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Apple Patches Multiple iOS, macOS Flaws in Latest Security Updates

Today’s topics include Apple issuing its first iOS and macOS security updates for 2019, and Microsoft offering hundreds of new Dynamics 365 and Power Platform features. Apple released its first security updates of 2019 on Jan. 22, providing patches for multiple vulnerabilities across its iOS mobile and macOS desktop operating systems. The new updates include […]

IT Teams Need to Prioritize Vulnerabilities They Patch, Report Finds

Today’s topics include a report finding that prioritizing vulnerabilities is key to patching success, and Extreme Networks unveiling new 802.11ax WiFi 6 access points. According to a report released by Kenna Security and the Cyentia Institute on Jan. 22, titled “Prioritization to Prediction: Getting Real About Remediation,” there is no shortage of software vulnerabilities, but […]

EU’s €50 Million Fine of Google Sends Message to Other US Companies

Today’s topics include the EU fining Alphabet €50 million, and Microsoft bolstering security and compliance with Microsoft 365 add-ons. European regulators have fined Google and its parent company Alphabet €50 million in response to a complaint filed on May 25, 2018, saying that Google failed to meet the requirements of the European Union’s General Data […]

Salesforce Unveils DIY Tools to Boost Mobile App Development

Today’s topics include Salesforce unveiling a do-it-yourself mobile application development platform, and Microsoft rolling out its MyAnalytics tracker to all Microsoft 365 users. Aiming to speed the development and deployment of mobile applications for business, Salesforce.com has announced a new set of do-it-yourself tools and services collectively referred to as Lightning Platform Mobile, which include […]

Oracle Opening Next-Gen Data Centers to Support Cloud Demand

Today’s topics include Oracle expanding its cloud business with a next-generation data center in Canada, and Chinese hacker group Rocke taking a new approach to installing cryptominers. Oracle last week revealed exclusively to eWEEK the opening of a Toronto data center to support regional customer demand for Oracle’s public cloud. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is an […]

Synopsys Updates Coverity With Enhanced Analysis Capabilities

Today’s topics include Synopsys improving its Coverity Static Application Security Testing technology, and startup Sonrai introducing its Cloud Data Control Service. Synopsys announced on Jan. 15 that a new version of its Coverity Static Application Security Testing technology is now available, providing organizations with enhanced software vulnerability analysis capabilities. Static analysis is an approach where […]

Report Looks at Security Misconceptions of Moving ERP to Cloud

Today’s topics include a Cloud Security Alliance study addressing moving ERP applications to the cloud, and the open-source Metasploit Framework 5.0 improving security testing. According to a Cloud Security Alliance study sponsored by Onapsis and released on Jan. 11, 69 percent of organizations are moving data for popular enterprise resource planning platforms including SAP and […]

Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Offer ‘Intelligent Commerce Experiences’

Today’s topics include Salesforce updating Commerce Cloud with AI-powered recommendations, and researchers revealing a security vulnerability with Play with Docker. Looking to make a splash at the National Retail Federation conference in New York City this week, Salesforce previewed a major update to its Commerce Cloud platform set for general availability in the first half […]

Trustwave Secure Email Gateway Now Supports Microsoft Azure RMS

Today’s topics include Trustwave improving its Secure Email Gateway to reduce email threats, and Hyatt launching a public bug bounty program. Trustwave announced the latest iteration of its email security platform on Jan. 10 with the unveiling of Secure Email Gateway 8.2. Among the highlights in the new release is support for the Microsoft Azure […]

Rometty Uses CES Stage to Outline the Value of ‘IBM Underneath’

Today’s topics include CEO Ginni Rometty detailing the value of IBM being “underneath” consumers’ services, and FireEye updating its server email security platform for advanced threats. IBM CEO Ginni Rometty took the stage last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and claimed that while consumers may not know it, they rely on […]