Sophos buys Salt Lake City-based startup Braintrace
Sophos announced on Thursday that it is acquiring Braintrace, a startup with technology that detects malicious data traffic in enterprises’ on-premises and public cloud environments. Sophos is a major player in the cybersecurity game and is owned by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm that acquire...
Car chip shortage ease, smartphones could be next
Analysts think that the 2020-21 semiconductor shortage could run well into next year and affect smartphone manufacturers next.
During an Automotive Press Association event in Detroit, the CEO of Stellantis (world’s no. 4 auto manufacturer), Carlos Tavares, said that the semiconductor crisis wi...
Kaseya has a master decryptor for customers affected by the REvil attack
Kaseya said that it has obtained a decryptor after the REvil ransomware attack left the remote management software seller in shambles. As many as 1500 downstream networks were affected during the Fourth of July weekend.
REvil is one of the most brutal ransomware groups in the world and it is bel...
Sysdig’s plans to move into IaC involve acquiring Apolicy
Since many breaches occur due to misconfiguration, Sysdig has moved to collect more 'infrastructure-as-code' expertise by entering an agreement to acquire Apolicy.
To that end, and as a cloud-native security company, Sysdig looks to leverage Apolicy’s Policy-as-code for purposes of remediation...
Microsoft acquires CloudKnox to boost multi-cloud cybersecurity
CloudKnox Security, a startup with venture capital funding, is being bought by Microsoft. The software giant announced that it is acquiring CloudKnox to reduce the risk of breaches experienced by enterprises in public cloud environments.
Microsoft's multi-cloud capabilities are going to get a bo...
Google’s Looker gets a facelift to appeal to developers
Google is bringing major updates to a business intelligence platform it acquired last year (Looker) in a new release announced on Wednesday.
The release will have a developer portal, support for Microsoft Azure hosting, an interactive way to view APIs (application programming interfaces), and in...
New malware that infects Windows via search results ads
A newly discovered form of malware has been detailed and shows an interesting system of delivery. Named MosaicLoader, the malware is delivered through adverts in search results. The malware can steal passwords, install cryptocurrency miners and deliver other trojan malware.
MosaicLoader was deta...
Snowflake partners with Securonix to get into the security market
In a move that has been described as Snowflake’s entry into cybersecurity, the data cloud company has formed a partnership with Securonix, a firm that makes cloud-native security information and event management systems.
The deal is a nonexclusive partnership at this point with no indication t...
Chrome 92 is here with bug fixes and new features
Google has released Chrome version 92, with several fixes for highly severe flaws and new privacy features. Chrome for iOS now lets users lock their incognito tabs with Touch ID, FaceID, and a passcode.
To enable this, one has to navigate to the settings> privacy> lock incognito tabs.
T...
ASML’s second-quarter net profits rise by 38% as demand rallies
One of the world's biggest semiconductors suppliers, ASML, had an optimistic 2021 sales outlook released on Wednesday, where it announced a new share buyback as sales went up. Given that we are in the middle of a chip shortage, it is not surprising that ASML is confident about the future.
On ear...
Google Cloud introduces intrusion detection security measures
Google's 'invisible security' plan is advancing after the company released several updates for its existing security services and introduced new ones. The announcement came during its Security Summit on Tuesday.
Sunil Potti, Google’s Veep and General Manager of Cloud Security, said in a blog p...
Microsoft has begun testing Teams integration with Windows 11
Microsoft began testing its Teams chat integration with Windows 11 on Tuesday, starting with a limited group of Windows Insider testers in the Dev channel. The new Teams chat button, which Microsoft wants to be built into the Windows 11 taskbar, will replace the Skype Meet Now button on Windows 10....