Technology Record - Issue 25: Summer 2022

18 MAR K E TWATCH Data management solutions provider AvePoint has launched Ransomware Detection as part of its Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 offering to further protect digital collaboration data. The new capability proactively detects suspicious behaviour within users’ Microsoft OneDrive environments, while minimising disruption to productivity and collaboration. After detecting unusual activity, Cloud Backup provides detailed reports to reduce investigation time and quickly recover business-critical information. “Our goal is to equip businesses with an easy and reliable way to mitigate the threat of an attack and prevent detrimental data loss,” said John Peluso, chief product officer at AvePoint. AvePoint launches Ransomware Detection Darktrace builds on proactive security offering with Cybersprint acquisition Artificial intelligence security company Darktrace is to launch a new product family – Darktrace Prevent – following its acquisition of attack surface management solution provider Cybersprint. According to Darktrace, combining its technologies with Cybersprint’s will enable it to offer organisations continuous and autonomous testing of critical systems, allowing them to assess risk and systemically harden their digital estates. While Darktrace already delivers ‘inside-out’ visibility into its customers’ internal data, Cybersprint’s attack surface management will enable it to offer an ‘outside-in’ perspective. This will enhance Darktrace’s existing detect and respond capabilities for customers’ external data. Global identity verification and data quality business Melissa has made major updates to its sanctions list in response to the 2022 conflict in Ukraine. The list, which contains worldwide sanctions data from sources such as the United Nations, European Union, USA and UK, provides real-time data on new sanctions announcements, and can be accessed via Melissa’s electronic identity verification service. Melissa’s identity service also performs global checks on politically exposed persons and their relatives, as well as adverse media checks, enabling organisations to identify those who have a potential negative regulatory, financial, or reputational consequences to their organisation. Melissa updates sanctions list data

RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NzQ1NTk=