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Chinese threat actors extract big data and sell it on the dark web

SC Magazine

Among the incidents data stolen by Chinese hackers involved a Twitter database. Researchers on Monday reported that cybercriminals are taking advantage of China’s push to become a leader in big data by extracting legitimate big data sources and selling the stolen data on the Chinese-language dark web.

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Top 18 Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2021

eSecurity Planet

As attack methodologies evolve due to AI, machine learning and nation-state hackers , security startups are receiving a lot of funding to develop products that can secure application access for remote workers , provide real-time visibility into cyber attacks and protect data as it travels from the cloud to IoT devices. It has raised $332.5

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Top Threat Intelligence Platforms for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Using big data technology and machine learning, this robust platform can deliver SIEM, log management, endpoint monitoring, Network Behavior Analytics (NB), User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) and Security Automation Orchestration (SAO) capabilities. Collections repository. It can process 26 billion messages a day.

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Companies are Struggling Against a 681% Increase in API Attacks, the Latest “State of API Security” Report Shows

Security Boulevard

Consider the string of high-profile API security incidents in 2021 – Experian , Peloton , Parler , LinkedIn, and John Deere all made headlines with hacktivists, whitehat hackers, and bad actors all discovering significant API vulnerabilities or successfully scraping millions of data records or an entire online community's digital records.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

Whether you prioritize cybersecurity or not, cybercriminals will always prioritize (their own) profit, as the attacks described in our 2021 Threat Report prove. As new data protection legislation (such as the GDPR and the CCPA) joins current laws, the regulatory environment becomes increasingly complex (like HIPAA and PCI DSS).

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Behavioral Analytics in Cybersecurity: Does It Work as Advertised?

eSecurity Planet

Whether it’s studying the performance of your direct competitors, using predictive analytics to determine what the future may hold for your industry, or analyzing employee performance and making optimization decisions based on that information, the entire point is to take data in and use it to make better-informed decisions.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. AllegisCyber Investments.