This month on the security threat landscape, our very own Derek Manky made a visit to Network World in Boston to discuss in-person, with Keith Shaw, the FIRST conference and all the latest trends in the threat landscape.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Security Threat Landscape: June 2014
Monday, June 30, 2014
Linear Technology PR: LT3669 IO-Link Transceiver Includes Integrated Step-Down Regulator & LDO
MILPITAS, CA - June 30, 2014 - The LT3669 is an IO-Link PHY compatible (COM1/COM2/COM3) industrial transceiver that includes a high efficiency step-down regulator and a low dropout linear regulator. The device offers cable interface protection to ±60V. Wake-up detect functionality as well as a programmable power-on reset timer are included for system reliability. The LT3669/-2 operates from a 7.5V to 40V input voltage range, making it ideal for industrial sensor applications. The LT3669’s internal switching regulator can deliver up to 100mA of load current, whereas the LT3669-2 delivers up to 300mA. Both versions can deliver high efficiency at output voltages from 0.8V to 16V. The integrated LDO, powered from the switcher output, provides an additional output to offer additional design flexibility while maintaining high efficiency. Both versions feature constant frequency/synchronizable operation with programmable switching frequencies between 250kHz and 2.2MHz. This enables the use of tiny externals, which combined with the 4mm x 5mm QFN-28, offer a highly compact solution footprint for industrial IO-Link sensor applications.
Linear Technology PR: LT3669 IO-Link Transceiver Includes Integrated Step-Down Regulator & LDO
Linear Technology PR: LT3669 IO-Link Transceiver Includes Integrated Step-Down Regulator & LDO
NetSuite and TechSoup Global Partner to Bring the NetSuite Cloud to Nonprofits Globally
SAN MATEO, Calif.—June 30, 2014—NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced a partnership with TechSoup Global, the international network that leverages technology to help build the capacity of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), bringing NetSuite’s comprehensive suite of cloud business management applications, including ERP, CRM, ecommerce, professional services automation (PSA), TribeHR for social human capital management (HCM) and the LightCMS content management platform, to nonprofits worldwide. Currently, the partnership gives qualified nonprofits access to a donation of NetSuite’s powerful cloud-based management suite of applications on TechSoup.org through the NetSuite.org corporate citizenship program, enabling these organizations to conduct their mission-critical business operations like accounting, social impact reporting and nonprofit business processes unique to their organizations, as well as ERP, grants management, donor management and fundraising. In addition, the partnership can eventually make NetSuite available to organizations worldwide through the TechSoup Global Network of 52 partner organizations around the world.
NetSuite and TechSoup Global Partner to Bring the NetSuite Cloud to Nonprofits Globally
NetSuite and TechSoup Global Partner to Bring the NetSuite Cloud to Nonprofits Globally
Android L passwords – Google offers clever fix
One of the more painful moments in modern life (for the security conscious, at least) could be a thing of the past thanks to a new feature unveiled in Google’s upcoming ‘L’ update for its Android mobile operating system.
Android L passwords – Google offers clever fix
Android L passwords – Google offers clever fix
Garmin® Completes Acquisition of Fusion® Electronics » Garmin News Releases
Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Auckland, New Zealand/June 30, 2014/Business Wire — Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Fusion Electronics Limited and its subsidiaries.
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the new company will be known as Garmin New Zealand Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., and will operate as “Fusion Entertainment.” Substantially, all the Fusion product line will remain available, as will support for the company’s existing products. Fusion Entertainment will continue to support all Fusion-Link™ partners accordingly.
Garmin® Completes Acquisition of Fusion® Electronics » Garmin News Releases
Sunday, June 29, 2014
What exactly does the PayPal 2FA bug mean for users?
A flaw in PayPal’s two-factor authentication could allow attackers to gain access to up to 143 million PayPal accounts, according to researchers at Duo Security, a two-factor security company in Michigan, according to The Register’s report.
The online payments giant has rushed to reassure users that it is not at risk, issuing a statement via its official site.
What exactly does the PayPal 2FA bug mean for users?
Saturday, June 28, 2014
How GRID Puts Intergraph’s Powerful Engineering Software Where It’s Needed Most
Frigid tundra. Open ocean. Remote mountain ranges.
Engineers designing oil rigs or large-scale power plants often work from far-flung places for long stretches. That makes having the ability to design and review plans from anywhere, on any device a necessity.
How GRID Puts Intergraph’s Powerful Engineering Software Where It’s Needed Most
How Some of Valve's Best Games Came to SHIELD
Mark didn’t put together a PowerPoint deck. He didn’t bring a spreadsheet. He didn’t bother thinking up an elaborate pitch. That’s not how game developers work. And it’s not how we work.
So when the intense, dark-eyed senior technical evangelist dropped by Valve’s Seattle headquarters in July 2013 to suggest the game developer try something radical with two of its most storied titles, Mark just tossed his SHIELD to a member of Valve’s engineering team.
How Some of Valve's Best Games Came to SHIELD
Dell is unveiling new security solutions to empower todays workforce | Dell
Dell today announced new proactive security solutions designed to provide organizations of all sizes with protection for their valuable data in the face of new and increasingly sophisticated end user security threats, while continuing to meet employees’ expectations for anytime, anywhere productivity and data access. These additions include enhanced security features for Dell Data Protection | Cloud Edition with Dropbox for Business, new products within the industry’s most secure commercial PC portfolio, and the world’s first commercially available FIPS-140 Level 3 certified commercial PCs with Hardware Crypto Accelerator.
Dell is unveiling new security solutions to empower todays workforce | Dell
Dell is unveiling new security solutions to empower todays workforce | Dell
Friday, June 27, 2014
Google's vision: Android everywhere - Jun. 27, 2014
The world of connected devices is growing every day, and Google wants to be the company to guide you through it.
That's the takeaway from the search giant's annual I/O developer conference, which wrapped up on Thursday in San Francisco. The gathering was a showcase for versions of the company's Android software adapted for cars, televisions and wearable tech.
Google's vision: Android everywhere - Jun. 27, 2014
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Lite Zeus - A New Zeus Variant
The Zeus malware, a.k.a. Zbot, is a bot that is capable of stealing private and sensitive information including personal passwords and banking information from infected hosts. Its command-and-control (C&C) server can also control the action of its remote bots by sending various command strings, such as updating malware, executing other malware files, and so on.
Recently, we have discovered a new variant of this malware that we are calling Lite Zeus. Aside from being shorter with fewer functionalities, it has several other distinct differences when compared with P2P Zeus (GameOver Zeus), such as network communication, encryption/decryption method, and command-and-control mechanism.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Lite Zeus - A New Zeus Variant
EdgeCast Networks Co-Founders Alex Kazerani and James Segil Win 28th Annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Greater Los Angeles Award
NEW YORK – Ernst & Young has announced that EdgeCast Networks co-founders Alex Kazerani and James Segil received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Greater Los Angeles award in the technology category.
The award, which was announced at a special gala event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 17, recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Kazerani and Segil were selected by an independent panel of judges and received the award for being visionary leaders within the technology industry.
EdgeCast Networks Co-Founders Alex Kazerani and James Segil Win 28th Annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Greater Los Angeles Award
ESET Delivers Mid-Year Security Threat Review
ESET®, a global pioneer in proactive protection for 25-years, invites everyone interested in security to attend ESET’s mid-year security threat review in a free webinar, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST.
This webinar will cover some of the more interesting pieces of malware and threats that have occurred during the first six months of the year, focusing on serious new developments, as well as the persistence of numerous older threats that continue to plague our systems.
ESET Delivers Mid-Year Security Threat Review
This webinar will cover some of the more interesting pieces of malware and threats that have occurred during the first six months of the year, focusing on serious new developments, as well as the persistence of numerous older threats that continue to plague our systems.
ESET Delivers Mid-Year Security Threat Review
Twitter Tries Retweet With Comment Experiment
Have you ever wanted to comment on a retweet? You can, of course, but only if the tweet is short enough.
On the Web, your only option is to copy the tweet you want to comment on. (It needs to be much shorter than 140 characters to even do this.) You then open a new tweet box and paste the tweet in it.
Twitter Tries Retweet With Comment Experiment
Thursday, June 26, 2014
TriQuint - Reach Further, Reach Faster™ - TriQuint's Thomas Meier, VP of Engineering, to Highlight GaAs PA Performance Advantages at SEMICON West
June 26, 2014 – TriQuint's VP of Custom Products Central Engineering for mobile devices, Thomas Meier, will be presenting a session atSEMICON West, which will be held in San Francisco, CA, on July 8-10. His topic, "GaAs & CMOS: Coexistence in a Wireless World," is part of atwo-hour focus session with thought leaders from several companies, discussing disruptive semiconductor technologies for a variety of applications, including mobile devices.
TriQuint - Reach Further, Reach Faster™ - TriQuint's Thomas Meier, VP of Engineering, to Highlight GaAs PA Performance Advantages at SEMICON West
TriQuint - Reach Further, Reach Faster™ - TriQuint's Thomas Meier, VP of Engineering, to Highlight GaAs PA Performance Advantages at SEMICON West
Eight Straight: GPU System Again Wins Student Supercomputing Competition
For the eighth time running, an NVIDIA GPU accelerator-based system powered the winning team in a major international student cluster competition.
This time, the team from Centre for High Performance Computing, from South Africa, won the overall competition, edging out 10 other teams from around the world for top honors. The competition was held this week at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC ’14) in Leipzig, Germany.
Eight Straight: GPU System Again Wins Student Supercomputing Competition
Android L: your next password?
Google’s upcoming Android L update will do away with passwords – at least for dedicated Google fans, with Google devices like Android Wear watches used to authenticate users instead of PIN codes or passwords in the new update, according to a report by PC World.
Sundar Pichoi, Google’s senior vice president in charge of both Chrome and Android revealed at Google’s I/O conference this week in San Francisco that Google’s Chromebooks – the company’s laptop operating system – could also be unlocked if a user’s Android L phone was present.
Android L: your next password?
Verizon Announces Expiration and Final Results of Exchange Offer
NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ; LSE: VZC) today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced private offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to all of Cellco Partnership’s and Verizon Wireless Capital LLC’s £600,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of 8.875% Notes due December 18, 2018 (the “Existing Notes”) for Verizon’s new sterling-denominated 4.073% notes due 2024 (the “New Notes”) and an amount of cash.
Based on information provided by Lucid Issuer Services Limited, the exchange agent and information agent for the Exchange Offer, the aggregate principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered for exchange and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the expiration date for the Exchange Offer (11:59 p.m. (New York time) on June 25, 2014) was £554,190,000.00, of which £13,639,000.00 was validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after the early participation date (11:59 p.m. (New York time) on June 11, 2014). All of such tendered Existing Notes have been accepted for exchange.
Verizon Announces Expiration and Final Results of Exchange Offer
Super-fast Internet Service Helping to Speed Innovation and Opportunity to Harlem
NEW YORK – As Verizon continues to roll out its revolutionary FiOS services throughout New York City, the company has provided, at no charge, its 300 Mbps FiOS Quantum Internet service to My Image Studios, a community-based entertainment complex in Harlem.
The service was announced at a launch event last night (June 25) at My Image Studios, also known as MIST, located at 46 W. 116th St. Silicon Harlem, a partner company of MIST, used the super-fast Internet service to stream the Google I/O conference from San Francisco. The company and MIST plan to upgrade the speed to 500 Mbps in the future.
Super-fast Internet Service Helping to Speed Innovation and Opportunity to Harlem
Montana medical breach may have leaked private data on 1.3 million people
Personal information on 1.3 million people including bank details, medical records and home addresses may have leaked after a security incident where attackers gained entry to a server owned by Montana’s Public Health and Human Services department. Officials said that information on the affected server included names, addresses, birth dates and medical records, according to AP’s report.
Officials said that potential victims would be offered a free credit-monitoring service and identity fraud insurance, but said that it was not yet known how much information had leaked in the attack.
Montana medical breach may have leaked private data on 1.3 million people
World Cup security center Wi-Fi password leaked by newspaper
The Wi-Fi network name and password for the security center at the World Cup were accidentally leaked online by a newspaper, and rapidly spread on social media, being retweeted more than 2,000 times, according to The Register’s report.
The picture showed the head of the competition’s Center for International Police Cooperation, Luiz Dorea, standing in front of a bank of in the multi-million-dollar security center overseen by Israeli company Risco. It was published by local outlet Correio Braziliense – the article (minus offending picture) can be seen here.
World Cup security center Wi-Fi password leaked by newspaper
Tegra-Powered Android TV at Google I/O 2014 | NVIDIA Blog
The late, great Gil Scott-Heron virtually invented rap music with his anthem, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
Forty years on, the revolution that’s taking place is within the television itself. And it’s being driven by Google’s Android operating system, with our Tegra K1 mobile processor helping to make it possible.
Tegra-Powered Android TV at Google I/O 2014 | NVIDIA Blog
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
It’s Tegra K1 Everywhere at Google I/O | NVIDIA Blog
You couldn’t get very far at Google I/O’s dazzling kickoff today without bumping into our new Tegra K1 mobile processor.
The keynote showed off Google’s new Android L operating system’s gaming capabilities on a Tegra K1 reference device. Spanking-new Android TV is available to developers on a Tegra-powered devkit. The Open Auto Alliance’s just-announced Android Auto features NVIDIA. And Tegra K1 is at the heart of the Project Tango tablet devkit – which is on display on the show floor – opens up the doors to computer vision and computational photography.
It’s Tegra K1 Everywhere at Google I/O | NVIDIA Blog
National Winning Student Teams in Verizon Innovative App Challenge to Show Their Apps at D.C.-Area Education Conference
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Simulating chemistry experiments to give students better access to science education, and helping visually impaired people navigate inside buildings are among the apps designed by eight winning Verizon Innovative App Challenge teams of middle and high school students that will be unveiled Sunday (June 29) at the 2014 national Technology Student Association conference.
(Note: Media invited to attend June 29, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., but must RSVP to gain entry.)
National Winning Student Teams in Verizon Innovative App Challenge to Show Their Apps at D.C.-Area Education Conference
As Android Auto Hits the Road, We’re Ready to Roll
Scratch just about anywhere beneath the surface of Google I/O’s news about Android, and you’ll find NVIDIA and our Tegra mobile processor.
Among the highlights of the morning keynote, Android Auto allows those with an Android-based smartphone to interact with popular apps in an easier, safer way. Drivers can use Google Maps, Google Search, and Google Play Music and others with less distraction.
As Android Auto Hits the Road, We’re Ready to Roll
Google Brings PC Class Gaming to Android with AEP, Powered by Tegra K1 | NVIDIA Blog
Google gave a sneak peek today of the newest version of Android coming later this year -“L.” Among other things, L features exciting new gaming capabilities for developers – thanks to the Android Extension Pack (AEP).
Google demonstrated what Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 can do with AEP running on our Tegra K1 processor. And it’s impressive.
Google Brings PC Class Gaming to Android with AEP, Powered by Tegra K1 | NVIDIA Blog
Verizon Expands Access to Medical Care for Patients, With ‘Verizon Virtual Visits’
NEW YORK – Verizon today (June 25) announced the immediate availability of Verizon Virtual Visits, which provides an easy, convenient and cost-effective way for patients to be seen remotely by a clinician for a cold, flu, sore throat or other simple, acute conditions, via video on their smartphone, tablet or computer.
Verizon Expands Access to Medical Care for Patients, With ‘Verizon Virtual Visits’
Verizon Expands Access to Medical Care for Patients, With ‘Verizon Virtual Visits’
Verizon Digital Media Services Expands Global Content Delivery Network
NEW YORK – As Internet users increasingly demand high-quality content at lightning-fast speeds, Verizon Digital Media Services is responding by adding direct local connectivity from its network to many of the world’s largest broadband providers. This expansion streamlines delivery and distribution to ensure high-quality user experiences and seamlessly handle traffic spikes as connected devices, user bases and file sizes continue to grow.
Since its acquisition of EdgeCast Networks, a top content delivery network, Verizon Digital Media Services has rapidly expanded the capacity of the Verizon EdgeCast CDN, adding more than 20 new points of presence, or POPs, in major cities around the world since January. These cities include Warsaw, Stockholm, Milan, Vienna, Melbourne, Helsinki, Kaohsiung, Batam, Jakarta and Sao Paulo. The company also expanded its presence with additional POPs in many cities already served, including London, Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam. These additions offer customers even greater connectivity and performance within these markets.
Verizon Digital Media Services Expands Global Content Delivery Network
Garmin Celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of G1000 » Garmin News Releases
Garmin is proud to celebrate today, the tenth anniversary of delivering the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) to customers. The first announcement of the revolutionary G1000 IFD was in March 2003, when Cessna Aircraft Company announced the selection of G1000 for the Citation Mustang, which was in development at the time. Additional announcements by a variety of aircraft manufacturers followed and the first customer deliveries of the G1000 IFD began in June 2004, by both Cessna and Diamond Aircraft in their single-engine product lines.
Garmin Celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of G1000 » Garmin News Releases
Garmin Celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of G1000 » Garmin News Releases
Verizon Promotes Francis Yip to Lead Asia-Pacific Business
HONG KONG – Christopher Formant, president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, has promoted Francis Yip to group vice president of Verizon Asia Pacific.
In his new role, Yip is responsible for delivering strategic cloud, security, mobility, network and connected machines solutions to Verizon’s multinational enterprise clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong, Yip was most recently Verizon’s managing director for North Asia, with responsibility for Verizon’s business in Hong Kong, China, Korea and Taiwan.
Verizon Promotes Francis Yip to Lead Asia-Pacific Business
BMC Demystifies Hybrid Cloud for the Enterprise - BMC Software
HOUSTON, June 25, 2014 - BMC Software today announced the release of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 4.0 (CLM 4),the first hybrid cloud solution that enforces IT compliance and change management policies across both private and public cloud services.
CLM 4 addresses the competing needs for hybrid clouds to deliver fast time-to-value and long- term governance. This new offering is available as an appliance or service that can take customers from zero to cloud in less than one week. CLM 4 also includes new support for Microsoft Azure and an expanded integration with Amazon Web Services™ public clouds.
BMC Demystifies Hybrid Cloud for the Enterprise - BMC Software
PNC Bank Introduces Pogo Mobile Payments
Taking mobile payments on a tablet or phone is a hot area of interest for small business merchants. It’s the way a lot of small businesses choose to do business these days.
One advantage is obvious. Mobile device in hand, you can accept credit card payments wherever you may be. That’s especially good for food truck operators, craft businesses and other microbusinesses without a fixed location.
PNC Bank Introduces Pogo Mobile Payments
Dozens of car washes leak card details in U.S.
Dozens of car washes across Connecticut have leaked “countless” credit and debit card details to cybercriminals, according to a new investigation by security blogger Brian Krebs.
The card breaches came to light after a man was arrested in Massachussets for possessing nine stolen credit cards – or the data from them, which had been re-encoded onto gift cards as part of a money-laundering scheme, according to Gizmodo’s report..
Dozens of car washes leak card details in U.S.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Mobile Ransomware : Status Quo
Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts usage of the device it infects, demanding a ransom from the end-user in order to regain control over the device.
Now, the malware could actually damage/encrypt the system and the files on it or it could take the easier way out by merely giving a semblance of having performed these functions.
Although in both cases, phone usage becomes difficult for the user
Ransomware threats have been big on mobile phones this year - from the emergence of the first variant targetting iOS devices to the first Android variant that actually encrypts phone data.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Mobile Ransomware : Status Quo
Now, the malware could actually damage/encrypt the system and the files on it or it could take the easier way out by merely giving a semblance of having performed these functions.
Although in both cases, phone usage becomes difficult for the user
Ransomware threats have been big on mobile phones this year - from the emergence of the first variant targetting iOS devices to the first Android variant that actually encrypts phone data.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Mobile Ransomware : Status Quo
Dell Makes Deploying and Managing Enterprise Applications Faster and Easier | Dell
Today at Dell User Forum, Dell introduced a series of new enterprise appliances and integrated systems to drive simplicity and ease of use across the data center, and help customers achieve quicker business insights and agility. The new workload-specific infrastructure appliances and integrated systems dramatically speed deployment, management and time to results for companies of all sizes.
Dell Makes Deploying and Managing Enterprise Applications Faster and Easier | Dell
Dell Makes Deploying and Managing Enterprise Applications Faster and Easier | Dell
Dell Bolsters Software-Defined Storage Portfolio with Flash Economics | Dell
Dell today announced it will bring its high-end storage capabilities to mid-sized deployments with the creation of a new series of full-featured, enterprise storage arrays. Dell also shared details of its growing software-defined storage (SDS) ecosystem and plans to broaden its portfolio with new Dell converged server and storage appliances.
Dell Bolsters Software-Defined Storage Portfolio with Flash Economics | Dell
Dell Bolsters Software-Defined Storage Portfolio with Flash Economics | Dell
Dell Windows Server 2003 Migration Services | Dell
Dell Services today announced the expansion of its robust migration-services portfolio with the new Windows Server 2003 Migration Service. The announcement was made at the Dell User Forum. As the July 2015 deadline approaches for the end of Windows Server 2003 support, the Dell offering will allow businesses currently running Windows Server 2003 to transition workloads to the Microsoft Azure cloud or Windows Server 2012 R2, while dramatically mitigating risk and costs associated with migration.
Dell Windows Server 2003 Migration Services | Dell
Dell Windows Server 2003 Migration Services | Dell
Hubspot Interview on Why Content Marketing Isn’t a Shortcut
Timothy Dearlove is a Senior Channel Consultant at HubSpot. Recently, Tim shared his inbound content marketing perspectives with Small Business Trends, focusing on how inbound success can make good marketing campaigns awesome and why content marketing is not a shortcut. (Warning: Tim’s ready to ruffle a few feathers about infographics!)
Hubspot Interview on Why Content Marketing Isn’t a Shortcut
Hubspot Interview on Why Content Marketing Isn’t a Shortcut
NVIDIA GPUs Deliver a Shot in the ARM for HPC Industry
Among the most interesting announcements at this week’s ISC’14 is the emergence of a new class of system – one that marries the many advantages of ARM processors with the massively parallel processing power of NVIDIA Tesla GPU accelerators.
This is great news for the industry.
NVIDIA GPUs Deliver a Shot in the ARM for HPC Industry
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
New Pinterest Feature, Faster Location-Based Search
Pinterest is introducing a faster location search to make better use of some of the site’s other location-based features.
The social pinning site introduced Place Pins about six months ago, letting people pin their favorite travel destinations, local guides and locations.
New Pinterest Feature, Faster Location-Based Search
Verizon and VMware Expand Strategic Relationship; Includes Mobile Security and Enterprise Mobility Management Solutions
NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif. – As organizations use the power of mobility to transform business operations, Verizon Enterprise Solutions and VMware today announced an expansion of their strategic relationship to include mobile security and enterprise mobility management solutions. Driven by a shared vision for how enterprises will enable the mobile cloud era, Verizon will now provide its enterprise clients in the U.S. greater choice by offering the comprehensive AirWatch® by VMware Enterprise Mobility Management Platform as part of Verizon’s mobile device management portfolio for on premise deployments.
Verizon and VMware Expand Strategic Relationship; Includes Mobile Security and Enterprise Mobility Management Solutions
Verizon and VMware Expand Strategic Relationship; Includes Mobile Security and Enterprise Mobility Management Solutions
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Integrity Project (NASDAQ:MLNX)
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Integrity Project (NASDAQ:MLNX)
7 Technologies You Can Afford to Ignore
New technologies are released every day. For those small business owners that have shiny object syndromes (SOS), they can be hard to resist. Many are pushed to thinking that in order to have a competitive edge, they need to offer their customers the latest technology.
However, for the good of your company, here are seven that you may need to ignore for now:
7 Technologies You Can Afford to Ignore
DDoS & Security Reports » The Citadel and Gameover Campaigns of 5CB682C10440B2EBAF9F28C1FE438468
As the infosec community waits for the researchers involved to present their Zeus Gameover take down spoils at the next big conference; ASERT wanted to profile a threat actor that uses both Citadel, “a particularly sophisticated and destructive botnet”, and Gameover, “one of the most sophisticated computer viruses in operation today”, to steal banking credentials.
DDoS & Security Reports » The Citadel and Gameover Campaigns of 5CB682C10440B2EBAF9F28C1FE438468
DDoS & Security Reports » The Citadel and Gameover Campaigns of 5CB682C10440B2EBAF9F28C1FE438468
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research JackPOS - Another Credit Card Stealer
In a previous blog post on Dexter, we briefly mentioned a new strain of point-of sale (PoS) malware that has compromised over 4,500 credit cards in the United States and Canada. This new strain of malware, dubbed JackPOS, was detected early this year and between then and the time of writing, has had just one version, but with multiple variants.
In this blog post, we look briefly at the unique attributes of JackPOS: its custom pattern matching and its command-and-control (C&C) communication. We will conclude with quick remarks on the newest variant that was found in April.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research JackPOS - Another Credit Card Stealer
Michael Schumacher dead? It's the latest sick Facebook scam
Scammers and fraudsters think nothing of scraping the barrel of bad taste, if they believe it will help them earn a few dollars.
Take the latest scam spreading on Facebook, for instance, which claims that Formula 1 racing driving star Michael Schumacher has died.
Michael Schumacher dead? It's the latest sick Facebook scam
Dell One Identity Manager Deployments Safeguard and Empower Organizations | Dell
Dell announces the recent selection of Dell One Identity Manager by Trillium Health Partners and Dell itself to address the challenges presented by today’s constantly shifting user access landscape, which includes the need to control access to a moving target of applications and data, and to provide access to everything from everywhere, without sacrificing security. This move marks the renewed emphasis by organizations to enable appropriate access, while eliminating the risk of employees having more access than they need to do their jobs. Employees with too much access can become internal threats, which are the most prominent threats in the security landscape today.
Dell One Identity Manager Deployments Safeguard and Empower Organizations | Dell
Dell One Identity Manager Deployments Safeguard and Empower Organizations | Dell
Monday, June 23, 2014
Two Easy Steps to Make Adobe Illustrator CC Ten Times Faster
Adobe Illustrator CC is an amazing tool. It can be used to create beautiful vector art for print, web and even video productions. But growing display resolutions and complex designs can drain performance, causing choppy response times as designers interact with their art.
It’s enough to overwhelm even the fastest CPU. And as an artist, the last thing you want is for your hardware to get in the way of your creativity.
Two Easy Steps to Make Adobe Illustrator CC Ten Times Faster
Sprint Celebrates America’s Newest Network with a Satisfaction Guarantee Offering Wireless Users a 30 Day Risk–Free Trial | Sprint Newsroom
CHICAGO (BUSINESS WIRE), June 23, 2014 - Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced nationwide availability of HD Voice, as well as 28 new 4G LTE markets and three new Sprint Spark™ markets. To mark the milestones and the network’s improved performance, Sprint also announced a satisfaction guarantee inviting users to experience Sprint service risk-free for 30 days.
“We believe customers will be delighted with the Sprint retail experience, our customer service, and the performance of America’s newest network,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint Chief Executive Officer, “so we’re guaranteeing it.”
Sprint Celebrates America’s Newest Network with a Satisfaction Guarantee Offering Wireless Users a 30 Day Risk–Free Trial | Sprint Newsroom
Sprint Teams with Samsung, Under Armour and MapMyFitness to Drive Advances in Growing Health and Fitness Technology Market | Sprint Newsroom
CHICAGO (BUSINESS WIRE), June 23, 2014 - Sprint (NYSE:S) is stepping up its presence in the growing health and fitness markets, announcing today the launch of an exclusive device from Samsung Telecommunications America and a collaboration with health and fitness market leaders Under Armour and MapMyFitness to offer mobile solutions for today’s active lifestyles.
Sprint will provide convenient mobile access to fitness tracking, educational information, and music, as well as offer applications to help consumers as they exercise, watch what they eat and take better care of themselves.
Sprint Teams with Samsung, Under Armour and MapMyFitness to Drive Advances in Growing Health and Fitness Technology Market | Sprint Newsroom
Communicate, Organize, Share and Locate Those Who Matter Most with Sprint Framily Wall | Sprint Newsroom
CHICAGO (BUSINESS WIRE), June 23, 2014 - To help mobile users better organize, communicate and share information with those who matter most, Sprint (NYSE: S) is launchingSprint Framily Wallsm, a private and secure social media space for customers to connect.
Sprint is the first national wireless carrier to provide a private social media space for consumers to connect to the people and things that matter most to them. Sprint Framily Wall is available at no additional charge to Framily Plan customers or existing Sprint customers. At launch, the application will be available in Google Play and Sprint Zone for Android users. Sprint Framily Wall is expected to be available soon for the iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet, Windows Phone and the Web.
Communicate, Organize, Share and Locate Those Who Matter Most with Sprint Framily Wall | Sprint Newsroom
Goldman Sachs recommends buying GM stock - Jun. 23, 2014
Is it time to forget the recalls, lawsuits and fines and take another look at General Motors? One influential Wall Street bank thinks so.
Goldman Sachs (GS) listed GM (GM) among 15 stocks it says "offer better growth, value, and yield" than other comparable companies. It was the first time Goldman compiled the list, which was published in its weekly note to clients.
Goldman Sachs recommends buying GM stock - Jun. 23, 2014
Goldman Sachs (GS) listed GM (GM) among 15 stocks it says "offer better growth, value, and yield" than other comparable companies. It was the first time Goldman compiled the list, which was published in its weekly note to clients.
Goldman Sachs recommends buying GM stock - Jun. 23, 2014
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Security and The Connected Home
“The battle for the Internet of Things has just begun. According to industry research firm IDC, the IoT market is expected to hit $7.1 trillion by 2020,” said John Maddison, vice president of marketing at Fortinet. “The ultimate winners of the IoT connected home will come down to those vendors who can provide a balance of security and privacy vis–vis price and functionality.”
Today we released the results of a global survey that probes home owners about key issues pertaining to the Internet of Things (IoT). Independently administered throughout 11 countries, the survey titled, “Internet of Things: Connected Home,” gives a global perspective about the Internet of Things, what security and privacy issues are in play, and what home owners are willing to do to enable it.
Fortinet Blog | News and Threat Research Security and The Connected Home
Don't Want to Sell Your Own Stuff? eBay Valet will Do It!
It’s finally happened! If you’re an eBay seller but no longer want to deal with the…uh, selling part…now you can outsource that too.
A new app, eBay Valet, and the service it supports, are kind of like an online version of an eBay consignment store.
Don't Want to Sell Your Own Stuff? eBay Valet will Do It!
BMC Software Bringing FedRAMP Certification to Remedy OnDemand on AWS
HOUSTON, June 23, 2014 – BMC Software is bringing its flagship BMC Remedy IT Service Management solution (ITSM) to Amazon Web Services (AWS), a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Compliant Cloud Service Provider. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sponsoring the process for BMC Remedy OnDemand to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) in compliance with FedRAMP.
More than 70 percent of government agencies use BMC Remedy, the market leading ITSM solution, today primarily through on-premise systems. Soon, these agencies will be able to reduce cost and complexity by safely and securely running BMC Remedy OnDemand on AWS.
BMC Software Bringing FedRAMP Certification to Remedy OnDemand on AWS
Sharing Success in D.C. Area
With so many people in need today, you might wonder how your donation – be it large or small, of time and/or money – really makes a difference. Well, every little bit helps. And, at the Washington Business Journal’s 2014 Corporate Philanthropy Awards breakfast on June 19 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, a jam-packed room of D.C.-area residents and businesses learned just how giving back to the community has positively impacted the lives of so many people – old and young alike.
Sharing Success in D.C. Area
Sharing Success in D.C. Area
World Cup scams: an early kick-off
It seems that I might have missed a trick, PR-wise. In the run-up – or should that be warm-up? – to the World Cup, it seemed for a while that security bloggers and journalists were falling over themselves to be the first to report soccer-related scams and malware.
And in fact there have been some useful and interesting cup-related posts: I particularly liked World Cup scams: team tactics to keep you safe, in which ESET’s Gastón Charkiewicz offered some handy generic advice with a humorous soccer-it-to-me flavour.
World Cup scams: an early kick-off
Mellanox Interconnect Solutions Accelerate New HP Apollo Family (NASDAQ:MLNX)
The HP Apollo family utilizes a modular rack design with advanced air and water cooling techniques, Smart Memory and Smart Sensors. Compared to standard rack servers of the same footprint, the new systems increase performance by 4X while using less energy. The new HP Apollo family with Mellanox interconnects, enables enterprises to take advantage of the power of data and to enhance their processing capabilities for the applications of tomorrow.
Mellanox Interconnect Solutions Accelerate New HP Apollo Family (NASDAQ:MLNX)
Mellanox InfiniBand and Ethernet Solutions Deliver Leading Performance and Efficiency for AppliedMicro's X-Gene™ ARM-based Server Platform (NASDAQ:MLNX)
Connected with Mellanox interconnect solutions, the X-Gene ARM architecture platform provides high-performance data centers, cloud providers and application developers with an efficient ARM-based infrastructure. Demonstrations of the joint solution will take place at the ISC'14 conference (June 23-25 ) at the Mellanox booth (#531) and the AppliedMicro booth (#506).
Mellanox FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet products, optimized for the X-Gene platform, ensures that leading ARM technology applications receive high CPU efficiency levels with the fastest data speeds to enable superior performance.
Mellanox InfiniBand and Ethernet Solutions Deliver Leading Performance and Efficiency for AppliedMicro's X-Gene™ ARM-based Server Platform (NASDAQ:MLNX)
Mellanox Introduces the World's First 100Gb/s EDR InfiniBand Switch (NASDAQ:MLNX)
With the exponential growth of data being generated around the world and the increase of applications that can take advantage of real-time massive data processing for high performance, data analytics, business intelligence, national security and ‘Internet of Things' applications, the market demands faster and more efficient interconnect solutions.
Mellanox Introduces the World's First 100Gb/s EDR InfiniBand Switch (NASDAQ:MLNX)
Mellanox Introduces HPC-X Scalable Software Toolkit for High-Performance Computing Platforms and Applications (NASDAQ:MLNX)
HPC-X provides complete communication libraries to support MPI, SHMEM and PGAS programming languages, as well as performance accelerators that take advantage of Mellanox's scalable interconnect solutions. HPC-X provides support for other interconnect solutions as well, based on the Ethernet and InfiniBand standards.
Mellanox Introduces HPC-X Scalable Software Toolkit for High-Performance Computing Platforms and Applications (NASDAQ:MLNX)
InfiniBand Leads TOP500 as Most Used Interconnect Technology for High-Performance Computing (NASDAQ:MLNX)
Mellanox Connect-IB® and ConnectX®-3 FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand adapters and SwitchX®-2-based switch systems optimize server and storage performance and provide the scalable, low-latency, and power-efficient interconnect for the world's fastest supercomputers. The advanced offloads and accelerations within Mellanox FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand solutions enable the most performance-efficient systems on the TOP500 list with a record 99.8 percent system efficiency.
InfiniBand Leads TOP500 as Most Used Interconnect Technology for High-Performance Computing (NASDAQ:MLNX)
AIM starts new meetup, discussion series in Omaha called Tech Talks - Silicon Prairie News
Mike Kolker sees the need for a new event in Omaha.
The relationship manager for the AIM Institute, a nonprofit passionate about connecting people with technology, and with each other, says the event is simple: meet, talk, connect
AIM starts new meetup, discussion series in Omaha called Tech Talks - Silicon Prairie News
Is Amazon's new Fire phone scorching or all smoke?
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, CEO of the world's largest retailer, revealed the new Fire phone this week. The smartphone is available for pre-order and shipping on July 25th.
Is releasing a premium smart phone with features like simulated 3D dynamic perspective and streaming music a home run for Amazon?
Is Amazon's new Fire phone scorching or all smoke?
NVIDIA Newsroom - News - NVIDIA GPUs Open the Door to ARM64 Entry Into High Performance Computing
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - ISC'14 -- NVIDIA (NASDAQ : NVDA ) today announced that multiple server vendors are leveraging the performance of NVIDIA® GPU accelerators to launch the world's first 64-bit ARM development systems for high performance computing (HPC).
NVIDIA Newsroom - News - NVIDIA GPUs Open the Door to ARM64 Entry Into High Performance Computing
NVIDIA Newsroom - News - NVIDIA GPUs Open the Door to ARM64 Entry Into High Performance Computing
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Your Customers Can Now Message You With Yelp Messaging
For small businesses, including those with a brick and mortar presence, handling customer feedback is getting to be a 24 hour, 7 day a week job.
Looking at sites like Yelp alone, you have regular customer reviews good and badto monitor and respond to. There’s also the opportunity for customers to upload photos, (and more recently even Yelp video of your business.)
Your Customers Can Now Message You With Yelp Messaging
Accelerated Computing Takes Center Stage at International Supercomputing Conference
Europe’s biggest supercomputing conference, ISC’14, kicks off next week. And there’s no better time to spotlight the impact GPU accelerators are having on high-performance computing.
We build the only comprehensive accelerated computing platform for HPC, sought after by researchers and developers alike. And we’ll be at the Leipzig, Germany, show talking about how accelerated computing is transforming science, industry and the HPC market as a whole.
Accelerated Computing Takes Center Stage at International Supercomputing Conference
Google hosts all-girl coding party - Jun. 20, 2014
Google is tackling the gender imbalance at its company -- and the entire tech industry -- head on with its new Made With Code initiative.
Google hosts all-girl coding party - Jun. 20, 2014
Interactive exploit kit redirection technique
The usual pattern we see when dealing with exploit kits starts with a legitimate website that gets compromised and used to automatically redirect its visitors to the actual malicious content. Techniques such as iFrame injection and HTTP redirections are frequently observed.
This week though, we found an interesting variation while doing research on some exploit kit traffic. We noticed that the compromised website contained code that actually interacts with the user by presenting a fake message about some script slowing down the browser.
Interactive exploit kit redirection technique
Adobe Sees Strong Q2 Growth Thanks to Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe has cloud services to thank for the strong showing in its second quarter ending May 30. The software and online services provider reported $1.07 billion in revenue in its second quarter earnings report this week.
That puts revenue above the targeted $1 billion to $1.05 billion range in earnings the company had expected for the quarter. The company says subscriptions for its Adobe Creative Cloud accounted for a considerable part of the growth.
Adobe Sees Strong Q2 Growth Thanks to Adobe Creative Cloud
Catch the ESET 2014 Mid-Year Threat Report broadcast
Next week I will be presenting ESET’s 2014 Mid-Year Threat Review via webinar, looking at some of the more interesting pieces of malware and threats that have occurred over the first six months of the year. And what a year it has been, with some serious new developments as well as persistence of numerous older threats. The topics for discussion include:
- A quick peek inside ESET’s threat database updates
- Financial malware update: Banking trojans, Bitcoin miners/stealers
- The Heartbleed SSL vulnerability
- The Internet of (Infected) Things
- An update on Mac and iPhone threats
- Ongoing nation-state malware campaigns
- The Windigo campaign – “targeting mostly everything else except Windows“
- Windows XP’s EOL: The end of an era
Catch the ESET 2014 Mid-Year Threat Report broadcast
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