Security News

DataStax Astra: A DBaaS that simplifies cloud-native Apache Cassandra application development
2020-05-14 02:00

DataStax announced the general availability of DataStax Astra, a database-as-a-service for Apache Cassandra applications, simplifying cloud-native Cassandra application development. On Google Cloud, Astra deploys and manages enterprise clusters powered by Cassandra directly on top of Google Cloud's Platform infrastructure, so that data sits in the same Google Cloud global infrastructure as applications.

(ISC)2 Professional Development Institute: Timely and continuing education opportunities
2020-05-12 05:00

In this Help Net Security podcast, Mirtha Collin, Director of Education for², talks about the Professional Development Institute, a valuable resource for continuing education opportunities to help keep your skills sharp and curiosity piqued. The Education Department at² develops and delivers training materials and courses that help the cybersecurity community achieve certification and also provides learning opportunities to keep their skills sharp and maintain their certifications.

Faraday launches SoCreative!V to accelerate SoC development cycles
2020-05-06 02:15

Faraday Technology Corporation, a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, announced its SoCreative!V SoC development platform based upon Faraday's A500 SoC in UMC's 28HPC process. The platform features an ARM Cortex-A53 Quad core with up to 1.4GHz clock rate; delivering an all-in-one solution with multiple, extendable, high-speed interfaces addressing current market demands for high-performance computing applications, such as 5G, networking, AIoT, High-Def Projectors, Multimedia, and MFP. With the introduction of the SoCreative!V Platform, Faraday provides numerous integrated high speed interfaces including DDR4, USB 3.0 OTG, PCIe gen3 and Gigabit Ethernet.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 adds evolved container tools to help fuel cloud-native development
2020-04-21 13:20

Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, the foundation for Red Hat's hybrid cloud portfolio. Red Hat Enterprise Linux can help intelligently detect, diagnose and address potential issues before they impact production, driven by advancements in Red Hat Insights.

Renaud Perrier joins Virtru as Sr VP of International Business Development and Operations
2020-04-19 22:30

Virtru, the new standard in data protection, announced the appointment of Google's former Head of Cloud ISV Partnerships, Renaud Perrier, as Senior Vice President of International Business Development and Operations. Based in Paris, Perrier is charged with directing Virtru's operations, product strategy, and technology partnerships in EMEA and APAC to help the company further expand into key international markets.

Europe publishes draft rules for coronavirus contact-tracing app development, on a relaxed schedule
2020-04-17 06:33

Instead, it suggests that apps broadcast "a temporary anonymous ID that permits establishing contact with other app users in proximity." Apps will record that anonymous ID and, if any user that has been in proximity tests positive to coronavirus and consents to having their data shared, other devices that have hoovered up the anonymous ID will receive a notification. App should be deactivated automatically and all remaining personal data and proximity data should be erased, as soon as the crisis is over.

Digital.ai Launches With Software Development and Security Platform
2020-04-15 18:33

Ai launched on Wednesday with a new software development and security platform. Ai, has acquired application security provider Arxan, enabling it to provide a platform that offers agile planning, software delivery and application security capabilities.

Cypress launches IoT-AdvantEdge to make IoT product development faster, secure, and reliable
2020-04-08 02:00

Cypress Semiconductor unveiled solutions that give IoT product developers a simplified path to build high-quality, secure, and reliable IoT products. "The problem solvers at Cypress have taken on this challenge and expanded our solutions to help our customers bring high-quality, secure, and reliable products to market faster. IoT-AdvantEdge simplifies the development process, bringing together the essential building blocks of the IoT through powerful software and hardware combinations."

Privitar raises $80M to accelerate development of its data privacy platform and fuel innovation
2020-04-07 22:45

This raise enables Privitar to further accelerate the development of its data privacy platform, fuel continued innovation, and support key growth initiatives, with a focus on international expansion and increased hiring across sales, services, product development, and other areas of the business. "The Privitar platform enables our customers to unlock and use their data to create better products and services while minimizing friction and risk," said Jason du Preez, CEO of Privitar.

Keysight and NVIDIA boost development of flexible virtualized networks and high-value mobile services
2020-03-30 00:00

Keysight Technologies, a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced it is accelerating the development of flexible virtualized networks and high-value mobile services with NVIDIA. Mobile operators are in the process of transforming their networks, using a dynamic virtualized radio access network architecture and open RAN standard interfaces, to cost-effectively and flexibly deliver a broad range of services that rely on low latencies and high throughput. Keysight offers solutions that enable mobile operators and network equipment manufacturers to validate 5G and legacy radio access networks as well as core networks that are critical to ensuring the end-user experience of applications using vRAN architecture.