Security News > 2020 > May

Consumers will opt for competitors after a single ransomware-related service disruption
2020-05-04 04:30

While most consumers are taking necessary security precautions to protect their online accounts, businesses may not be doing enough to protect their information - inadvertently driving sales to competitors that can, an Arcserve research reveals. Nearly nine of ten consumers consider the trustworthiness of a business prior to purchasing a product or service and,.

Despite spending more on compliance, businesses still have basic IT weaknesses
2020-05-04 04:00

Specifically, as businesses spend tens of millions on compliance, over 90 percent have fundamental IT weaknesses that leave them vulnerable and potentially non-compliant. Most businesses have hired new talent, invested in workforce training and introduced new software or services to ensure continued compliance.

5G infrastructure market estimated to reach $44.9 billion by 2025
2020-05-04 03:30

Post COVID-19, the 5G infrastructure market is estimated to grow from $12.6 billion in 2020 and projected to reach $44.9 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 28.97%, according to ResearchAndMarkets. The major factors driving the growth of the global 5G infrastructure market is the need for high data transfer speed with low latency, increasing adoption of IoT devices, rising implementation of automation technologies across the end-user industries, and exponential rise in data traffic.

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2020-05-04 03:00

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Singapore to require smartphone check-ins at all businesses and will log visitors' national identity numbers
2020-05-04 02:51

Singapore will from May 12th require all businesses to adopt a system that checks visitors into and out of their premises using their smartphones, and has already made using the system compulsory before entering some venues. Called "SafeEntry", the system is designed to enhance Singapore's coronavirus contact-tracing capabilities and requires visitors to either scan a QR code or allow their phones to be scanned to record a barcode in the national e-services app.

Critical SaltStack RCE Bug (CVSS Score 10) Affects Thousands of Data Centers
2020-05-04 02:00

Two severe security flaws have been discovered in the open-source SaltStack Salt configuration framework that could allow an adversary to execute arbitrary code on remote servers deployed in data centers and cloud environments. Built as a utility to monitor and update the state of servers, Salt employs a master-slave architecture that automates the process of pushing out configuration and software updates from a central repository using a "Master" node that deploys the changes to a target group of "Minions" en masse.

Critical SaltStack RCE Bug (CVSS Score 10) Affects Thousands of Data Centers
2020-05-04 02:00

Two severe security flaws have been discovered in the open-source SaltStack Salt configuration framework that could allow an adversary to execute arbitrary code on remote servers deployed in data centers and cloud environments. Built as a utility to monitor and update the state of servers, Salt employs a master-slave architecture that automates the process of pushing out configuration and software updates from a central repository using a "Master" node that deploys the changes to a target group of "Minions" en masse.

Fortanix Self-Defending Key Management Service now running on Microsoft Azure
2020-05-04 00:30

Fortanix, a Runtime Encryption company, announced the availability of the Fortanix Self-Defending Key Management Service running on Microsoft Azure to help customers protect private data in the public cloud. Fortanix provides a cloud-native data security solution including key management, hardware security module, tokenization, secrets management and privacy preserving analytics built on Azure confidential computing infrastructure.

Infoblox DDI Platform brings benefits to dynamic NFV environments on Ciena uCPE platforms
2020-05-03 23:30

Infoblox, the leader in Secure Cloud-Native and Cloud-Managed Network and Security Services, announced expanded market opportunities through a collaboration with Ciena, combining the benefits of the Infoblox DDI Platform to dynamic NFV environments with Ciena's universal customer premise equipment. In this initial release, Infoblox DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management and Secure DNS capabilities are available for the Enterprise branch office edge, improving service agility with highly-available and dynamic DNS, DHCP and IP address assignment through a validated NFV software instance that runs on the Ciena 3906 and 3926 Platforms.

Killi and 0ptimus Analytics launch CCPA compliant audience taxonomy
2020-05-03 23:00

Killi, a consumer-led privacy application, in partnership with 0ptimus Analytics, a data science and technology company, announced the launch of its CCPA compliant audience taxonomy available now in LiveRamp and available for distribution to any global media buying platform. The Killi audience taxonomy is the first user-generated CCPA audiences derived directly from Killi users' opt-in information in which the consumer's participation provides them with a share of the revenue when purchased by a brand or platform.