Commentary: It’s not really very interesting that University of Minnesota researchers introduced bugs into the Linux kernel. What matters is what would have happened next. Image: iStockphoto/Igor Kutyaev Recently the Linux kernel community was aflame due to efforts by researchers at the University of Minnesota to intentionally torpedo Linux security by submitting faulty patches. While the University’s Department of Computer Science apologized, the damage was done, and Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman banned the University…

Actions parents can take to protect their children from growing cyber-risks were highlighted during a webinar organized by Menlo Security and featuring insights from Nina Bual, co-author & CEO, Cyber Lite Ready, Get Set, CONNECT! Interactive Workbook. Mike East, vice president, EMEA at Menlo, began by highlighting the expansion of the internet, which, while enriching, “sadly also we have to be painfully aware that not everything on the internet is good, and there is quite a…

A ransomware group that claimed to have Apple trade secrets in its possession after compromising a supplier has reportedly deleted all mention of the extortion attempt from its dark web site. It emerged last week that the notorious REvil group had managed to steal some schematics for Macbooks from one of Apple’s main manufacturing partners, Quanta Computer. Reports claimed that, as the Taiwanese firm refused to pay a $50 million ransom to get the stolen…

News Detail VMware Telco Cloud Platform RAN Extends the Benefits of Network Disaggregation and Virtualization from the Core to the RAN PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Communication service providers (CSPs) are modernizing their networks as quickly as they can to bring new 5G services to customers. First with the core—the heart of the network. And now further out to the edge. They want to bring the … Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 VMware Telco Cloud Platform…

Proofpoint is set to become the latest cybersecurity acquisition of private equity giant Thoma Bravo after a $12.3 billion deal was announced yesterday. The all-cash deal will see Proofpoint shareholders receive $176 per share in cash, around a third more than the firm’s closing price on Friday. The two parties are claiming that, following the deal, Proofpoint will benefit from the “flexibility” of being a private company and from the “operating capabilities, capital support and…

Washington DC’s police department has reportedly been hit by Russian-speaking ransomware threat actors who claim to have stolen sensitive information on informants. The Babuk group has given the police three days to pay-up before it shares the data with local gangs, according to AP. As is usually the case with “double extortion” ransomware attempts like this, the group has apparently posted screenshots of the stolen data on a dark web-hosted website. These include intelligence reports,…