Dutch restrict Nexperia to keep its chip secrets outside of China
For one year, Nexperia is only allowed to take decisive action when the Dutch government allows it. The Minis...
Security
Cybersecurity has been a challenge from the beginning of IT and it will be until the end. It all started with endpoint and network security, but today we are also dealing with cloud security and training our employees to incorporate good security practices. All these new technologies that help us innovate also help cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers get new tools that they can use to access our systems and, in the worst cases, gain access to our most valuable data and trade secrets. Moreover, with new legislation such as GDPR, you have to make sure everything is secure or you will not only lose your reputation, but you could also be fined by the government. In short, protecting IT environments is more important than ever.
Timeline
McAfee acquired by Advent International for 12 billion euros
Advent International announces a $14 billion (12.1 billion euros) acquisition of McAfee. In doing so, the pri...
‘Record number of large-scale DDoS attacks on VoIP providers’
Cloudflare signalled a number of massive DDoS attacks in the past quarter. The attacks were mainly aimed at e...
Google is normalizing two-step verification for all sign-ins
Google standardizes two-step verification (2SV) for signing into services such as Gmail. Google is in the ...
IBM Security buys ReaQta, acquiring its intelligent endpoint security platform
IBM has acquired the startup ReaQta. By doing so, Big Blue gets its hands on an intelligent endpoint security...
CrowdStrike acquires cloud-based security provider SecureCircle
CrowdStrike acquires SaaS security services provider SecureCircle. In doing so, CrowdStrike expands its focus...
‘Trojan Source’ can inject malware into source code undetected
A new research paper has been published with details about a new technique that can be exploited to inject ma...
‘AbstractEmu malware completely takes over Android devices’
Lookout warns of a newly found malware form targeting Android devices. AbstractEmu allows affected devices to...
Microsoft revamps web content filtering in Microsoft 365 Defender
Microsoft renews its web content filtering in Microsoft 365 Defender and Defender for Endpoint. The blocking ...
ENISA Threat Landscape 2021 suggests a solution to ransomware
A record increase in cryptojacking, hackers-for-hire on the rise and a possible solution to the ransomware pr...
ASML and Philips take hit after cyberattack on VDL
On the night of October 7th, all went wrong at VDL. The concern became the target of an organization-wide cyb...