Virtual Patching 101

Virtual Patching 101

Virtual Patching 101 Network Security Get the lowdown on virtual patching: a simplified, automated solution to shielding vulnerabilities from exploits. By: Trend Micro December 07, 2021 Read time:  ( words) Ever heard the phrase “one and done?” This applies to vulnerabilities as well. Just one vulnerability can be targeted by threats and wreak havoc on your apps and organization. And while some vendors may release a patch, oftentimes you can’t just wait around for the…

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Dell Technologies Announces Pricing of Offering of $2.25 Billion of Senior Notes | Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Announces Pricing of Offering of .25 Billion of Senior Notes | Dell Technologies

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE: DELL) (the “Company” or “Dell Technologies“) announces the pricing of the previously announced private offering by two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation, as co-issuers (the “co-issuers”), of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2041 (the “2041 Notes”) and $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.450% Senior Notes due 2051 (the “2051 Notes” and together with the 2041…

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Amazon announces third generation of Graviton processors

Amazon announces third generation of Graviton processors

At its annual re:Invent conference, Amazon Web Services announced the newest generation of its Arm-based Graviton processors, the Graviton 3, which the company claims will be 25% or more faster than the last-generation chips  in key workloads. The 25% is likely for integer workloads, because AWS also said the Graviton 3 boasts double the floating-point performances (FLOP), a three-fold performance improvement in machine-learning workloads, and better cryptographic performance. AWS also claims the new chips will…

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Cisco hit with software and physical issues

Cisco hit with software and physical issues

Cisco Systems has been hit with an unusual double-whammy of issues, one of them in software and one in hardware. First, the more serious issue, a firewall flaw. Security researcher Positive Technologies, which hunts for security vulnerabilities, posted a warning that a vulnerability in Cisco firewall appliances could allow hackers to cause them to fail. The problem is in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls. Forrester Research says…

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Use dmseg to check your Linux system’s kernel message buffer

Use dmseg to check your Linux system’s kernel message buffer

The dmesg command displays the content of the kernel’s message buffer since the system’s most recent boot. It displays a lot of details on how the system is working and problems it might be running into that you won’t normally see. That can be a lot of data, but there are several tricks for paring it down. For example, Even though the system queried below has only been up a little more than three days,…

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Prison for Newstar Websites Money Launderer

Prison for Newstar Websites Money Launderer

The United States has imprisoned a woman for her role in a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) subscription service that produced millions of images and videos of sexualized minors.  Patrice Eileen Wilowski-Mevorah of Tampa, Florida, was one of four people charged in August in connection with the Newstar Websites operated by Newstar Enterprise, out of Florida. Since then, two more defendants have been charged. According to court documents, Newstar purported to own and operate modeling sites hosted on servers in…

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Bumps in the road for open RAN

Bumps in the road for open RAN

Open standards for radio access networking (RAN) technology have long been hyped as a way for mobile network operators to control the costs of 5G deployment, but some experts are beginning to question that potential, and legal difficulties for vendors working on the standard continue to arise. The idea behind open RAN is relatively simple. Using a standards-based approach to carrier radio equipment would allow carriers to mix and match the gear they use in…

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Equipping and Empowering Retail Associates During the Holiday Season – Cisco Blogs

Equipping and Empowering Retail Associates During the Holiday Season – Cisco Blogs

As we find ourselves at the peak of the holiday shopping season, retailers have found ways to navigate numerous obstacles including supply chain disruptions, fluctuating consumer behaviors and continued challenges due to COVID-19. An additional thorn in the side for retailers across all verticals is the current labor shortage. Condensed hours, “Now Hiring” signs and pieced together shifts have become daily reminders of what retailers are dealing with. Then, in the midst of this reality,…

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Cyber-attack Closes UK Convenience Stores

Cyber-attack Closes UK Convenience Stores

The retailer SPAR has been forced to close some of its convenience stores in the UK after a cyber-attack on its IT systems. The digital assault occurred on Sunday and is being investigated by Lancashire Police.  SPAR has around 2,600 stores located across the UK. Because of the incident, 330 SPAR shops in the north of England were left unable to process payments made using credit or debit cards.  The cyber-attack also prevented the stores from using…

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Miercom study validates performance of Cisco’s SASE solution with advanced security features – Cisco Blogs

Miercom study validates performance of Cisco’s SASE solution with advanced security features – Cisco Blogs

Infrastructure plays an important role when it comes to transforming your branch, datacenter and cloud with SD-WAN (Software-defined WAN). This allows enterprises to leverage a combination of transport services delivering a high-quality experience from the WAN edge to cloud and increase business productivity. Any customer would want a solid infrastructure in place with no bottlenecks pertaining to network performance. Additionally, it is an icing on the cake for customers if the edge and hub devices…

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