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Design flaw in Microsoft Exchange leaks credentials to unauthenticated users
A design flaw in the Microsoft Exchange email server has been found to leak credentials to unauthenticated users. Discovered and detailed today byAmit Serper at ransomware protection company Guardicore Ltd., the issue relates to the Microsoft Autodiscover protocol. The protocol is a feature in Exchange email servers designed to ease the configuration of Exchange clients such ...
Tim Cook tells Apple employees they will be hunted down if they leak company secrets
Apple Inc. has always had a reputation as a secretive company, but a new missive from Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook takes the secrecy to a new level: The company will hunt down anyone who leaks and fire them. Ironically, the confirmation of Apple’s paranoia comes via a leaked email Cook sent to Apple employees ...
Fortanix brings tokenization capabilities to Snowflake customers
Intel Corp.-backed multicloud security firm Fortanix Inc. today announced a new partnership with Snowflake Inc. to bring external tokenization-as-a-service capabilities to Snowflake customers. Under the partnership, Fortanix’s Data Security Manager SaaS will be available to Snowflake customers to give them the ability to tokenize data inside and outside Snowflake. Tokenization is the process of substituting a sensitive ...
Blockchain management startup Blockdaemon raises $155M on valuation of $1.25B
Blockchain management startup Blockdaemon Inc. today announced that it has raised $155 million in new funding to make strategic investments and hire more people. The funding was raised on a valuation of $1.255 billion, giving Blockdaemon unicorn status for the first time. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the Series B round. Matrix Capital Management, Sapphire Ventures ...
Treasury Department sanctions Suex for processing ransomware payments
The U.S. Treasury Department today sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange for its alleged role in processing ransomware payments. The Treasury’s Officer of Foreign Assets Control said in a publication of updated ransomware advisory with a cyber-related designation that it had added Suex OTC S.R.O. (aka “Successful Exchange”) to its list of Specially Designated Nationals. The SDN ...
Offensive Security launches new unlimited learning product
Security training and penetration testing company Offensive Security today unveiled a new unlimited learning product designed to offer unmatched opportunities for cybersecurity professionals to secure new certifications, growth their skill sets and advance their careers. Called Offensive Security Learn Unlimited, the new product is described as offering the industry’s most comprehensive subscription-based, on-demand cybersecurity training and workforce ...
McAfee teams with IBM Security for new integrated TD SYNNEX solution
McAfee Enterprise announced today that it has collaborated with IBM Security to develop a new integrated solution for TD SYNNEX customers. The TD SYNNEX security solution is based on integrations between McAfee Enterprise MVISION and IBM Security QRadar products. Available to customers through the TD SYNNEX IT distribution network, the product is designed to provide visibility, ...
Australian fintech startup Airwallex raises $200M on a $4B valuation
Australian financial technology company Airwallex Pty Ltd. announced today it has raised $200 million in a new late-stage funding to support global expansion and enable the company to accelerate product development. Lone Pine Capital led the Series E round. Also participating in the round were G Squared, Vetamer Capital, 1835i Ventures (formerly ANZi), DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and ...
Apple may release iPhone Pros with hole-punch displays in 2022
Only a week after the launch of the iPhone 13 lineup, the rumor mill has already started on what might be ahead, and not surprisingly one prediction is that Apple Inc. will release a wide range of new models in 2022. The predictions come from famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who despite having a strong ...
‘OMIGOD’ Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities expose users to hacking
A range of recently revealed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.’s Azure remain vulnerable to exploitation as customers may be required to apply the patch manually. Dramatically dubbed OMIGOD by researchers at Wiz Inc. in a notice Tuesday, the vulnerabilities relate to the Open Manage Infrastructure agent that’s deployed when Azure users set up a Linux virtual ...









