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What should you know about the Symantec Split

CTOvision

Enterprise IT and cyber security professionals should all track the recent news of Symantec splitting into two publicly traded firms. Before giving our cut, review the official press release here: Symantec Announces New Strategy to Fuel Growth and Plans to Separate into Two Public Industry-Leading Technology Companies.

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A CISO POV: Securing AI in your company

CIO Business Intelligence

Here are the key recommendations I provided: AI training implementation: Introduce AI training aligned with company policies and processes to empower employees with the necessary skills and awareness. I’ve heard of companies creating a separate set of policies for every transformative technology.

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Cybersecurity company ExtraHop raises $100M, names new execs

GeekWire

Clark joined the company in October 2023, and ExtraHop announced the hire of Andrews and Vasani in January 2024. LinkedIn Photos) Cybersecurity company ExtraHop announced $100 million in new funding from existing investors, as well as the hiring of two C-suite executives. Andrews is an operating officer with Crosspoint Capital.

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Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Good or Evil?

CIO Business Intelligence

Generative AI systems are information content development tools, not robots — you can ask such a tool to “Tell me all the common ways to infect a machine,” but you cannot ask it to “Infect these machines at this company.” Symantec Enterprise Cloud enables our customers to enforce their specific Generative AI policies.

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Portland startup DeepSurface Security raises $1M to help companies assess vulnerabilities

GeekWire

DeepSurface Security co-founders Tim Morgan, CTO, and James Dirksen, CEO. based startup DeepSurface Security raised $1 million to help companies analyze vulnerabilities on their enterprise networks. Dirksen said the pandemic actually helped prove the company’s core value proposition to customers. Portland, Ore.-based

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Bidding Open on DHS’ $6B Security Hub, House report stresses sharing

CTOvision

The fact that more key sensors in ICS systems are found to be vulnerable is evidence of the inherent weaknesses in these systems and the need to secure them. Via Net Security, more here. ” Symantec believes that they have found at least 1200 malicious apps in the last seven months. Via ComputerWorld, more here.

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Travelers enlists Symantec to advise cyber insurance customers

Network World

The Travelers insurance company has teamed up with Symantec to give policyholders cyber security assessments and consultation in order to help them manage risks. The self-assessment consists of filling out a 25-question survey and getting a written report of how well their network and data protection stacks up.