Infosec products of the month: August 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Action1, Adaptive Shield, Bitdefender, Bitwarden, Forescout, ImmuniWeb, Kingston Digital, LastPass, Lineaje, LOKKER, Menlo Security, MongoDB, Netskope, NetSPI, OffSec, Qualys, SentinelOne, Solvo, SonarSource, SpecterOps, Synopsys, ThreatConnect, Traceable AI, and Vicarius. NetSPI launches ML/AI Pentesting solution to help organizations build more secure […]

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Building a secure future without traditional passwords

As organizations try to fortify their defenses against an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape, traditional password-based systems reveal their limitations. This is where passwordless authentication steps in – a concept that simplifies access without compromising security. Passwordless authentication eliminates the need for users to remember complex strings of characters and offers an alternative that is both […]

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New infosec products of the week: August 11, 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Adaptive Shield, LastPass, NetSPI, Solvo, ThreatConnect, and Vicarius. NetSPI launches ML/AI Pentesting solution to help organizations build more secure models NetSPI has debuted its ML/AI Pentesting solution to bring a more holistic and proactive approach to safeguarding machine learning model […]

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LastPass removes the master password from customers’ login with FIDO2 authenticators

LastPass announced the availability of FIDO2 authenticators, including biometrics, such as finger print or face ID, and hardware keys, for its Passwordless Login solution. This innovation allows LastPass customers to experience a seamless passwordless login to their vaults with the added security of FIDO2’s open authentication standard hosted by the FIDO Alliance, which is the […]

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LastPass University improves password management habits

LastPass has unveiled LastPass University, a training platform featuring live and on-demand coursework to help business administrators, their end users and partners deepen their LastPass product knowledge and password management skills. LastPass University training modules range from basic to comprehensive, providing customers with an easy-to-use, single destination to learn how to get the most from […]

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LastPass Security Dashboard now features dark web monitoring

LastPass has expanded availability of its Security Dashboard and associated dark web monitoring and alerting, making it the only password manager providing proactive credential monitoring for all customers, including those using the product for free. The Security Dashboard is the central hub where customers can monitor the overall security of all vault credentials, including exposure […]

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CISA adds Plex Media Server bug, exploited in LastPass attack, to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added remote code execution vulnerability in Plex Media Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Plex Media Server, tracked as CVE-2020-5741 (CVSS score: 7.2), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three-year-old high-severity flaw is a deserialization of […]

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