Security News

Defending the Intelligent Edge from Evolving Attacks
2020-12-10 21:24

While we have seen an expected spike in attacks targeting novice remote workers and vulnerable devices to gain network access, we are also beginning to see new attacks targeting connected home networks. Many of the attacks against home networks focused on exploiting older, more vulnerable devices such as home routers and entertainment systems.

Ad-scamming, login-stealing Windows malware is hitting Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Yandex browsers, says Microsoft
2020-12-10 21:06

On Thursday Microsoft warned that there's an ongoing campaign to distribute malware that modifies web browsers to conduct credential theft and ad fraud. Since at least May, 2020, unidentified cybercriminals have been distributing a family of browser modifiers dubbed Adrozek, Microsoft said.

Microsoft warns of ad-scamming, credential-stealing malware hitting Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Yandex browsers
2020-12-10 21:06

On Thursday Microsoft warned that there's an ongoing campaign to distribute malware that modifies web browsers to conduct credential theft and ad fraud. Since at least May, 2020, unidentified cybercriminals have been distributing a family of browser modifiers dubbed Adrozek, Microsoft said.

Microsoft Edge gets a performance boost with sleeping tabs
2020-12-10 08:01

Microsoft is rolling out a sleeping tabs feature to the new Chromium-based Edge web browser which will drastically reduce memory and CPU resource usage. "Just like a good night's sleep allows you to stay focused and productive the next day, sleeping tabs helps optimize your browser's performance by freeing up resources for the tabs you're really using."

Chrome, Edge and Firefox May Leak Information on Installed Apps
2020-12-07 15:55

Two information disclosure vulnerabilities recently identified in the Chrome, Edge, and Firefox web browsers may be exploited to obtain information on applications on the system, Fortinet reports. The bugs impact Protocol Handlers, which are related to a mechanism that allows apps to register their own URI schemes used for process execution.

Secure Access Service Edge Provider Cato Networks Raises $130 Million
2020-11-25 11:25

Secure Access Service Edge provider Cato Networks has raised $130 million in a Series E funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with a new investor, Coatue, and existing investors, Greylock, Aspect Ventures / Acrew Capital, Singtel Innov8, and Shlomo Kramer. "Be wary of vendors that propose to deliver services by linking a large number of features via VM service chaining, especially when the products come from a number of acquisitions or partnerships. This approach may speed time to market but will result in inconsistent services, poor manageability and high latency."

Hands on with Microsoft Edge's Smart Copy feature for tabular data
2020-11-24 12:20

Microsoft Edge is now testing a new feature that lets you copy tabular data and groups of items into the Windows clipboard for easy pasting into other apps. In the Microsoft Edge Canary builds, you can now enable the Smart Copy feature using the 'CTRL+Shift+X' keyboard combination.

Hands on with Microsoft Edge's new Smart Copy feature
2020-11-24 12:20

Microsoft Edge is now testing a new feature that lets you copy tabular data and groups of items into the Windows clipboard for easy pasting into other apps. In the Microsoft Edge Canary builds, you can now enable the Smart Copy feature using the 'CTRL+Shift+X' keyboard combination.

StorMagic SvSAN validated with HPE Edgeline Converged Edge Systems
2020-11-19 00:30

The joint edge hyperconverged solution meets all of the unique compute, storage and networking requirements found at the edge, including simplicity, high density and the ability to deliver 100 percent uptime. "StorMagic SvSAN provides an easy to use, reliable and affordable HCI solution for HPE Edgeline customers at their edge locations," said Shelly Anello, General Manager of Converged Edge Systems at HPE. "Size, weight and power optimized Edgeline systems are purpose-built for the far edge, and with SvSAN can deliver a portable, rugged and highly-available HCI solution for distributed deployments."

Microsoft Edge to make sure you never miss important notifications
2020-11-16 18:04

Earlier this year, Microsoft Edge was updated with a new feature that hides pesky browser notification dialog boxes that are commonly used by news publishers, social media platforms, and websites to continuously nag users with links to their content, spam, or even malware. To address this problem, Microsoft Edge update is now introducing a new feature that uses a new set of APIs to enable support for background web notifications.