Sean Michael Kerner

Application security firm Veracode is changing ownership once again.  On Nov. 5, private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced that it is acquiring Veracode in an all-cash deal for $950 million. Thoma Brava is purchasing Veracode from Broadcom, which on Nov. 5 closed its $18.9 billion acquisition of CA, which was announced on July 11. The $950 […]

A new open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) effort is officially getting underway on Nov. 5 with the launch of the OPNids project. The OPNids effort is being led by threat hunting firm CounterFlow AI and security appliance provider Deciso, which also leads the Opensense security platform project. OPNids is built on top of the open-source […]

A startup has emerged to take on the nascent space for serverless functions management. On Nov. 1 TriggerMesh officially launched, announcing a serverless management platform built on top of Kubernetes. TriggerMesh makes use of the open-source Knative project, which is a Kubernetes container orchestration based framework for building, deploying and managing serverless workloads. The TriggerMesh […]

IT operations can be complex, and determining how mature and ready those operations are for change and innovation has long been a challenge for many organizations. Cisco announced its IT Operations Readiness Index on Nov. 1, in an attempt to help quantify IT maturity levels. The new index is based on a survey of over […]

Wireless access points from multiple vendors are potentially at risk thanks to a set of new Bluetooth flaws known as Bleedingbit. Bleedingbit was publicly announced by IoT security firm Armis on Nov. 1; it impacts Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by Texas Instruments (TI) that are used in Cisco, Meraki and Aruba wireless access […]

While much of the focus on Oct. 30 for Apple was on the company’s refreshed product launches for MacBook Air, Mini and iPad, Apple also released a series of critical security updates. Among the updated releases are macOS Mojave 10.14.1, iOS 12.1 and watchOS 5.1, fixing high-impact flaws that include remote code execution issues that could […]

Endgame announced on Oct. 31 that it is launching Total Attack Lookback, a capability that enables organizations to look back through 120 days of forensic information. The forensic information that Endgame stores includes multiple types of operating system events such as file, process and network events. The forensic data can be used to help identify assets […]

A day after announcing a $34 billion deal with IBM, it’s business as usual at Linux vendor Red Hat. Red Hat announced the general availability of its flagship Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6 release on Oct. 30, providing organizations with improved security, management and container features.  Among the enhanced features is support for the […]

Some organizations might think of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technology as only being concerned with log collection for security, but that’s not what LogRhythm’s NextGen SIEM system is all about. LogRhythm announced its 7.4 release on Oct. 30, enhancing the company’s NextGen SIEM platform with advanced Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) capabilities. […]

Facebook is moving swiftly to disrupt and remove nation-state backed attackers from its social media platform. It’s all part of a renewed effort from the company to help restore confidence in its platform, ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in the United States. On Oct. 26, Facebook announced that has removed 82 pages, groups and […]