Virtualization technology giant VMware on Tuesday shipped urgent updates to fix a trio of security problems in multiple software products, including a virtual machine escape bug exploited at the GeekPwn 2022 hacking challenge.
NSA Outs Chinese Hackers Exploiting Citrix Zero-Day
Virtualization technology giant Citrix on Tuesday scrambled out an emergency patch to cover a zero-day flaw in its networking product line and warned that a Chinese hacking group has already been caught exploiting the vulnerability.
Fortinet Ships Emergency Patch for Already-Exploited VPN Flaw
Fortinet on Monday issued an emergency patch to cover a severe vulnerability in its FortiOS SSL-VPN product, warning that hackers have already exploited the flaw in the wild.
Proofpoint Buys Deception Tech Startup Illusive Networks
Enterprise security vendor Proofpoint on Monday announced plans to acquire Illusive Networks, a startup that helped pioneer deception technology to help detect data breaches. Financial terms of the planned acquisition were not disclosed.
US Announces Charges, Arrests Over Multi-Million-Dollar Cybercrime Schemes
The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of four individuals for their alleged roles in a fraud scheme targeting businesses, banks, and individuals.
Apple Adding End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backup
Apple on Wednesday announced plans to beef up data security protections on its flagship devices with the addition of new encryption tools for iCloud backups and a feature to help users verify identities in the Messages app.
Big Tech Vendors Object to US Gov SBOM Mandate
The U.S. government’s mandates around the creation and delivery of SBOMs (software bill of materials) to help mitigate supply chain attacks has run into strong objections from big-name technology vendors.
Investors Pour $200M Into Compliance Automation Startup Drata
High-flying security compliance and automation startup Drata continues to attract major venture capital investor interest, banking $200 million in Series C funding that values the company north of $2 billion.
Balance Theory Scores Seed Funding for Secure Workspace Collaboration
Balance Theory, a seed-stage startup working on technology to help security teams collaborate and manage data flows securely, has closed a $3 million funding round.
The Columbia, Maryland-based Balance Theory said the early-stage investment was led by DataTribe with participation from TEDCO.
Rackspace Shuts Down Hosted Exchange Systems Due to Security Incident
Cloud company Rackspace is investigating a cybersecurity incident that forced it to shut down its Hosted Exchange environment.












