Network Security

NetSecOpen, an organization that tests network security, atracts key members like Check Point, Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SonicWall, Sophos & WatchGuard.

Fortinet will integrate its FortiGate capabilities into the Symantec Web Security Service to offer protection across cloud, endpoint & network environments.

Plus: SonicWall unveils Capture Security Center Risk Meters that deliver company-specific, real-time threat intelligence & risk scoring.

The convicted co-author of the Mirai botnet must pay $8.6 million in damages for launching a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at Rutgers University.

NTT Security, a Top 100 MSSP for 2018, adds integrated network analytics technology into its Managed Security Services (MSS). The move detects and defends against cyberattacks launched on botnet infrastructure.

Endpoint security provider Bitdefender acquires RedSocks, a Netherlands-based startup in behavior and network security analytics.

WiFi network router & Internet of Things (IoT) device attacks are on the rise, research from The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI) shows.