Improving threat detection on the network
Infoblox is to integrate its DDI Technology into the Qualys Cloud Platform. The goal is to improve the ability to detect new devices on the network and malicious events. This is...
A sledgehammer to hack a site
Security vendor Forcepoint has released a new blog looking at the use of gamification to teach website hacking. The focus of the blog is around Operation Sledgehammer which is a Distributed...
Thales encrypts Docker containers
Security vendor Thales has announced updates to its Vormetric Data Security Platform aimed at securing Docker containers. The updates raise the level of security around containers substantially.
Derek Tumulak, Vice President of...
Brits underestimate cyber threats
A recent BT survey shows that 60% of people fear a home break-in more than a digital crime. The survey of 2,000 people looked at attitudes around cyber security. BT has...
OpenStack Mitaka for UK public sector
UKCloud has announced that it is the first UK public sector cloud provider to support OpenStack Mitaka. The company calls this a major upgrade to its existing Cloud Native Infrastructure platform....
Watson finally gets to hunt bad guys
IBM Watson for Cyber Security has finally moved from a research programme to formal beta. The press release announcing the beta phase said that 40 different organisations have agreed to be beta...
Was Operation Avalanche a failure?
Last week Europol and a number of other organisations including security vendors helped take down a major security gang. Immediately the operation was complete a secondary phase to clean-up computers was...
Cleaning up an avalanche of malware
Bitdefender has joined the Europol led Operation Avalanche. The details of Operation Avalanche have been disclosed in a blog from Bogdan Botezatu, Senior E-Threat Analyst, Bitdefender. The blog entitled: "Bitdefender joins...
Europol anti-terror data found online
Dutch documentary TV programme Zembla has forced Europol to admit anti-terrorism data has been leaked online. The admission came ahead of a broadcast where Zembla said they had discovered the information....
Mahindra and IBM build Blockchain solution
IBM and the Mahindra Group are to build a blockchain solution aimed at supply chain finance. The project is initially targeted at companies in India. IBM has already built and deployed...