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ExtraHop hires Mark Bowling as CISRO

Fri, 21st Apr 2023
ExtraHop appoints Mark Bowling as its first Chief Information Security and Risk Officer (CISRO) to boost overall security and risk management.
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New report says 79% of Australian IT leaders agree on need for XDR

Fri, 10th Feb 2023
The international study, performed by Wakefield Research, underlined the successes, barriers, challenges and hesitations that organisations face.
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Organisations exposing highly sensitive protocols to public internet

Thu, 11th Aug 2022
More than 60% of organisations expose remote control protocol SSH to the public internet, while 36% of organisations expose the insecure FTP protocol.
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APAC organisations fail to disclose ransomware breaches

Tue, 24th May 2022
85% of organisations in APAC were breached by ransomware at least once in the past five years, but only 28% publicly disclosed the incident.
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SonicWall ransomware attack 'should have been avoided'

Tue, 20th Jul 2021
SonicWall warns customers of ransomware campaign on legacy firmware, urging them to disconnect devices from the network immediately.
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Security vendors weigh in as fallout of Kaseya cyber attack continues

Thu, 8th Jul 2021
Ransomware attack on Kaseya serves as a stark reminder of the increasing threat faced by organizations, say security experts.
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ExtraHop consults on network detection response for MITRE ATT&CK framework

Wed, 7th Jul 2021
MITRE ATT-CK and ExtraHop collaborate to develop new network detection and response methodologies within the cybersecurity framework.
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Ripple20 threat has potential for 'vast exploitation', ExtraHop researchers find

Tue, 15th Sep 2020
One in three IT environments vulnerable to Ripple20 cyber threat, says ExtraHop. Attackers can exploit 19 vulnerabilities in the Treck networking stack.
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Ripple20 threat could affect 35% of all IT environments – ExtraHop

Mon, 14th Sep 2020
The vulnerabilities have the potential to ‘ripple’ through complex software supply chains, enabling attackers to steal data or execute code.