Security News

SAS 2021: ‘Tomiris’ Backdoor Linked to SolarWinds Malware
2021-09-29 14:45

Researchers have discovered a campaign delivering a previously unknown backdoor they're calling Tomiris. Namely, Tomiris has a number of similarities to the Sunshuttle second-stage malware that was distributed by Nobelium.

SAS 2021: FinSpy Surveillance Kit Re-Emerges Stronger Than Ever
2021-09-28 17:45

The FinSpy surveillance kit has been driven from its hiding place following an eight-month investigation by Kaspersky researchers. One day researchers stumbled across a Burmese-language website that hosted both the trojanized installers as well as samples of FinSpy for Android.

Fancy joining the SAS's secret hacker squad in Hereford as an electronics engineer for £33k?
2021-08-13 15:26

A job ad blunder by the UK's Ministry of Defence has accidentally revealed the existence of a secret SAS mobile hacker squad. The secretive Computer Network Operations Exploitation Unit had its cover blown on the MoD's external job ad website, as spotted by the ever eagle-eyed Alan Turnbull of Secret Bases. Based in Hereford, the £33k-per-year post was to be filled by an "Extraordinary talented electronics engineer" [sic] to "Work alongside some of the best scientists and engineers within defence and will be tasked with delivering prototype solutions directly to the soldiers and officers of a unique and specialised military unit."

Microchip Smart Storage adapters enable NVMe and 24G SAS connectivity and manageability
2021-07-22 00:30

These adapters enable next-generation NVMe and 24G SAS connectivity and manageability while delivering new levels of security required for next-generation data center infrastructure. "These adapters set a new benchmark in the industry for storage adapter security and performance with the latest NVMe and 24G SAS media, as well as flexibility for supporting 12G SAS and 6G SATA SSDs and HDDs.".

Samsung launches PM1653, a 24G SAS SSD to handle AI and big data in enterprise servers
2021-04-28 00:30

Samsung announced its launch of the 24G SAS SSD the PM1653. The PM1653 is also the industry's first 24G SAS SSD made with sixth-generation V-NAND chips, enabling storage capacities from 800GB to 30.72TB for advanced enterprise server systems.

Microchip announces production release of 24G SAS/PCIe Gen 4  Tri-mode storage controllers
2021-01-13 02:30

Server OEMs and cloud operators designing storage platforms for next-generation data centers need to deliver significantly higher performance through PCIe Gen 4 x16 CPU interfaces and support for the latest NVMe SSDs and 24G SAS infrastructure. Microchip announced production release of the first products to deliver these capabilities; the Smart Storage PCIe Gen 4 Tri-Mode SmartROC 3200 and SmartIOC 2200 storage controllers also provide proven security and manageability features for the most demanding server storage applications.

SAS appoints Bryan Harris as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
2021-01-10 23:30

SAS announced the appointment of Bryan Harris to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "Analysts have long recognized the value SAS brings to our customers," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight.

WekaIO and Destiny Corporation publish reference design to improve SAS analytics workloads
2020-08-19 23:00

WekaIO together with Destiny Corporation have published a reference design that is capable of delivering 5X runtime and wall clock time improvements for SAS analytics long running jobs, while also providing among the best storage economics. "Our SAS analytics reference design solves these challenges and transforms data analytics for a more agile environment," said Shailesh Manjrekar, WekaIO's head of AI and strategic alliances.

Microsoft brings cloud-based SAS industry solutions to its customers
2020-06-16 23:30

As part of the partnership, the companies will migrate SAS' analytical products and industry solutions onto Microsoft Azure as the preferred cloud provider for the SAS Cloud. "Through this partnership, Microsoft and SAS will help our customers accelerate growth and find new ways to drive innovation with a broad set of SAS Analytics offerings on Microsoft Azure," said Scott Guthrie, Microsoft Executive Vice President of Cloud and AI. "SAS, with its recognized expertise in analytics, data science and machine learning, is a strategic partner for Microsoft, and together we will help customers across dozens of industries and horizontals address their most critical and complex analytical challenges."

Kaspersky and SecurityWeek Present SAS@home Virtual Event — April 28-30
2020-04-27 10:50

Kaspersky has teamed up with SecurityWeek to offer a virtual edition of the high-profile Security Analyst Summit. Kaspersky has rescheduled its in-person Security Analyst Summit for November 18-21, when the conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain, if the current coronavirus pandemic is contained.