U.S. Cyber Effort Targets Open Source Software
A growing list of cyber attacks targeting U.S. government employees has prompted the Obama administration to launch a high-profile cyber security effort that among others things will target Internet ...Full Article
Detecting ‘Multi-Stage’ Cloud Cyber-Attacks from the Start
From small, hardly noticeable beginnings the biggest cloud cyber-attacks grow. Called multi-stage intrusion attacks, it’s how hackers create a virtual machine in a public cloud to penetrate the on-prem ...Full Article
Data Transfer Deal Already Under Fire
It didn't take long for dents to appear in the proposed E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield. The trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement designed to replaced a 15-year-old Safe Harbor arrangement struck down ...Full Article
Update: E.U., U.S. Reach Tentative Data Transfer Deal
European regulators announced a framework agreement on Tuesday (Feb. 2) on trans-Atlantic data transfers that would require U.S. companies importing personal data from Europe to "commit to robust obligations on ...Full Article
Cybersecurity Merger Combines Spycraft, Data
Aiming to augment its virtualized platform for cyber defense with what it calls an "intelligence-led approach" to cyber security, FireEye Inc. has completed its acquisition of privately-held iSight Partners, ...Full Article
DevOps Security Firewall Tracks Open-Source Software
Greater use of open-source software also is increasing security risks. According to the developer of a new DevOps firewall technology, one in 16 third-party components downloaded from public repositories ...Full Article
Survey: Security Concerns Boost Hybrid Clouds
Amid lingering concerns about cloud security, a new survey of IT professional confirms that a hybrid cloud strategy is increasingly the preferred way to exploit the advantages of cloud ...Full Article
CoreOS Bolsters Container Platform With Crypto ‘Trust’
A stumbling block to broader adoption of micro-services in general and application containers in particular has been ensuring the overall security of infrastructure while running business-critical applications housed in ...Full Article
Cloud Data Security: ‘360-degree’ Protection Against Malicious Data Use
Cloud security technology providers Palerra and Okta have joined forces on what they call a scalable “360-degree” cloud data protection offering that guards data from without and within. The ...Full Article
IronNet, Founded by Ex-NSA Boss, Gains Funding
A cybersecurity startup with a wealth of insider knowledge and a plan to leverage high-performance computing along with advanced visualization techniques has attracted the attention of well-known investors. IronNet ...Full Article
