
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

Carbonite buys security company Webroot for 618 million dollars
Carbonite - manufacturer of backup and recovery technology - acquired Webroot for 618.5 million dollars (547 m...

MongoDB databases are still being held hostage two years after first attacks
Several hacker groups started attacking Mongolian databases two years ago and taking them hostage for ransom. ...

Android vulnerability lets hackers take over devices via PNG image
A new vulnerability has been discovered in Android. This allows malicious parties to take over a device by sim...

Firefox arm itself against Spectre attacks with Project Fission
With the launch of Project Fission, Mozilla hopes to make its Firefox browser resistant to future side-channel...

New Fortinet firewalls use intent based segmentation for advanced protection
Fortinet has launched four new firewall series that use intent based segmentation to further protect business ...

Palo Alto Networks wants to take over digital security startup Demisto’.
Palo Alto Networks is apparently in negotiations to take over Demisto Inc. This is a digital security startup ...

Barracuda Networks acquires RMM solution Avast
Barracuda Networks and Avast have reached an agreement in which certain activities are taken over and there is...

Orange Business Services acquires British cybersecurity firm SecureData
Orange Business Services acquires the independent British cybersecurity service provider SecureData. Subsidiar...

Dell enters into partnership with cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike
Dell has entered into a strategic partnership with the cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike. Together with Dell's...

Linux kernel gets new option to disable Spectre solutions
Security researchers found vulnerabilities in processors in early 2018, which were given the name Spectre. Var...