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The Five-Step PCI DSS 4.0 Transition Checklist

CyberSecurity Insiders

billion in 2020, a 43% increase. billion in payment card-related losses occurred in 2020 (over one-third of them in the U.S.). According to the PCI Council, the enhanced requirements promote security as a continuous process while adding flexibility for different methodologies. Install and maintain network security controls.

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Cloud-based security: SECaaS

eSecurity Planet

Standard features of security as a service vendors include many of the same benefits of having an SOC, like 24/7/365 monitoring, cybersecurity expertise, managed detection and response (MDR), network security, penetration testing , incident response , and threat intelligence. Scalable, savvy, secure: SECaaS .

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Vietnam-linked Bismuth APT leverages coin miners to stay under the radar

Security Affairs

New blog: The threat actor BISMUTH, which has been running increasingly complex targeted attacks, deployed coin miners in campaigns from July to August 2020. Learn how the group tried to stay under the radar using threats perceived to be less alarming: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 30, 2020.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

— Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. link] pic.twitter.com/cVIyB44o6q — Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) June 22, 2020. Ingenious!

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. a16z Investments. ForgePoint Capital. ForgePoint Investments. Insight Partners.

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Top Network Detection & Response (NDR) Solutions

eSecurity Planet

In the race to offer comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, the product known as network detection and response (NDR) is a standalone solution as well as a central component of XDR. ExtraHop’s three core NDR solutions cover cloud security, network security, and IT operations. Network Security and NDR.

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Data Exfiltration: Symantec Warns of Exbyte Threat as Hive Group Leaks Tata Data

eSecurity Planet

The new BlackByte exfiltration tool performs a series of checks both to make sure it’s not running in a sandboxed environment and to monitor for antivirus tools – similar to BlackByte’s pattern of behavior. BlackByte Exfiltration Tool. Exbyte then searches for document files (.txt,doc,pdf),