2020 saw a surge in cybersecurity startup funding
Investments in cybersecurity startups hit a record high of $7.8 billion last year, according to new data from Crunchbase. The increase was led by US investments in the sector, which rose by 22% in 2020 over 2019. This growth is 15% higher than the overall venture capital investments made over the s...
Rackspace’s managed service takes an “Elastic Engineering” approach
Rackspace announced a new service model for delivering managed cloud services on Wednesday, to help its clients build and operate their cloud infrastructure with an extensive and scalable approach, aligned with DevOps’ best practices.
This new offering is a type of “elastic engineering,” w...
AWS Aqua generally available: speeds up Redshift queries
Amazon Web Services announced on Wednesday that Aqua, a technology that uses custom chips designed by the cloud service, is now generally available. The tech is used by organizations to run analytic queries faster on Amazon Redshift.
AWS says that Aqua will help customers perform data operations...
Pegasystems Process AI for simpler analysis and forecasting
Pegasystems announced on Tuesday that it is adding the ability to apply AI to business processes midstream, intending to help organizations determine whether an anticipated outcome will turn out as predicted.
Pegasystems is introducing another feature that companies can use to analyze streaming ...
Informatica’s new intelligent data management cloud is here
On Tuesday, Informatica unveiled its intelligent data management cloud (IDMC). It is an AI-powered platform, made to serve users working with data in multiple cloud environments. In addition to that, the company is announcing a series of partnerships and integrations with the big three clouds (Micr...
Cracked Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop steal your data
Cracked versions of Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop are stealing browser cookies and Monero cryptocurrency wallets from freeloaders who installed pirated software. The report about these activities comes from Bitdefender.
As many of our readers probably know, cracked versions of the softwar...
New vulnerabilities potentially expose millions of IoT devices
Millions of IoT (Internet of Things) devices have security vulnerabilities that could allow cybercriminals to knock devices offline or control them remotely. The problem with this is that it opens the door to gain wider access to bigger networks.
Nine major vulnerabilities are affecting four TCP...
Intel in talks to make chips for automakers in 6-9 months
In a report by Reuters, Intel’s CEO said on Monday that the company is in talks to start making chips for automakers, to offset the shortage, which has slowed down the automotive industry considerably.
Chief Executive Officer, Pat Gelsinger, said that Intel is talking to companies that design ...
WhatsApp vulnerability allows hackers to suspend your account
A newly-discovered flaw in the Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp can allow an attacker to suspend your account, using just your phone number. The proof-of-concept of this attack was developed by Luis Márquez Carpintero and Ernesto Canales Pereña.
It involves some pretty simple steps, where...
Apple kept iMessage away from Android on purpose
Apple is aware that the blue bubbles on iMessage are an entry barrier for people who want to switch to Android. For that reason, the service was deliberately kept from appearing on Google’s mobile OS. The revelations come after depositions of and emails from Apple employees and high-ranking execu...
Apple device production is slowing down due to chip shortage
Apple is experiencing delays in the production of some MacBook and iPad models because of the chip shortage affecting the world. The report comes from Nikkei Asia and cites multiple sources. Recent reports say that Apple is planning to introduce new additions to the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air line...
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android is getting new features
Microsoft has announced new improvements for Teams Rooms on Android, including updates to the calendar, Windows-inspired enhancements to the touch console, and an option to blur the background for users joining using a personal account.
All of this was announced in a new blog post.
It may be ...