Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of February 16; Deepwatch, Cequence, Salt Security, 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 February 16. This curated list features endpoint security and network monitoring vendors such as Deepwatch, Cequence, Salt Security, 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 February 16

Deepwatch Expands Leadership Team

Deepwatch, a cyber resilience solutions provider, announced this week the appointments of Chris Checco as the Global Head of AI and John Mullen as VP of Sales, East, both of which previously held positions with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Checco will play an important role in identifying and developing practical AI-powered solutions to enhance analyst effectiveness, improve threat detection, provide more targeted responses, and to deliver cyber resilient security operations. Mullen is responsible for leading sales for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions of the U.S.

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Cequence Research: “Love Bots Out in Force on Dating Apps”

This week, Cequence Security released new research that found scammers are increasingly active on dating apps, attempting to manipulate and exploit users for financial gain. These deceptive individuals pose as genuine romantic interests, building emotional connections before attempting to extract money from unsuspecting individuals. Developed by the Cequence CQ Prime Threat Research Team, the report analyzed anonymized 2023 traffic and attack data across multiple customers in the dating and media vertical across all geographies. The CQ Prime team identified and categorized active threats, and the resulting threat intelligence is a foundational element of Cequence products that enable mitigation and blocking to protect customers’ businesses.

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Microsoft Report: “U.S. Rivals Use GenAI in Hacking”

Russia, China and other U.S. adversaries are using the newest wave of artificial intelligence tools to improve their hacking abilities and find new targets for online espionage, according to a report earlier this week from Microsoft and its close business partner OpenAI. The document attributes various uses of AI to two Chinese government-affiliated hacking groups and to one group from each of Russia, Iran and North Korea, comprising the four countries of foremost concern to Western cyber defenders.

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Salt Security API Protection Platform Now Available for Purchase in the CrowdStrike Marketplace

Salt Security, a leader in API security, this week announced that the Salt Security API Protection Platform is now available for purchase in the CrowdStrike Marketplace, a “one-stop destination for the world-class ecosystem” of CrowdStrike compatible security products. Salt Security integrates with the CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform to provide customers with API runtime monitoring and AI-driven insights for a 360-degree view of API security risks for effective threat protection and improved security posture. Now CrowdStrike customers can seamlessly purchase Salt Security’s offering via CrowdStrike Private Offer and leverage their existing CrowdCredits to “reduce financial costs and accelerate time-to-value.”

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