acquires Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC Expanding Its Identity and Endpoint Cyber-Defense Arsenal

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

EDISON, N.J., April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: SFOR), a cyber technology company that reduces the risk of identity theft and data breaches, today announced the acquisition of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC (CRS), a provider of innovative cyber, privacy and data protection solutions for business and home.

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  • EDISON, N.J., April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: SFOR), a cyber technology company that reduces the risk of identity theft and data breaches, today announced the acquisition of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC (CRS), a provider of innovative cyber, privacy and data protection solutions for business and home.
  • The acquisition enables StrikeForce to grow and strengthen its channel distribution strategies and provide the marketplace with cost-effective cyber solutions for mitigating security risks.
  • Cyber threats and data breaches targeting businesses, particularly smaller organizations, have been dramatically increasing in volume and frequency around the globe.
  • StrikeForce Technologies helps to prevent Cyber theft and data security breaches for consumers, corporations, and government agencies.

Infinidat Helps Enterprises Fight Off Ransomware Attacks with the World’s Fastest Cyber Recovery Capabilities

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

These advancements uniquely address the threat of cyberattacks, such as ransomware, which attacks companies, on average, every 14 seconds.1

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  • These advancements uniquely address the threat of cyberattacks, such as ransomware, which attacks companies, on average, every 14 seconds.1
    With our InfiniGuard solution, Infinidat significantly raises the bar in ransomware protection with near-instantaneous cyber recovery, said Phil Bullinger, CEO of Infinidat.
  • The exciting new enhancements to our InfiniGuard platform represent superior recovery capabilities that advance data protection.
  • InfiniGuard CyberRecovery addresses the growing threat of ransomware, a malicious intrusion into the data centers of enterprises and cloud service providers.
  • Infinidats expanded cyber recovery solution also utilizes policy-based point-in-time recovery capabilities to enable the near-instantaneous recovery back to any point in the history of the data for data integrity and consistency.

Calamu Raises $2.4 Million Seed to Pioneer Auto-Healing Data Protection; Launches Advisory Board and Expands Board of Directors

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

"Data breaches and cyber attacks such as ransomware have become an existential threat to every type of organization," says Lou Ryan, former CEO & Chairman of Edgewave.

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  • "Data breaches and cyber attacks such as ransomware have become an existential threat to every type of organization," says Lou Ryan, former CEO & Chairman of Edgewave.
  • "Calamu offers unparalleled protection by offering businesses complete control over who has access, and making it possible to automatically self-heal from a data breach.
  • Calamu was founded by experts in cyber security and data privacy with the mission of making the cyber world a safer place.
  • The Calamu platform enables businesses to maintain complete ownership of their data, preventing unauthorized access and dramatically simplifying regulatory requirements around data privacy and protection.