‘Two-thirds of IT managers find their company lacks security knowledge’
Almost two-thirds of IT architects and managers believe their organization lacks security knowledge. This is concluded in a new survey by Telindus, Cisco and Conscia.
The confidence of small companies (up to 100 employees) is particularly low. In this segment, almost three-quarters of IT archite... Read more
Google CEO on Web3: ‘we want to support it as best we can’
Google is venturing into the untamed territory of non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency and Web3.
At a yearly earnings call, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was about Google's vision for Web3. "Any time there is innovation, I find it exciting. I think it's something we (Google) want to support the best w... Read more
Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Ubuntu are vulnerable to RCE attacks
A serious vulnerability in network protocol Samba makes Linux servers vulnerable to RCE attacks (remote code execution). Samba is incorporated into Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Ubuntu. Servers with outdated distros are at risk.
Network protocol Samba is used by various platforms for file sharin... Read more
Open Infrastructure Foundation introduces StarlingX 6.0
The Open Infrastructure Foundation brings new functionality with StarlingX 6.0.
StarlingX 6.0 focuses on security, optimized automation capabilities and deployment functionality. The platform's operating system has been updated to the Linux 5.10 kernel. This version supports user space tooling f... Read more
MariaDB Corp. announces plans to go public as an SPAC
Thanks to a merger, the company will be abler to go public with a value of almost 600 million euros
MariaDB Corp., which sells a commercial version of the open-source MariaDB database management system, announced this week that it is going public. To do this, the company will become a special-pu... Read more
German fuel and oil distributors disrupted by cyberattack
Petrol distributors had to re-route deliveries to keep fuel flowing to consumers and businesses across the country.
Oittanking Deutschland GmbH and Mabanaft GmbH & Co KG Group, both subsidiaries of Marquard & Bahls AG, announced that they were victims of a cyberattack over the weeke... Read more
KnowBe4 launches benchmark to compare security hygiene with industry norms
KnowBe4 has introduced the Security Culture Survey benchmark to help companies improve their security culture.
Many organizations invest in security awareness and hygiene among employees. Security awareness programs are commonplace. KnowBe4 developed a benchmark to keep programs and corporate cu... Read more
Island unveils a browser built for enterprise computing environments
Island, a Dallas-based startup, introduced itself to the broader world today by releasing a web browser designed to give enterprises the kind of security they need while remaining simple to use and familiar.
The browser, aptly named Enterprise Browser, embeds all the needed security and requirem... Read more
Belgian port giant Sea-Invest hit by hacking attack
The site of Sea-Invest in Ghent, a Belgian port terminal, has shut down all operations due to a hacking attack. This is reported by the Belgian newspaper De Tijd.
According to De Tijd, operations at Sea-Invest have been at a standstill since January 28 due to a cyber attack. Sea-Invest is a glob... Read more
Supply chain crunch affects mast rollout for Vodafone in Europe
The global supply chain crunch has affected almost every industry, including smartphones. Now, it affects the antennas that propagate the signals those phones need.
Vantage Towers AG, a unit spun out of Vodafone Group, makes mobile masts and has said its plans to build new towers are facing issu... Read more