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Researcher Discloses 4 Zero-Day Bugs in IBM's Enterprise Security Software
2020-04-21 09:20

A cybersecurity researcher today publicly disclosed technical details and PoC for 4 unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities affecting an enterprise security software offered by IBM after the company refused to acknowledge the responsibly submitted disclosure. According to Pedro Ribeiro from Agile Information Security firm, IBM Data Risk Manager contains three critical severity vulnerabilities and a high impact bug, all listed below, which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker reachable over the network, and when chained together could also lead to remote code execution as root.

IBM and Turbonomic deliver consistent management of cloud-native applications
2020-04-08 23:00

IBM, the leader in multicloud management and Turbonomic, the leader in Application Resource Management, announced a partnership that brings the power of continuous application performance to IBM's multicloud management solutions. IBM clients can leverage MCM with Turbonomic's AI-driven automation to manage the entire stack of resources that deliver today's applications.

IBM providing 9 free public cloud business services to customers during coronavirus pandemic
2020-03-31 16:33

With more and more companies seeking ways to get their essential work done with a workforce that is now primarily home-based during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, IBM has joined a legion of IT vendors that have been offering some of their critical IT applications and services for free to existing customers to help in this time of crisis. Under the new offer, nine IBM cloud products and services are now available for use by IBM customers that need them at no charge for 90 days, including IBM Cloud, Aspera file sharing and team collaboration, IBM Security, IBM Video Streaming and IBM Enterprise Video Streaming, IBM Sterling supply chain tools, IBM Blueworks Live remote collaboration tools, IBM Cloud Event Management, remote learning resources, and IBM Garage.

Coronavirus-themed spam surged 14,000% in two weeks says IBM
2020-03-30 22:35

Since February, spam exploiting the novel coronavirus has jumped by 4,300% and 14,000% in the past 14 days, according to IBM X-Force, IBM's threat intelligence group. A new report from IBM X-Force reveals just how much COVID-19 spam has been generated and how it's been manifesting itself.

IBM Exits RSA Conference 2020 Over Coronavirus Worries
2020-02-17 13:48

IBM has withdrawn as a sponsor for next week's RSA Conference 2020 as worries over the coronavirus outbreak continue. "We learned today that IBM has made the decision to no longer participate in RSA Conference 2020 as a Platinum Sponsor," RSA Conference organizers say in a statement.

Roses are red, IBM is Big Blue. It's out of RSA Conference after coronavirus review
2020-02-14 23:21

IBM has pulled out of annual security shindig RSA Conference, due to be held in San Francisco at the end of this month, to avoid its staff catching the novel coronavirus that's spreading worldwide. "The health of IBMers continues to be our primary concern as we monitor upcoming events and travel relative to Novel Coronavirus," Big Blue told The Register in a statement in the past hour.

IBM X-Force Threat Index finds Google, Apple, Amazon are most often spoofed
2020-02-11 11:00

The X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020 found that hackers are targeting manufacturing plants, making banking trojans more sophisticated, and spoofing tech brands to make phishing schemes successful. IBM Security releases the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index annually, summarizing the most prominent threats identified by research teams.

IBM and the University of Tokyo partner to advance quantum computing
2019-12-23 00:30

IBM and the University of Tokyo announced an agreement to partner to advance quantum computing and make it practical for the benefit of industry, science and society. IBM and the University of...

IBM Security adds AI features to its Cloud Identity solution
2019-12-12 03:45

IBM Security announced it is extending its artificial intelligence (AI) technology originally developed to protect users in the financial services industry, to clients in all industries via the...

New IBM Cloud Security Solution Combines Data From Existing Tools
2019-11-21 09:10

IBM on Wednesday announced the general availability of Cloud Pak for Security, a solution designed to help organizations hunt for threats by combining data from multiple tools and clouds. read more