‘DevOps and cyber security go hand in hand’
A report by Puppet shows that the DevOps approach and good cyber security policy complement each other. This is in contrast to the common misconception that cyber security prevents a smooth roll-out of newly developed software.
The findings are clear: "This year's findings are clear: Good secur... Read more
Barracuda launches new version of CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda has announced the eighth version of CloudGen Firewall, with a number of new features, including improved SD WAN management and better protection of multi-client environments.
Barracuda announced in a press release that the latest version of CloudGen Firewall includes an API for automat... Read more
‘Multicloud Security-spiderweb is a complex story’
Companies are seeing their IT
systems grow ever larger. This is mainly due to the use of more and more
environments, which we call multicloud for the sake of convenience. They want
to simplify tasks at all levels with all these different environments. However,
reality teaches us that this simplific... Read more
Netgear joins OSSA alliance for better (video) security
Netgear has joined the Open Security and Safety Alliance, a group of cooperating companies that includes suppliers of camera and video management solutions. This collaboration should lead to innovation in the field of video surveillance and physical security applications in general.
According to... Read more
Barracuda adds new features to Managed Workplace
Barracuda's latest version of Managed Workplace offers users improvement in software deployment, as well as better patch management and smoother software updates. Also, there is now a monitoring-function of backup processes with Barracuda Intronis Backup.
Barracuda's RMM (Remote Monitoring &... Read more
Citrix collaborates with Palo Alto Networks
Citrix and Palo Alto will work together to deploy next-gen firewalls within Citrix SD-WAN. The firewalls are meant to create additional security for the assets of companies that are located outside of the main office.
Citrix SD-WAN is intended for setting up secure and automated networks. This s... Read more
‘Permira and Advent International want to acquire Symantec’
Symantec is said to have attracted the interest of private equity companies Permira and Advent International. These two organisations want to take over the security company for more than 16 billion dollars.
The security company had previously agreed to the sale of a large part of its practices. ... Read more
Palo Alto Networks focuses with acquisition Zingbox on IoT security market
Palo Alto Networks has taken over startup Zingbox for 75 million dollars (about 68 million euros). The startup, created at Stanford University, uses machine learning to detect hack attempts.
With this acquisition, Palo Alto Networks is further entering the market for Internet of Things (IoT) securit... Read more
CISOs now find cloud technology as safe as it is on premise
Research shows that the majority of CISOs believe that single-cloud is as safe, or even safer, than on premise technology. Multicloud, however, is considered to be the least safe.
ITpro reports that 61 percent of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) believe that single-cloud companies are n... Read more
Supermicro servers affected by various vulnerabilities
Eclypsium security researchers have found a new set of vulnerabilities in the management control firmware used on some Supermicro motherboards. As a result, more than 47,000 of the manufacturer's servers are vulnerable to attacks.
The vulnerabilities have been named USBAnywhere by the researchers. T... Read more