Security Program Controls/Technologies

MongoDB hacker demands ransom; threatens data leak that may trigger GDPR compliance violations. MSPs & MSSPs that offer MongoDB managed services could face emergency calls for help.

Managed detection & response (MDR) cybersecurity service provider eSentire records its ninth consecutive quarter of growth & delivers 100% service availability in 1Q20.

Pay-per-phish email protection provider Area 1 Security raises $25M & hires Dell & SonicWall veteran Patrick Sweeney as CEO. Optiv, SADA & Synnex are early partners.

Telekom Security, an MSSP and the cybersecurity unit of Deutsche Telekom, invests in Cynet for small and midsize enterprise breach protection services.

An EvilQuest Mac ransomware variant surfaces in pirated Mac apps, a Malwarebytes Lab blog reports.

WastedLocker ransomware attacks, the Evil Corp cyber crew and the BitPaymer operation: Symantec report reveals alleged details.

The Microsoft Edge web browser offers a Password Monitor feature that notifies end-users any time their usernames & passwords are found on the dark web.