Daily Insider Threat News – August 28, 2017

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  1. Insider Threats Account for Nearly 75 Percent of Security Breach Incidents

     Security Intelligence (blog)
     CISOs and their teams have suspected it for years, but new security breach research showed that nearly three-quarters of incidents are due to insider …

  2. 7 Ways to Ward Off Insider Threats

     iTWire
     Advanced Encryption: This sophisticated level of encryption protects data from hackers and insider threats using standards-based cryptography, …

  3. Forcepoint Acquires RedOwl, Extends Global Human-Centric Security Leadership

     Markets Insider
     In addition, the combination of RedOwl’s UEBA technology, Forcepoint DLP and Forcepoint Insider Threat will provide the industry’s only …
     Forcepoint Acquires Security Analytics Vendor RedOwl – eWeek

     Forcepoint Acquires RedOwl To Add Security Analytics, UEBA Capabilities – CRN

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  4. SecurityBrief Asia – Korean insurance provider detects insider threat through AI

     SecurityBrief Asia
     In addition, the company was concerned about insider threats, unpredictable zero-day attacks and fast-spreading ransomware. With these dangers …

  5. Forcepoint adds RedOwl to people-focused cyber portfolio

     Washington Technology
     Heath leads Forcepoint’s data and insider threat security product line as a senior vice president and general manager. RedOwl focuses on broader …

  6. VMware Transforms Security for Applications Running on VMware vSphere(R)-Based Virtualized …

     Markets Insider
     … security teams to understand and respond to advanced and insider threats that cut across both on-premises and cloud environments like IBM Cloud.

  7. IRS Rehires More than 200 Former Employees with Past Conduct and Performance Issues

     ESR NEWS
     … “the new normal may call for continuous, post-hire monitoring” in the near future to avoid insider threats, according to a Society for Human Resource …

  8. Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) Closed Over Its 50 Day Average

     Modern Readers
     In addition, the Company offers user behavioral analytics to help detect, respond to and mitigate advanced, hidden and insider threats.
     Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) Trading Volume Significantly Higher – Finance Daily

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  9. Varonis Systems Inc. – Receive News & Ratings Daily

     BBNS
     Varonis Systems, Inc provides a solutions that protect data from insider threats and cyberattacks. The Company’s products include DatAdvantage, …