Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of April 12; Andesite AI, Hexnode, DoControl, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy endpoint security and network monitoring news for the week of April 12. This curated list features endpoint security and network monitoring vendors such as Andesite AI, Hexnode, DoControl, and more.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant endpoint security and network monitoring news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last month in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy endpoint security and network monitoring news items.

Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of April 12

Andesite AI Launches With $15.25M in Initial Funding

Andesite AI, a McLean, VA-based company dedicated to delivering technology to overburdened cybersecurity teams, emerged from stealth with $15.25m in initial funding. Co-developed by Red Cell Partners and General Catalyst, and led by CEO Brian Carbaugh, Andesite has built an advanced AI security analytics platform to “empower both private- and public-sector cyber analysts to defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs).” By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), the solution analyzes decentralized data sets at scale to help cyber defenders and analysts more quickly surface threats and vulnerabilities, prioritize and allocate resources, and respond and remediate in a way that improves security posture and reduces cost. Andesite is the latest company to launch under Red Cell’s newly formed Cyber Practice, led by George Barnes, a former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency (NSA).

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Zscaler Set to Acquire Airgap Networks

Zscaler, Inc., a leader in cloud security, this week announced they have signed an agreement to acquire Airgap Networks, a network security solutions provider. Combining Zscaler’s Zero Trust SD-WAN and Airgap Networks’ agentless segmentation technology will “transform how enterprises implement Zero Trust Segmentation to IoT/OT devices, and critical infrastructure across branches, campuses, factories, and data centers, including east-west connectivity.” The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Amid Apple’s Sideloading Shift, Hexnode Can Block Marketplace App Installation on iOS Devices

In light of Apple’s recent announcement concerning the introduction of sideloading and alternate app stores for its European iPhones, Hexnode has rolled out the ‘allowMarketplaceAppInstallation’ feature for enterprises. This new restriction allows IT administrators to effortlessly block sideloading by toggling the option to false, effectively fortifying the ecosystem against unauthorized access to third-party app stores.

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Wing Security Is Now Available on AWS Marketplace

Wing Security, an SaaS Security solutions provider, this week announced that its SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solution is now available through AWS Marketplace. This large, rapidly growing online distribution channel makes it easier for organizations to find, purchase and deploy Wing’s SSPM solutions to secure their cloud assets. “AWS Marketplace vastly expands the availability of our solution to global customers, empowering them to take control of their security through a proven, easy-to-use distribution channel,” said Galit Lubetzky Sharon, CEO of Wing Security. “We are dedicated to providing advanced SaaS security measures that align with AWS’s shared responsibility model, ensuring that both AWS services and the workloads developed on them are secure.”

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DoControl Announces Integration with Google Workspace Labels

DoControl, a leading provider of SaaS Security solutions, announced this week its integration with Google Workspace Labels, to discover, understand, and protect sensitive data in Google Drive. The integration catalogs Google DLP, Vault, and Self-Service Labels across My Drive and Shared Drive. This aggregation of Google Labels, HRIS/IDP metadata, and end-user activity gives DoControl the context needed to protect sensitive data, mitigate insider threats, and stop data breaches. “Traditional DLP solutions scan for Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and expect security teams to remediate without any business context,” said Adam Gavish, Co-Founder and CEO at DoControl. “DoControl helps security teams become business enablers, by injecting critical context into the DLP play to ensure all sensitive data is not compromised without slowing down business enablement.”

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What to Expect at Solutions Review’s Spotlight with Paessler on April 23

With the next Solutions Spotlight event, the team at Solutions Review has partnered with network monitoring solutions provider Paessler. Join Senior Technical Advisor Thomas Wächter and Senior IT Specialist Libor Smyček as they demonstrate how to define, configure, and monitor SLAs in Paessler PRTG and how to optimize compliance with comprehensive reporting in PRTG SLA Reporter.

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