Security News > 2020 > June
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a snap press conference to reveal that the nation is under cyber-attack by a state-based actor, but the nation's infosec advice agency says that while the attacker has gained access to some systems it has not conducted "Any disruptive or destructive activities within victim environments." Morrison said the attack has targeted government, key infrastructure and the private sector, and was sufficiently serious that he took the courteous-in-a-crisis, but not-compulsory step, of informing the leader of the opposition about the incident.
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of 'Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem Cloud Design Platform' for fabless customers, in collaboration with Rescale. Samsung foundry's SAFE Cloud Design Platform is the first virtual environment for designing chips in the cloud.
US federal authorities said they had arrested Justin Sean Johnson in Detroit, Michigan, on charges associated with the 2014 hacking of a human resources database at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and thrown the book at him. In a 43-count indictment returned last month and just unsealed [PDF], Johnson is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft for his alleged role in the theft of personal information associated with 65,000 employees from the medical center's PeopleSoft system.
Belden and its Tripwire and Hirschmann brands announced an extended partnership with Forescout to advance cybersecurity for industrial organizations and critical infrastructure. "Network segmentation will be imperative to meet availability requirements for these real-time, next generation industrial automation networks. Belden and Forescout allow operators to begin segmenting their networks today with existing infrastructure, while also providing a trajectory for additional controls as next generation networks are deployed over time."
Datadog's integration with Amazon EFS for AWS Lambda brings single-click correlation between AWS Lambda and the underlying Elastic File System. "We are excited to see Datadog integrating support for Amazon EFS for AWS Lambda into their serverless monitoring at launch," said Adam Fergus, Manager, DevOps at Fiix.
Swittons, a P360 company, announced that its complete lineup of customizable IoT powered devices now includes integration with Microsoft Teams. "By integrating with Microsoft Teams, our complete lineup of Swittons devices are now able to facilitate remote communication that includes voice, video and online collaboration at the push of a button," stated Swittons CEO and Founder Anupam Nandwana.
Offensive Security announced OffSec Academy, a new 90-day interactive virtual training and mentoring program for aspiring security professionals. With personalized 1:1 instruction and unparalleled access to OffSec instructors, Academy provides the best, interactive opportunity for pentesters to pursue their Penetration Testing with Kali Linux certification OSCP. Through OffSec Academy, students gain access to the PWK course material and a level of personal tutoring unmatched in the training industry.
ZeroNorth announced the addition of Christian J. van den Branden as senior vice president of engineering. As Senior Vice President of Engineering, van den Branden will lead ZeroNorth's engineering and innovation strategy, managing product development and delivery.
Staff records - from social-security and corporate credit card numbers, to passport and bank account details - were siphoned from Cognizant by hackers who then doused the IT contractor in ransomware. A pair of disclosures [PDF] from Cognizant to the California Attorney General's office, mandated by US state law, this week shed more light on its Maze ransomware infection.
Cohesity announced that Robert O'Donovan has joined the company to serve as chief financial officer. O'Donovan, who has extensive and proven experience as a CFO at late-stage, rapidly growing private companies, will manage Cohesity's financial strategy as the software company expands its cloud services, redefines modern data management, and continues on a path of consistent and long-term growth.