Update: Beta release of Ubuntu 24.04 finally hits after more than a week’s delay
Update 15/04/2024 – The new beta version of Ubuntu, version 24.04 nicknamed 'Noble Numbat,' has been released after over a week's delay. This delay was due to the backdoor found in the compression tool xz. The release was supposed to take place on Thursday, April 11, but it took just a day longer... Read more
Noname Security wants to sell itself to Akamai: an inevitable move?
Noname Security is in talks with Akamai for a possible sale. The API security player would cost Akamai $500 million as things stand, a halving of its market value from 2021. Can API security simply not stand on its own?
The two parties have yet to reach a deal, meaning negotiations could still l... Read more
Russian hackers stole emails between Microsoft and U.S. government
Hackers from the Russian-backed Midnight Blizzard managed to obtain important emails from Microsoft. The attack led to the interception of communications between regulators and the tech company.
So concludes the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The danger from the ... Read more
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia hacked, confidential information at risk of being leaked
Dutch chip manufacturer Nexperia has been hacked. The cybercriminals who carried out the attack say they will publish highly sensitive data if the company refuses to pay.
Dutch news agency RTL Nieuws discovered that the incident had taken place. Speaking to this publication, Nexperia does not wa... Read more
Zscaler attracts micro-segmentation platform with acquisition of Airgap
Zscaler has acquired Airgap Networks. The micro-segmentation technology is intended to complement its Zero Trust platform.
With the acquisition, the financial details of which were not disclosed, Zscaler gains a platform that companies can use to address potential data breaches and secure their ... Read more
Servers Intel and Lenovo vulnerable for years
A problem in the supply chain caused the vulnerability to go undetected for nearly six years. Intel and Lenovo have no plans to release a fix, as the affected hardware is no longer supported.
So state security researchers at Binarly. In addition to Intel and Lenovo, Binarly lists Supermicro as a... Read more
IBM invests in data security datasecurity company Cohesity and expands partnership
Data security company Cohesity is expanding its partnership with IBM, receiving the final part of a Series F funding round of $150 million (more than 140 million euros) from that company. IBM did not disclose the amount it is investing in Cohesity.
Cohesity hopes the investment will address cust... Read more
LockBit falters under pressure from competitors and copycats
LockBit has been claiming a hefty share of ransomware damage for years. Now the criminal organization is in danger of being pushed away by competing gangs and malicious actors that imitate them.
When LockBit was targeted by Europol and other authorities in February, the impact on the cybercrime ... Read more
Acquisition of Gem Security is the latest move by rising star Wiz
Wiz is acquiring cloud security company Gem Security. Although the amount was not disclosed, the acquisition cost Wiz $350 million, according to insiders.
Gem Security appeared on the scene in February 2023. It announced it was the first to be able to deliver cloud TDIR (Threat Detection & I... Read more
Chrome Enterprise Premium offers browser security, for a price
Google recently introduced an enterprise-targeted paid version of its Chrome browser: Chrome Enterprise Premium. Among other things, this variant of the well-known browser should offer businesses better AI-based security features.
Google now sees the browser as a standalone endpoint that employe... Read more