Microsoft Corp. today revealed that it mitigated a 2.4-terabytes-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack that targeted an Azure customer, the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. The attack originated from about 70,000 sources from countries in the Asia-Pacific region such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan and China (including Taiwan), as well as from the U.S. The attack vector was ...

Cloud-native data protection firm Trilio Data Inc. is highlighting its latest ransomware protection for Kubernetes as well as announcing new customers and support at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon event in Los Angeles and virtually this week. Trilio for Kubernetes v2.5, announced in September, offers a comprehensive approach to ransomware protection and recoverability. It does so in alignment with the ...

Cybersecurity and password service provider 1Password today announced a new feature that enables users to share items and passwords, including to non-1Password users, securely. The new service is called Psst!, standing for Password Secure Sharing Tool. When sharing items, users will receive a unique link that they can provide to their desired recipients. Links can be made ...

AT&T Inc. today launched a new managed extended detection and response service that extends threat detection and response from the endpoint to the network to the cloud, providing broad visibility. The AT&T Managed XDR solution features a cloud-based security platform with security threat analytics, machine learning and third-party connectors. The service protects endpoint, network and cloud ...

Automated multicloud governance and management solution provider cloudtamer.io today announced that it has raised $9.5 million in new funding. It will be used to increase its headcount to fuel growth in the company, incorporated as Nor Labs Inc., and bring enhanced cloud governance and management capabilities to market. Blue Heron Capital and TDF Ventures led the Series A ...

Researchers at Inky Technology Corp. have uncovered a sneaky new phishing campaign that involves the use of a math symbol in the Verizon logo. The Verizon impersonation campaign, revealed today, was spotted in dozens of fake emails sent from various Gmail addresses during a two-week period between Sept. 1 and Sept. 13. Instead of using the ...

Augmented reality company Magic Leap Inc., which is surprisingly still in business, has raised $500 million in new funding to roll out its second-generation AR headset next year. Usually, when a company raises money, it discloses its investors, but Magic Leap didn’t name a single one in the new round. It claims that the round was ...

Microsoft Corp. today acquired goal-planning and execution management software startup Ally Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2018, Ally.io offers strategic goal-planning and execution management software designed to assist businesses in executing strategies and reaching their goals. The cloud-based offering enables businesses to shift from traditional, disjointed planning and execution to a modern, objectives ...

Privacy engineering-as-a-service startup Gretel Labs Inc. revealed today that it has raised $50 million in new funding to fuel innovation, accelerate growth and expand into new use cases linked to data privacy. Anthos Capital led the Series B round. Also participating in the round were Section 32, Greylock and Moonshots Capital. Including the new funding, Gretel has raised $65.5 ...

It’s well-known that many cyberattacks take advantage of vulnerabilities in software that has not been updated, but in 2021, why are companies often slack in installing patches? A new report from Ivanti Inc. may provide answers to that question. The company surveyed information technology and security professionals and found that 71% consider patching overly complex, cumbersome ...