SECURITY NEWS
ESET joins ranks as a CVE Numbering Authority
Working in concert with Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
( CVE ) Programme , ESET , a Europe-based endpoint protection platform vendor , has announced it is authorised by the CVE Program as a CVE Numbering Authority ( CNA ).
Organisations designated as CNAs are responsible for the assignment of CVE IDs to vulnerabilities and for creating and publishing information about the vulnerability in the associated CVE record .
The status means that ESET will be able to publish CVE records , including the CVE ID , descriptor and references concerning vulnerabilities discovered in its own products and those discovered by ESET researchers in third-party products not covered by other CNAs . In addition , as a CNA , ESET can better fulfil its leadership role in innovating security technologies and product , research and development ( R & D ), and promoting high security standards in the broader IT ecosystem
“ Engaging in the international , community-driven Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVE ) Programme brings us closer to our goal of supporting ongoing collaboration with the wider cybersecurity sector , as well as academic , business , and government stakeholders . Simultaneously , it allows our internal security and R & D teams to more efficiently and consistently address security
weaknesses wherever they may be and to remain proactive in fighting vulnerabilities and threats ,” said Daniel Chromek , Chief Information Security Officer , ESET .
Check Point Technologies transforms hybrid data centre security
Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd , a global provider of cybersecurity solutions , has extended the capabilities of its Quantum Hybrid Data Centre Security solution to deliver the most advanced protection for complex hybrid data centres with automated operations and an ultrascalable platform .
According to Check Point , the new Check Point R81.10 software , Check Point Quantum Maestro 175 and Check Point Quantum Smart-1 Security Management appliances , enable businesses to have greater flexibility to securely move workloads between the data centre and cloud on demand .
The cybersecurity vendor said enterprises can now enable applications and workloads to be delivered at the Edge with better response times at lower costs .
“ Security threats have become more frequent and sophisticated , so automated threat prevention and security policy orchestration will be key to keeping up with the expanding threat landscape ,” said Itai Greenberg , VP , Product Management , Check Point Software Technologies . “ Check Point ’ s Hybrid Data Centre Security Solution increases enterprises performance and scalability without complexity . The Quantum family of products protects organisations ’ data centres from sophisticated attacks by isolating threats with zero trust micro segmentation , providing fully automated operations with dynamic and unified policy management , and by enabling remote users to securely connect to the cloud .”
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