Security News > 2020 > June
Absolute announced new platform capabilities enabling customers to strengthen sensitive data and endpoint device protections in remote or hybrid work environments. Enhancements allow IT and Security teams to gain a richer understanding of their endpoint device environments; more quickly and effectively assess data or device risk; and take swift action to freeze or erase data on dark endpoints, even without physical device access.
Intel introduced its 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and additions to its hardware and software AI portfolio, enabling customers to accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence and analytics workloads running in data center, network and intelligent-edge environments. Intel is further extending its investment in built-in AI acceleration in the new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors through the integration of bfloat16 support into the processor's unique Intel DL Boost technology.
Quantum Metric, the platform that helps organizations build better digital products faster, announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace. The Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google Cloud and easily stand up a familiar software package with services like Compute Engine or Cloud Storage, with no manual configuration required.
Leading technology, finance and nonprofit companies join forces to announce the launch of PayID, a universal payment ID to simplify the process of sending and receiving money globally - across any payment network and any currency. GoPay, Ripple, Blockchain.com, BitPay, Brave, Flutterwave, Mercy Corps and others have collaborated on the development of PayID through the Open Payments Coalition, a multinational alliance of industry leaders.
SES announced that Ferdinand Kayser, who has spent nearly 20 years at SES leading the video business and is presently the CEO of SES Video, has decided to retire at the end of 2020. In addition to supporting the transition, Mr Kayser will take a leading role in deepening SES's activities across government and institutions in Luxembourg and will continue to serve as Chairman of both the SES Astra and GovSat boards.
FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, announced the appointment of Brad Maiorino as Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia. As Chief Strategy Officer at FireEye, Maiorino will play a key role in influencing the FireEye & Mandiant product and solutions strategy based on customer needs.
No financial firm is ever safe, especially as cybercriminals become more determined and sophisticated in their attack methods. Complexity and size of DDoS attacks have increasedThe complexity and size of DDoS attacks in 2019 has increased significantly compared to 2018.
The law will require the New York City plod to provide the city government with annual reports on its use of surveillance equipment such as face scanning, Stinger cellphone trackers, and eavesdropping gear. To be precise, the bill defines surveillance tech as "Equipment, software, or systems capable of, or used or designed for, collecting, retaining, processing, or sharing audio, video, location, thermal, biometric, or similar information, that is operated by or at the direction of the department," but not any internal communications gear nor cameras intended to keep city buildings from being vandalized.
Where one person is likely to oppress others while not being a gossiper, another person will be naturally unkind but not likely to hate. Establishing what this Earth can be - with universal equality, plenitude, opportunity, justice, health, science and all the other good things we human beings can enjoy - requires that those of us who despair of that 8:46 where a human being was tormented to death while crying out for his deceased mother rise up in unison to establish compassion for ONE AND ALL, starting with the worst-off, as the primary motivating principle of governments local and larger.
A former analyst for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after sharing highly classified, national defense intelligence with two reporters. According to the Department of Justice on Thursday, Frese held a "Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information" security clearance at the DIA. He leveraged these privileges to search for the classified data - stored in secure, classified government information systems - at least 30 times in 2018.