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Expert Insights Cybersecurity Industry News Recap: November 28 – December 5, 2024

Last updated on Apr 3, 2025
Joel Witts
Laura Iannini
Written by Joel Witts Technical Review by Laura Iannini
Industry News Roundup

Welcome to your weekly recap of the cybersecurity industry news, M&As, releases and hacks making headlines this week.

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🚨Vendor News & Announcements

  • AWS hosted re:Invent 2024 this week, during which they announced several new products, including an incident response service and extended threat detection capabilities for Amazon GuardDuty. (SecurityWeek)
  • Wiz announced ‘Wiz Defend’ a new platform for AI and cloud threat detection and response, build on their acquisition of Gem Security in April.
  • Thales has launched a data risk intelligence solution which unifies Imperva’s Data Security Fabric’s risk and threat identification solution with the Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform. (SecurityInfoWatch)
  • Tuskira, an AI powered threat defense start-up, has closed a $28.5 million funding round co-led by Intel Capital and SYN Ventures. The company aims to unify and optimize standalone cybersecurity tools. (TechCrunch)
  • CrowdStrike has reportedly avoided a customer exodus following the Flacon software update error back in July that cased a global IT network outage. CrowdStrike’s earnings call showed that customer retention was at 97%.
  • Magna5, an IT and cybersecurity services provider has acquired ThreatAdvice, an MSSP providing breach prevention and other cybersecurity services. (MSSPAlert)

📟 Product Releases & Patches

  • Veeam has issued a patch for two vulnerabilities, including an RCE bug that could enable threat actors to execute code on its web-based management console for MSPs. (CSO Online)
  • Google has shared December’s Android security fixes, which include patches for 14 high-severity vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution flaw. (SecurityWeek)
  • Microsoft this week released patches for vulnerabilities affecting Azure, Copilot Studio and its Partner Network website. Customers do not need to take any action. (SecurityWeek)

🎣 Threats, Bugs & Hacks

  • 15 ‘SpyLoan’ Android malware apps have been found on the Google Play store with over 8 million downloads, according to McAfee Threat Researchers. They have now been removed from the Android app store. (BleepingComputer)
  • Any.Run, a malware hunting firm, has detailed a new phishing attack involving sending corrupted Microsoft Word documents as attachments to evade antivirus software and spam filters. (X)
  • Threat researchers at Fortra have found that Cloudflare developer domains are being abused by cybercriminals to create phishing sites and redirects. (Cybersecuritynews)

🎙 Expert Insights: Interviews

Don’t miss this week’s round of interviews with cybersecurity experts and thought leaders.

💡 We’ll be back next week with another roundup of the biggest cybersecurity vendor stories. Until then!


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Joel Witts is the Content Director at Expert Insights, meaning he oversees all articles published and topics covered. He is an experienced journalist and writer, specialising in identity and access management, Zero Trust, cloud business technologies, and cybersecurity. Joel is a co-host of the Expert Insights Podcast and conducts regular interviews with leading B2B tech industry experts, including directors at Microsoft and Google. Joel holds a First Class Honours degree in Journalism from Cardiff University.

Technical Review Technical Review
Laura Iannini
Laura Iannini Cybersecurity Analyst

Laura Iannini is an Information Security Engineer. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity from the University of West Florida. Laura has experience with a variety of cybersecurity platforms and leads technical reviews of leading solutions. She conducts thorough product tests to ensure that Expert Insights’ reviews are definitive and insightful.