Security News > 2021 > June
Fujitsu is collaborating with the Telecom Infra Project OpenRAN Project Group to accelerate adoption of open radio access network infrastructure, helping service providers speed new 5G services to market at reduced costs. With commercial 5G deployments gaining momentum worldwide, an increasing number of network service providers are embracing Open RAN technologies to take advantage of greater component choice, reduced costs and improved network performance.
Microsoft and SES, in partnership with GovSat and UK-based solutions provider GRC, came together to demonstrate how Microsoft Azure Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence capabilities can be brought directly to end-users deployed globally in a highly secure, reliable way while maintaining network sovereignty - allowing users to exploit key Azure workloads regardless of location and drastically boosting the efficiency of critical missions. In these demonstrations the Azure Stack Mini R device was connected to a quick deployable tactical satcom terminal from GRC through the secure SATCOM connection on GovSat-1 satellite, and sent directly to Azure UK via the SES Cloud Direct service, giving connected and disconnected access to Azure services.
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed critical security vulnerabilities affecting NETGEAR DGN2200v1 series routers, which they say could be reliably abused as a jumping-off point to compromise a network's security and gain unfettered access. The three HTTPd authentication security weaknesses impact routers running firmware versions prior to v1.0.0.60, and have since been fixed by the company in December 2020 as part of a coordinated vulnerability disclosure process.
A leaked tool used by the Babuk Locker operation to create custom ransomware executables is now being used by another threat actor in a very active campaign targeting victims worldwide. Babuk Locker was a ransomware operation that launched at the beginning of 2021 when it began targeting corporate victims and stealing their data in double-extortion attacks.
DataTribe announced a $2.5M seed investment in Ntrinsec. Ntrinsec is the moving-target defense start-up that is solving the secrets sprawl that exists in enterprises of all sizes today.
Extreme Networks announced it is one of the fastest growing cloud-managed network service providers and is the second-ranking brand in the industry as reported in 650 Group's June 2021 Cloud-Managed Network Services Report. According to 650 Group, the cloud-managed network services market experienced 38% growth year-over-year from 2020 to 2021, while Extreme delivered 101% growth during that same period.
The board of directors of EfficientIP named Norman Girard as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 28, 2021. Girard, a customer-focused and energetic business leader, brings more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, networking, driving revenue growth, and scaling organizations at an international level; he aims to continue building EfficientIP as a leader in the secure DDI space.
MITRE's Centre for Threat-Informed Defence and Microsoft have jointly rolled out Security Stack Mappings for Azure, aimed at bringing the former's Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge framework into the latter's cloud platform - with rival platforms to follow. The deal made Azure the first cloud platform to actively link to ATT&CK by mapping in-built security controls to the framework.
For details about the emergency patch released by Microsoft on 2021-07-06,please see: PrintNightmare official patch is out - update now! You'll also hear and see the flaw referred to as the Print Spooler bug, based on the headline on Microsoft's security update guide that describes the flaw as a Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability.
Such is the curse of the fraud fighter known online by the handles "Brianna Ware" and "B. Ware" for short, a longtime member of a global group of volunteers who've infiltrated a cybercrime gang that disseminates counterfeit checks tied to a dizzying number of online scams. A few days after the check is deposited, it gets invariably canceled by the organization whose bank account information was on the check.