Tag: computer security
Solving the security challenges of public cloud
Nick Lippis Contributor Nick Lippis is an authority on advanced IP networks and their benefits to business objectives. He is the co-founder and co-chair of ONUG, which sponsors biannual meetings of nearly 1,000 IT business leaders of large enterprises. Experts believe the data-lake market will hit a massive $31.5 billion…
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Passwordstate users warned to ‘reset all passwords’ after attackers plant malicious update
Click Studios, the Australian software house that develops the enterprise password manager Passwordstate, has warned customers to reset passwords across their organizations after a cyberattack on the password manager. An email sent by Click Studios to customers said the company had confirmed that attackers had “compromised” the password manager’s software…
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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices
The Internet of Things has a security problem. The past decade has seen wave after wave of new internet-connected devices, from sensors through to webcams and smart home tech, often manufactured in bulk but with little — if any — consideration to security. Worse, many device manufacturers make no effort…
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UK gov’t triggers national security scrutiny of Nvidia-Arm deal
The UK government has intervened to trigger public interest scrutiny of chipmaker’s Nvidia’s planned to buy Arm Holdings. The secretary of state for digital issues, Oliver Dowden, said today that the government wants to ensure that any national security implications of the semiconductor deal are explored. Nvidia’s $40BN acquisition of…
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Enterprise security attackers are one password away from your worst day
Ralph Pisani Contributor Ralph Pisani is president at Exabeam and has 20 years of experience in sales and channel and business development at organizations like Imperva and SecureComputing (acquired by McAfee). If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome, then…
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Gay dating site Manhunt hacked, thousands of accounts stolen
Manhunt, a gay dating app that claims to have 6 million male members, has confirmed it was hit by a data breach in February after a hacker gained access to the company’s accounts database. In a notice filed with the Washington attorney general’s office, Manhunt said the hacker “gained access…
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