Cryptocurrency lending company Salt Blockchain Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with blockchain orchestration company Cion Digital Inc. to bring cryptocurrency lending to auto dealerships in the U.S. The partnership will make crypto-lending solutions available in more than 5,000 auto dealerships. It marks the launch of SALT’s Embedded Crypto Lending Service, which enables financial service providers ...

Countries belonging to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned Russian state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminal groups could target critical infrastructure. The joint Cybersecurity Advisory was issued April 20 by the alliance, made up of the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. It warned that evolving intelligence indicates that the Russian government is exploring options ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a major cryptocurrency mining company as part of a crackdown on companies and individuals avoiding sanctions on Russia imposed after the country invaded Ukraine in February. The sanction targeted Bitriver AG and 10 Russia-based subsidiaries of the company pursuant to Executive Order 14024. The executive order, imposed under the International ...

Information technology management software and observability company SolarWinds Worldwide LLC today launched a new hybrid cloud observability platform designed to shift organizations from a reactive to proactive IT posture. The new service, SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability platform, offers organizations of any size the ability to accelerate their digital transformation efforts by providing a comprehensive and ...

A new report from VMware Inc. finds that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the financial industry. The findings, from the aptly named Modern Bank Heist report, highlight a drastic increase in destructive attacks and ransomware, as financial institutions grapple with more aggressive, sophisticated attack methods. Based on a survey of the financial industry’s top chief information security officers ...

Updated: Shares in consumer video streaming service Netflix Inc. dropped more than 35% Wednesday today after the company reported its first drop in subscribers in more than 10 years. Netflix has long been the darling of streaming services with its constant quarter-over-quarter growth, but the party has now ended. Netflix reported a loss of 200,000 ...

A new report from infrastructure monitoring startup Logz.io Inc. finds that production issues for DevOps teams are taking longer to solve despite advancements in observability. The finding comes from the company’s fifth annual DevOps Pulse 2022 Report, which analyzed key trends, points of interest and challenges experienced through a survey of more than 1,000 engineers. Respondents to the survey consistently ...

Continuous verification company Verica Inc. today joined with open-source Amazon Web Services Inc. cloud security tool Prowler to offer a new enterprise-focused paid version of Prowler. Prowler is a security tool that assesses AWS accounts to ensure they follow best AWS security practices. The tool offers assessments, audits, incidence response, continuous monitoring, hardening and forensics readiness. ...

Cloud and DevOps infrastructure automation startup Quali Systems Ltd. today announced the release of enhanced control plane features for its Torque platform. Quali’s Torque platform is designed to speed app development and delivery through cloud automation. The enhancements enable DevOps professionals to orchestrate and secure complex application environments by simplifying infrastructure provisioning, eliminating siloed infrastructure and addressing infrastructure ...

Customer service and sales software provider Zendesk Inc. has reportedly hired an advisory firm to explore a potential sale, some two months after rejecting a private equity takeover. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the matter, today reported that Zendesk has hired Qatalyst Partners to explore sales opportunities. The company is said to have already reached out to ...