Security News > 2021

CoreView announced a new add-on tool to get even deeper insight into Microsoft Teams. "The Teams Advanced add-on for CoreSuite collects and organizes all available Teams data and presents usage and quality insights. CoreView enables IT professionals to understand and optimize their organization's productivity through this massive change."

FireEye and Microsoft on Thursday said they discovered three more malware strains in connection with the SolarWinds supply-chain attack, including a "Sophisticated second-stage backdoor," as the investigation into the sprawling espionage campaign continues to yield fresh clues about the threat actor's tactics and techniques. Dubbed GoldMax, GoldFinder, and Sibot, the new set of malware adds to a growing list of malicious tools such as Sunspot, Sunburst, Teardrop, and Raindrop that were stealthily delivered to enterprise networks by alleged Russian operatives.

MaxLinear announced the extension of its Ethernet portfolio with the GPY241, a quad-port 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet PHY. The new device adds to the Company's existing portfolio of 1 Gigabit PHYs, 2.5 Gigabit PHYs and 1 Gigabit switches. The GPY241 is the industry's first quad-port PHY optimized for 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet and adds USXGMII interface capability.

Supermicro and Pulse Secure have released advisories warning that some of their motherboards are vulnerable to the TrickBot malware's UEFI firmware-infecting module, known as TrickBoot. In an advisory released today, Supermicro is warning that some of their X10 UP motherboards are vulnerable to the TrickBoot malware and have released a 'critical' BIOS update to enable write protection.

The Open Security & Safety Alliance announced two important developments as part of its mission to pave the road towards trustworthy and innovative security and safety solutions. First, a new specification is now available to members that focuses on camera cyber security measures.

IOTech announced the launch and availability of Edge XRT, its time-critical edge platform for Microsoft Azure Sphere. Designed and optimized for resource-constrained environments, Edge XRT delivers out-of-the-box device connectivity and edge intelligence for microcontroller units, gateways and smart sensors at the IoT edge.

Through this strategic partnership, Cerium Networks will be able to leverage Blumira's enterprise-level threat detection and response technology to help its small and medium-size customers effectively protect against cybersecurity breaches. Blumira automates threat response by providing built-in playbooks to guide non-experts through incident remediation.

Tyto Athene has entered into an agreement to acquire AT&T Government Solutions which comprises AT&T's Department of Defense IT professional services business and select other contracts. Tyto Athene is a full-service systems integrator that provides design, installation, and support of complex voice, data, and security networks for customers in the Federal Government, Department of Defense, State and Local Governments, communities, first responders and organizations across the United States and around the globe.

Identity Trust Management AG has established itself as a key player in the German identity market over the last decade, with a particularly strong reputation and portfolio of clients across the telecommunications and insurance verticals. The acquisition of identity Trust Management AG will allow IDnow to expand into new industry verticals and provide its services to a broader customer base throughout Germany and beyond.

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