#CollaborationSecurity

Fortinet Acquires Perception Point Reportedly for $100 Million

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December 12, 2024 at 10:10AM Fortinet announced the acquisition of Israeli security company Perception Point for approximately $100 million. Perception Point enhances Fortinet’s security offerings with advanced threat detection and cloud-native solutions for email and collaboration platforms. This marks Fortinet’s third acquisition in 2024, following Next DLP and Lacework. **Meeting Notes Takeaways:** 1. **Acquisition Announcement**: … Read more

Slack Patches AI Bug That Let Attackers Steal Data From Private Channels

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August 22, 2024 at 11:47AM Salesforce’s Slack AI has patched a flaw identified by security firm PromptArmor, which could have allowed attackers to steal data from private Slack channels or engage in secondary phishing within the platform. The flaw is related to the use of a language model that did not recognize malicious instructions, enabling … Read more

Mimecast Announces Acquisition of Aware, Doubles Down on AI-Powered Human Risk Management Capabilities

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August 14, 2024 at 03:17PM Mimecast, a global Human Risk Management platform, has acquired Aware, an AI collaboration security platform. This acquisition aims to enhance Mimecast’s capabilities in managing human-centered security risks, especially in workplace collaboration tools. Aware’s AI models are designed to identify risks and improve compliance, complementing Mimecast’s existing investments in AI. Customers … Read more

Prevent BEC with AI-Powered Email and Collaboration

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January 26, 2024 at 07:58PM The Trend Vision One™ platform integrates AI-powered email and collaboration security to address the growing need for streamlined IT and security operations. It provides comprehensive threat protection, detection, and response across email, users, endpoint, cloud, and network, with centralized visibility and management. It also enables proactive containment of threats and … Read more