Companies must communicate clear expectations when contracting with pentesters, red teams and vulnerability hunters in order to set key ground rules for what data and systems can be accessed, what’s off limits and who is responsible if something breaks. Of course, if you set too many restrictions and parameters, then how do you really know if you’r...

If you were to ask most companies right now, "Why you have you hired an MSP?" the answer probably would sound something like: “Resources are strained. Talented is limited. So we’re outsourcing certain security functions to a firm that has the built-in capabilities to manage this for us.” But is the MSSP model becoming more than a convenient economi...

Netskope says it will work with managed security service providers (MSSPs) that will use the new service as part of their managed detection and response (MDR) offerings.

BleepingComputer reports that U.S. cloud computing firm Rackspace Technology was impacted by a security incident that prompted an outage of its hosted Microsoft Exchange environments, which may have affected thousands of customers.

Microsoft has revealed the general availability of built-in protection in Defender for Endpoint that would offer better threat protection for enterprise endpoints, according to BleepingComputer.

Gartner says, “Organizations who recognize the value of a security leader but can’t afford a traditional CISO should consider virtual options. “With a current total cash compensation ranging from $208K to $337K, hiring a chief information security officer (CISO) may not be in the budget for small or midsize organizations, especially those that aren...

Security researchers say Microsoft has been cautious with this Kerberos issue, promising a fix in a couple of weeks, but point out that the issue is likely buried in complex OS code.

SiliconAngle reports that cybersecurity software provider Malwarebytes has landed a $100 million investment from Vector Capital, just a month following its disclosure of plans to lay off 125 employees amid changes in its business roadmap.