Security News > 2020 > December
Amazon Web Services announced that Zoom has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider. AWS and Zoom are collaborating to develop new solutions for Zoom's enterprise users, leveraging the breadth and depth of AWS to integrate Zoom services with Amazon devices and capabilities to make it easier for organizations to run hybrid office and remote work models.
CyrusOne announced new options for direct connectivity to Google Cloud, with the addition of five new direct on-ramps in Aurora, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and the newly operational Council Bluffs facility. As part of Google Cloud Interconnect, the new direct connect locations provide CyrusOne customers with simple, cost-effective solutions for creating hybrid cloud environments tailored to their specific business needs.
"But SingleStore delivers the speed and scale required to respond to vulnerabilities and threats as they occur. In addition to meeting our performance requirements on this front, SingleStore was painless for our developers - who were already familiar with SQL - to learn." Nucleus enhanced the performance of its slowest ingests by 20 times using SingleStore.
"We are extremely honored to have W Investments Group complete this round of growth funding," said Neal Creighton, GoSecure CEO. "Combined with Yaletown Partners, and our existing investors, GoSecure has an investor community extremely experienced at helping take high-growth companies to the next level." "Based on the detection and response platform we've built, customers see the value of GoSecure MDR immediately and rest comfortably knowing they are protected by the best people, processes, and technology in the market."
Funding will go towards deepening the company's commitment to government, large enterprises and service providers, expanding its portfolio and increasing the company's global footprint. Leveraging its experience with governments, and some of the most targeted enterprises globally, the company will expand its focus to new segments and strengthen its global partner ecosystem.
Apervita welcomes health IT veteran David Yakimischak as chief technology officer. In his role, David will oversee the development and execution teams of Apervita's products, including technology development, operations, engineering and quality assurance.
Researchers first discovered Xanthe targeting a honeypot, which they created with the aim of discovering Docker threats. Misconfigured Docker servers are another way that Xanthe spreads.
Once your personal data is up for sale, buyers can use it for financial gain or for doxing, a practice where malicious actors publicly reveal private information about you for all to see. In a blog post published Tuesday, security provider Kaspersky looks at the sale of personal data on the Dark Web and offers advice on how to protect your own data.
The GO SMS Pro Android app has published two new versions on Google Play since a major security weakness was disclosed in November - but neither fixes the original issue, leaving 100 million users at risk for privacy violations, researchers said. That's according to Trustwave SpiderLabs, which originally discovered a security issue that can be exploited to publicly expose private voicemails, video missives and photos sent using the popular messenger app.
The man who headed an international criminal call center racket that conned Americans into handing over tens of millions of dollars in the belief they were being chased for money by the US government has been jailed for 20 years. 24 of some 60 individuals charged in relation to the scam - essentially, those who were based in the US - have been found guilty and sentenced.