Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of October 13; Xtract One, Lakera, Blackberry, 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 October 13. This curated list features endpoint security and network monitoring vendors such as Xtract One, Lakera, Blackberry, 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 October 13

Xtract One Named Exclusive Preferred Supplier of the American Association of Professional Baseball

Xtract One, a threat detection and security solutions provider, this week announced that the company will serve as the exclusive preferred supplier for the American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB). Through this three-year partnership, Xtract One will have the unique ability to advise AAPB regarding security and weapon detection technology, deploy solutions, and ensure best practices to deliver first-class fan experiences. Xtract One’s Gateway system replaces traditional metal detectors and hand wands, and delivers fast, reliable, and seamless patron screening. This solution unobtrusively scans patrons for guns, knives, and other prohibited items as they enter the facility, using AI-powered sensors to detect threats without invading patrons’ sense of privacy and comfort. The system was designed for large, ticketed venues to enable high throughput, and a brand-enhancing patron experience. With Xtract One, AAPB will eliminate long entry lines, allowing fans to quickly, and safely, enter the venue and enjoy the event.

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Lakera, an LLM Security Platform, Officially Launches; Backed by $10M in Funding

Swiss startup Lakera has officially launched to the world this week, with the promise of protecting enterprises from various LLM security weaknesses such as prompt injections and data leakage. Alongside its launch, the company also revealed that it raised $10 million round of funding earlier this year. Lakera has developed a database comprising insights from various sources, including publicly available open source datasets, its own in-house research, and  data gleaned from an interactive game the company launched earlier this year called Gandalf. With Gandalf, users are invited to “hack” the underlying LLM through linguistic trickery, trying to get it to reveal a secret password. If the user manages this, they advance to the next level, with Gandalf getting more sophisticated at defending against this as each level progresses.

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United States Department of Homeland Security Awards New PENS Contract to BlackBerry

BlackBerry Limited announced this week that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded BlackBerry a new seven-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the creation and sustainment of its new Super Enterprise for Personnel Emergency Notification System (PENS). BlackBerry, American Systems and 4 Points Technology will partner to deliver on the software and services contract, which is for DHS and all its components. The DHS will use BlackBerry AtHoc as a department-wide communication and visibility PENS solution for all its employees and contractors. BlackBerry AtHoc will deliver “super enterprise” capabilities so that the solution can be tailored to each DHS component while providing DHS with enterprise-wide functionality.

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Resurgence of LinkedIn Smart Links Identified in Sizable Credential Phishing Campaign

In 2022, the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) detected phishing campaigns that used LinkedIn links called Smart Links or “slink” to bypass security email gateway or SEG to deliver credential phishing. A year later, in late July into August, a resurgence of Smart Links was identified in a sizable credential phishing campaign targeting Microsoft Office credentials creeping into inboxes once again. While Smart Links in phishing campaigns are nothing new, Cofense identified an anomaly of over 800 emails of various subject themes, such as financial, document, security, and general notification lures, reaching users’ inboxes across multiple industries containing over 80 unique LinkedIn Smart Links. These links can come from newly created or previously compromised LinkedIn business accounts.

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NSA and U.S. Agencies Issue Best Practices for Open Source Software in Operational Technology Environments

The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining U.S. federal partners to release cybersecurity guidance to promote understanding of open source software (OSS) implementation and provide best practices to secure operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) environments. The Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) “Improving Security of Open Source Software in Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems” offers best practices and recommendations for improving OSS security in OT/ICS environments, such as supporting OSS development and maintenance, patch management, authorization and authentication policies, and establishing common frameworks. The joint cybersecurity guidance also encourages the adoption of “secure-by-design” and “secure-by-default” principles to decrease cybersecurity risk in OT environments.

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Lookout Named Mobile Security Solution of the Year by the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards

This week , Lookout, Inc., a cybersecurity solutions provider, announced that its Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security solution has won the “Overall Mobile Security Solution of the Year” award in the Seventh Annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market. Lookout provides visibility into mobile threats and state-sponsored spyware, while also protecting against mobile phishing and credential theft that can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive corporate data. The solution analyses telemetry from more than 215 million devices, 269 million apps and more than 500 million web destinations to uncover thousands of new threats each day. Lookout is FedRAMP JAB P-ATO Authorized and available through CDM DEFEND, trusted by enterprise and government customers alike to protect sensitive data, enabling the workforce to “connect freely and safely from any device.”

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37 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Quotes from Industry Experts in 2023

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we called for the industry’s best and brightest to share their comments. The experts featured represent some of the top Cybersecurity solution providers with experience in these marketplaces, and each projection has been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value. A number of thought leaders were presented with this prompt: What are some overlooked cybersecurity best practices people take for granted/easily forget? Things that might be obvious to experts but not to the average enterprise user. Or best practices that are so obvious when you say them out loud, but are often forgotten. Here’s how they responded, along with some general responses from other experts and thought leaders, for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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AI’s Unprecedented Role in Revolutionizing 5G Connectivity

Manish Mangal of Tech Mahindra dives into detail AI’s unprecedented role in revolutionizing 5G connectivity. The development and standardization of 5G connectivity has been a long time coming. The groundwork for 5G started before 2015, when companies and researchers were exploring new technologies that could improve upon 4G and LTE. Little did they know that by the time 5G was ready for commercial rollout, artificial intelligence (AI) would be available to help ensure successful deployment and operation of the network. The convergence of AI and 5G networks has ushered in a new era of possibilities for the telecom industry. By combining the immense processing power of AI with the lightning-fast connectivity of 5G, operators can unlock a host of opportunities to optimize network performance, streamline operations, and pioneer innovative services. As the technology matures, its impact on the telecom industry is likely to be even greater.

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