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Report highlights Secureworks ’ commitment to software , with security at its core
ecureworks , a leader in software-driven security
S solutions , announced it has been recognised as a leader in the IDC MarketScape : Worldwide Managed Security Services ( MSS ) 2020 Vendor Assessment . The report also recognises Secureworks ’ multi-year strategy to build on in its expertise in security operations , by driving a collaborative , community-based approach to cybersecurity , with software at its core .
This strategic shift was highlighted in the IDC MarketScape report , which stated : ‘ A great deal of time and monetary investment has been put into Secureworks ’ SaaS product , Red Cloak Threat Detection and Response capabilities , moving the company into a software provider , shifting Secureworks into a product plus MSS service provider hybrid category over the past 24 to 36 months . . . Secureworks ’ Threat Intelligence plays another differentiation in what the company provides to its customers .”
“ As Secureworks transforms its business to provide more flexible , software-driven cybersecurity solutions , we ’ re proud to continue to be recognised as a leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Vendor Assessment ,” said Michael R . Cote , Chief Executive Officer of Secureworks . “ The industry is taking note of our innovative software transformation , and this report is a testament to our commitment to outpace and outmanoeuvre adversaries to protect customers worldwide .”
Since the launch last year , more than 200 customers have chosen Secureworks Red Cloak Threat Detection and Response cloud-native security application to transform their security operations , automate and simplify investigations , enable collaboration across security and IT functions in a single platform that sits at the heart of their security operations .
TREND MICRO BLOCKED 8.8 MILLION COVID-19 THREATS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2020
rend Micro , a leader in cloud security , has released
T its annual mid-year round-up report , which reveals
COVID-19 related threats as the single largest type of threat in the first half of the year . In just six months , Trend Micro blocked 8.8 million COVID-19 related threats , nearly 92 % of which were spam delivered via emails .
Cybercriminals shifted their focus from January through June to take advantage of global interest in the pandemic . The risk to businesses was compounded by security gaps created by a completely remote workforce . During the first half of 2020 , Bahrain tallied up a combined 2,423,846 email , URL and malware threats detected . Bahrain experienced 2,062,919 email threats , 299,423 URL victims , 561 URL hosted and 60,943 malware detections .
“ The high levels of cyberattacks in Bahrain and the GCC show that while the pandemic has dominated all of our lives during the first half of 2020 , it ’ s not slowing down the cybercriminals ,” said Assad Arabi , Country Manager – Bahrain , Trend Micro .
In total , Trend Micro blocked 27.8 billion cyberthreats in the first half of 2020 , 93 % of which were email-borne .
The Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) saw 56,870,977 combined email , URL and malware threats detected during the first half of 2020 . Cyberthreats included 41,236,550 email threats , 13,181,016 URL victims , 2,392,097 malware detections and 61,314 URL hosted threats .
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