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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021. In 2021, RealPage was acquired by the private equity giant Thoma Bravo. Meanwhile, Chirp’s parent company, RealPage, Inc. , is being sued by multiple U.S. On March 7, 2024, the U.S.

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A WhatsApp zero-day exploit can cost several million dollars

Security Affairs

TechCrunch reported that a zero-day exploits for popular applications like WhatsApp “are now worth millions of dollars” TechCrunch obtained leaked documents that demonstrate that, as of 2021, a zero-click, zero-day exploit for the Android version of WhatsApp had a bounty between $1.7 and $8 million.

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Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

eSecurity Planet

Armis was acquired at a $1 billion price tag by Insight Partners in January 2020, joining Insight’s other cybersecurity subsidiaries like SentinelOne, Perimeter81, Mimecast, and Tenable. The Forrester Wave for ICS Security Solutions released earlier this month for Q4 2021 placed Cisco atop the ICS/OT security industry.

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Top Cybersecurity Products for 2021

eSecurity Planet

We’ve narrowed this list down to four categories of products that are essential to modern cybersecurity: Endpoint detection and response (EDR) , next-generation firewalls (NGFW) , cloud access security brokers (CASB) and security information and event management (SIEM). Palo Alto is one of the more expensive options in the NGFW market.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. Adaptive Monitoring and Tagging.

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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

In 2021, sandboxes are now a fundamental part of an organization’s cybersecurity architecture. Also Read: Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions for 2021. Also Read: 2021’s Best Vulnerability Scanning Tools. Access control : Who has access to the sandbox environment? Network sandboxing market.

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Top Container Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

That opens the door to unauthorized access to other container images, and if the container image itself includes a vulnerability, it can then be deployed unwittingly in applications. Vulnerability management, runtime security, compliance management, access control and repository scanning for container security. SaaS deployment option.