Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of July 12; Surfshark, Megaport, Stellar Cyber, 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 July 12. This curated list features endpoint security and network monitoring vendors such as Surfshark, Megaport, Stellar Cyber, 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 July 12

Surfshark Launches Alternative Number

This week, Surfshark has introduced Alternative Number, an addition to its Alternative ID product suite. This feature provides users with a virtual US-based phone number, accessible through the Surfshark app, aimed at protecting users’ actual phone numbers from misuse online. Alternative Number helps shield personal information in an era where phone numbers are commonly required for online activities. “It can be difficult to keep your phone number to yourself online. We’re constantly asked for our numbers whenever we post ad listings, shop online, or sign up for free products/services. But there’s no telling where your number ends up once you share it online,” says Sarunas Sereika, Alternative ID Product Manager at Surfshark.

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SentinelOne and Aon Announce Collaboration

SentinelOne, a global leader of XDR solutions, and Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, this week announced a strategic collaboration through which Aon will leverage SentinelOne’s Singularity Platform to help gather internal security data from SentinelOne’s clients to more effectively profile and mitigate cyber risk. “This alliance fortifies the shared capabilities of two leaders in the cybersecurity space and marks a significant milestone in our collective mission to combat evolving cyber threats with unparalleled expertise and innovative solutions,” said Christopher Bruno, Head of Strategic Alliances, Cyber Solutions, Aon. “Bringing together SentinelOne’s AI-powered threat detection and response technology with Aon’s extensive experience in managing and guiding clients through the most complex of breaches, will empower clients to navigate the challenging threat landscape with confidence and resilience.”

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Megaport and Aviatrix Announce Partnership

Megaport, a network-as-a-service company, and Aviatrix, a cloud networking solutions provider, this week announced their strategic partnership to deliver “secure, highly resilient hybrid and multicloud connectivity and control.” The new integrated service offering allows customers to deploy Aviatrix services on Megaport’s Network Function Virtualization platform, Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE), which gives access to Megaport’s global private network spanning 25+ countries and over 850 data centers worldwide. Megaport’s fully automated connectivity platform enables customers to deploy path-protected private connections between data centers and clouds on-demand and build networks with maximum availability and without friction or delay. “Through our collaboration with Aviatrix, we are not just responding to the current needs of the market; we are anticipating the future demands of hybrid cloud connectivity,” said Michael Reid, Chief Executive Officer at Megaport. “This partnership embodies our commitment to providing secure, flexible, and efficient solutions for our customers, enabling them to thrive in a multicloud ecosystem.”

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SecurityBridge Announces Bill Oliver as U.S. Managing Director; Company Continues U.S. Team Expansion

SecurityBridge, a leading global provider of SAP security solutions, this week announced the appointment of Bill Oliver as Managing Director of its U.S. operations. Oliver brings over 15 years of business operations and finance experience, as well as a vast knowledge of SAP, cybersecurity technology, and services. “The expansion of SecurityBridge’s U.S. team underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to protecting North American customers’ SAP platforms from debilitating cyber-attacks,” said Ivan Mans, CTO and Co-Founder of SecurityBridge. “Bill Oliver brings a wealth of cybersecurity experience and a proven track record in driving business success. We look forward to his contributions as SecurityBridge continues its U.S. momentum.”

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Cofense Research: “New Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Language Victims”

Cofense recently identified and named a new malware called Poco RAT, which is a simple Remote Access Trojan that targets Spanish language victims. It was first observed in early 2024, primarily focusing on companies in the Mining sector and initially was delivered via embedded links to 7zip archives containing executables that were hosted on Google Drive. The campaigns are ongoing and continue to exhibit the same TTPs. The majority of the custom code in the malware appears to be focused on anti-analysis, communicating with its Command and Control center (C2), and downloading and running files with a limited focus on monitoring or harvesting credentials.

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Stellar Cyber Adds “Bring-Your-Own Data Lake” Support to Platform

Stellar Cyber, an XDR solutions provider, announced this week that the Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform now supports “Bring Your Own Data Lake” (BYODL). This integration allows organizations that have standardized their data storage framework on Splunk, Snowflake, Elastic, or AWS security data lake, or any S3 compatible storage (Wasabi, for example) to effortlessly incorporate the Open XDR Platform into their security framework. “Organizations use Splunk, AWS, or Snowflake to meet different use cases,” said Aimei Wei, CTO at Stellar Cyber. “Now, with our new BYODL support, we ensure that organizations moving to our Open XDR Platform have seamless interoperability across their data lake of choice. This improves their security team’s ability to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats and significantly reduces their financial burden.”

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SentinelOne Set to Appear for Solution Review’s Spotlight Series on July 15

With the next Solution Spotlight event, Solutions Review’s team has partnered with SentinelOne, a leader in endpoint security and XDR (extended detection and response) solutions. Join Technical Marketing Engineer Joseph Salazar as he dives into best practices to securing your Active Directory, and how the SentinelOne platform can help achieve that goal.

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