Security News > 2020 > June
The global number of 5G subscriptions to top 190 million by the end of 2020 and 2.8 billion by the end of 2025, according to a report by Ericsson. "The spread of COVID-19 has prompted people all over the world to change their daily lives and, in many cases, work or study from home. This has led to a rapid shift of network traffic from business to residential areas," says Fredrik Jejdling, Executive VP and Head of Networks, Ericsson.
Programming quantum computers is becoming easier: computer scientists at ETH Zurich have designed the first programming language that can be used to program quantum computers as simply, reliably and safely as classical computers. "Programming quantum computers is still a challenge for researchers," says Martin Vechev, computer science professor in ETH's Secure, Reliable and Intelligent Systems Lab, "Which is why I'm so excited that we can now continue ETH Zurich's tradition in the development of quantum computers and programming languages."
MayaData, the originator of the popular cloud-native projects OpenEBS and Litmus Chaos, announced Kubera, a new solution for the efficient operations management of Kubernetes as a data layer including logging, alerting, visualization, reporting, backups, maintenance, compliance checks, troubleshooting, and lifecycle automation. Dynamic visualizations of an entire Kubernetes environment, with point and click controls for capabilities such as snapshotting and cloning of data and compliance checks and alerts.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced HPE Edge Orchestrator, a SaaS-based offering that enables telcos to deploy innovative new edge computing services to customers via IT infrastructure located at the edge of telco networks or on customer premises. HPE Edge Orchestrator enables telcos to monetize the 5G network and telco cloud while bringing lower latency, increased security and enhanced end-user experiences to their customers.
CyberArk announced new advancements for CyberArk Alero that enable remote users to securely access critical systems managed by CyberArk from any mobile device - including non-smartphones. By combining Zero Trust and multi-factor authentication, CyberArk Alero is a leading SaaS-based solution that provides fast, easy and secure privileged access for remote users based on a passwordless, biometrics approach.
Stamus Networks announced the general availability of SELKS 6 - the turnkey system based on Suricata intrusion detection/prevention and network security monitoring with a network threat hunting interface and graphical rule manager. "We are excited to make SELKS 6 officially available," said Peter Manev, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Stamus Networks.
Infineon announced the addition of Semper Secure to its award-winning Semper NOR Flash memory platform. Based on Semper NOR Flash's field-proven and robust smart memory architecture, Semper Secure NOR Flash is the first memory solution to combine security and functional safety in a single NOR flash device to deliver the security, safety, and reliability required for the most advanced connected automotive, industrial, and communications systems.
OpenNebula 5.12 "Firework" is the seventh update release of the OpenNebula 5 series and takes a monumental leap in providing the lightest comprehensive open source management platform to build private, hybrid and edge clouds. Now OpenNebula provides the enterprise engine to administer and provision these serverless resources, offering the security and isolation of traditional VMs with the agility of containers, and permitting the combination of different workloads on the same OpenNebula instance.
The solution enables rapid partnering and on-demand negotiation of inter-provider information and communication technology services in near/real-time, offering service providers immediate access to a global ecosystem of automated partner providers using the latest industry standards. "No single provider can offer the global, on-demand ICT services an enterprise needs, they must partner with others. nBrace, through its support of the MEF LSO Sonata inter-provider standard, gives service providers the means to quickly and efficiently participate in a global ecosystem to offer these services," said Michael Kearns, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Amartus.
CoreSite announced it will offer on-demand connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect on the CoreSite Open Cloud Exchange. CoreSite's cloud-enabled data center campuses now offer low-latency connectivity to each of the Oracle Cloud regions in the United States located in Ashburn, VA and Phoenix, AZ. Oracle customers can harness the power of scalable, low-latency, hybrid architectures at CoreSite to unlock innovation and drive business growth.