Four-year sentence for hacker of LockBit ransomware group
A cybercriminal has been sentenced to four years in prison. The man deployed LockBit ransomware software and was involved in the activities of the ransomware group.
A key member of the LockBit ransomware group has been sentenced to four years in prison, Canadian broadcaster CTV News reports. A ... Read more
Microsoft patches two critical vulnerabilities in Hyper-V
Microsoft addressed two critical vulnerabilities in the virtualization software Hyper-V during this month's Patch Tuesday update. The company said exploits of both vulnerabilities are not likely, but patching is important.
The vulnerabilities in question are CVE-2024-21407 and CVE-2024-21408. Th... Read more
Salesforce Pro Suite targets ‘intermediate segment’ of growing SMBs
To further penetrate the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market, Salesforce is launching a 'Pro Suite' as an affordable alternative to its more comprehensive packages. According to Salesforce, the package offers more features than the starter package released last year, but maintains the same... Read more
Rubrik Enterprise Proactive Edition provides visibility into sensitive data
Rubrik has introduced Enterprise Proactive Edition (EPE), helping companies gain visibility into all sensitive data
With the new Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) solution, companies can better manage data distributed across all their environments. This should help with trends such as AI a... Read more
Dell P and S series monitors promise greater comfort and productivity
The updated P- and S-series monitors focus on work and entertainment, respectively. Dell promises that the monitors increase productivity and user comfort.
The P Series is available in 24 inch and 27 inch sizes. The refresh rate of the P2725HE, P2425HE and P2425E is 100Hz, significantly improvin... Read more
Software AG: fast-paced innovation leads to corporate chaos
Innovation does not always appear to have the desired consequences. Research by German development firm Software AG shows that companies in several countries are introducing new technology at lightning speed, leading to an ever-increasing amount of chaos that is difficult to resolve.
For the 202... Read more
Akamai democratizes AI workloads with Neural Magic
Together, Akamai and Neural Magic are trying to democratize AI workloads. Given the shortages of prohibitively expensive GPUs, the option of running AI on Akamai infrastructure may be more attractive.
The combined solution allows deep learning computations to take place on server CPUs. Neural Ma... Read more
Google: ‘Quantum-safe algorithms are necessary against data breaches’
Google is already taking security against quantum computers one step further. According to the company, the investment is already necessary because hackers are still cracking widely used encryption systems within the next decade. Still, the threat is immediately relevant.
According to Google, p... Read more
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla launch speed test for browsers
Speedometer, a benchmarking tool browsers, has been updated to version 3.0. Remarkably, the companies behind the four most-used browsers are joining forces for the new release.
The first version of Speedometer dates back to 2014 and was developed by Apple's WebKit team. Version 2.0 subsequently ... Read more
Developers allowed to sell iPhone apps through their own websites
Starting this spring, Apple allows developers of iPhone apps to offer their apps directly to users through their own websites. This development follows a previous announcement that developers could offer apps on the Apple platform through self-developed alternative app stores. To take advantage of ... Read more