In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, tech companies are constantly innovating to stay one step ahead of malicious actors. The past month has seen a wave of new products and updates designed to protect users, networks, and data from a variety of threats. From biometric identity protection to automated patch management to AI-powered scam detection, these new offerings aim to provide comprehensive security solutions for individuals and organizations alike.
One of the standout products from the past month is authID’s PrivacyKey, which aims to protect users’ biometric identities. The Proof solution for onboarding users captures images of physical identification documents and faces, validates them for liveness and authenticity, and matches up the facial images for positive identification. PrivacyKey also features key-management capabilities aimed at ensuring the highest level of user protection and privacy.
Absolute Security has also made waves with updates to its Resilience Platform, which now offers integrated, resilient, and automated patch management, vulnerability scanning and remediation, workflow automation, and remote “one-click” endpoint rehydration. These updates aim to improve resilience across endpoints and provide customers with a comprehensive security solution.
BackBox has released a Network Cyber Resilience Platform, a purpose-built automation platform designed to power extensive networks while still being easy to deploy. The platform automates backups across 180 different network vendors and offers prebuilt automations for tasks such as device backups, compliance, audit, task automation, and vulnerability intelligence.
Compliance Scorecard Version 7 has also been introduced, simplifying compliance management for MSPs. The updated version builds on its reputation for specialized tools for privacy compliance and data protection, enabling MSPs to provide comprehensive compliance solutions for their clients.
Oasis Security has introduced Oasis Scout, which empowers security teams to identify attacks on NHIs (National Health Information). With high-fidelity threat detection and response capabilities, Oasis Scout uses attacker recognition powered by AuthPrint technology to match malicious activity to known fingerprints of threat actors, providing reliable anomaly detection.
Hiya AI Phone offers a solution for blocking spam and irrelevant calls by continuously analyzing call audio in real-time using advanced AI models trained to detect scam language and other indicators within conversations. The AI Phone alerts users instantly if it identifies potential scams, whether from a person, recording, or AI-generated voice.
Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs have been launched to identify cross-platform attacks, giving security teams visibility into potential risks associated with mobile devices. The APIs aim to protect against account compromise, data leaks, and device takeovers due to vulnerabilities in apps and operating systems.
Bitsight Instant Insights accelerates vendor risk assessments by leveraging AI to analyze and summarize security questionnaires and reports, allowing security teams to make faster, more informed risk decisions. The feature is part of the Bitsight IQ suite of AI-based capabilities.
Cisco AI Defense safeguards against the misuse of AI tools by enterprises, providing automated testing to check AI models for potential safety and security issues. The AI-driven algorithmic red team identifies vulnerabilities and recommends guardrails for security teams to deploy.
IT-Harvest has launched HarvestIQ.ai, a platform featuring two AI assistants. The Analyst AI provides access to a comprehensive database of cybersecurity vendors, while the Architect AI offers tailored guidance on cybersecurity products based on in-depth analysis.
Commvault has strengthened Microsoft Active Directory protection by enabling automated, rapid recovery of the Active Directory forest, eliminating slow and error-prone manual processes often associated with recovery efforts.
Atsign has introduced the NoPorts desktop client, simplifying secure remote access by allowing users to securely connect to their devices, servers, and cloud instances without open TCP ports on the endpoints.
NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender, offers security and privacy solutions for home networks, automatically scanning connected devices for vulnerabilities and threats and monitoring for potential data breaches.
McAfee Scam Detector provides real-time protection against suspicious texts, fake emails, and deepfake videos designed to steal money and personal information.
BioConnect has unveiled its Arc Series biometric devices for secure access control, including facial and fingerprint authentication devices.
BreachLock Unified Platform provides visibility into an organization’s attack surface by integrating findings from Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Attack Surface Management (ASM), and continuous penetration testing.
Swimlane Hero helps solve complex security operations problems by streamlining information and context gathering for real-time decision-making.
DataDome DDoS Protect detects application layer-based threats, providing full-stack protection against evasive and short-lived DDoS attacks within milliseconds.
Overall, these new products and updates represent a significant step forward in the ongoing battle to protect users, networks, and data from a wide range of cyber threats. By leveraging the latest technologies and innovations, these companies are helping to ensure a more secure digital landscape for individuals and organizations alike.