A plugin that flags social network pages and users as transphobic or trans-friendly has been reported to Norwegian authorities over concerns that it is in violation of data protection laws. Shinigami Eyes uses a color-coding system to denote the attitude of a site or a user toward the trans community. The extension turns green to denote a trans-friendly site or user and red when that site or user is considered anti-trans.  A mix of manual labeling, user…

Sigstore could eliminate the headaches associated with current software signing technology through public ledgers. The Linux Foundation, in partnership with Red Hat, Google and Purdue University, has announced a new digital signing project, potentially eliminating many of the headaches that come with securing open source software, files, images and binaries.  Called sigstore, the new cryptographic signing platform uses public logging similar to (but not the same as) cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies, the end result…

Police in the Netherlands and Belgium have made hundreds of raids, and arrested at least 80 people, after cracking into an encrypted phone network used by organised criminals. In a press release, Europol said that crime-fighting authorities in France, Belgium and the Netherlands had not only arrested a large number of suspected criminals, but also shut down the SKY ECC communication platform. According to Europol, authorities have been able to monitor “the information flow of…

Security event management company Sumo Logic has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire DF Labs S.p.A. The deal will allow Sumo Logic to incorporate DFLabs’ security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) software into its cloud-native SIEM solution. Sumo Logic said these new capabilities are especially important amid the rapid digital transformation taking place across organizations since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes increased cloud adoption and the shift to remote working….

Cloud data management company Rubrik has announced the appointment of Ajay Sabhlok to the dual role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Data Officer (CDO). Sabhlok has more than 10 years of experience in the technology industry and first joined Rubrik as VP and head of IT enterprise business applications in 2018, developing its IT applications and architecture functions. Prior to that, he oversaw various IT application portfolios at VMware including business intelligence, advanced…