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Microsoft is Rebuilding Edge Browser using Chromium for Windows & macOS

Posted: 12/11/2018 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft has officially confirmed that they are going to be gutting Edge and converting it into a Chromium based browser. While the engine will change, Microsoft has stated that they will continue utilizing the Microsoft Edge name and will now bring the browser to all supported Windows platforms.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-rebuilding-edge-browser-using-chromium-for-windows-and-macos/

IBM Buys Red Hat, For The Hybrid Cloud Factor

Posted: 10/30/2018 | Leave a Comment

In a deal that not everybody saw coming, IBM used the weekend lull to announce the acquisition of Red Hat for US$190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion. Red Hat is known for its commercially supported enterprise Linux operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and for its wider set of predominantly

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2018/10/29/ibm-buys-red-hat-for-the-hybrid-cloud-factor/#16d0dcdc90d0

Facebook Gets Fined 500,000 Pounds by U.K. for Cambridge Analytica Ordeal

Posted: 10/30/2018 | Leave a Comment

Facebook is getting hit with the maximum penalty allowable under United Kingdom law for a scandal in which the social media website failed to keep user data out of the hands of the political research firm Cambridge Analytica.

https://www.cyberscoop.com/facebook-fined-500k-uk-ico-cambridge-analytica/

Security Companies See Opportunity in Trump’s New Cyber Plan

Posted: 10/02/2018 | Leave a Comment

For the Department of Defense, President Donald Trump's new cybersecurity strategy means additional authority to hack foreign countries. But for the cybersecurity industry, the new American doctrine could mean a lucrative payday.

https://www.fifthdomain.com/industry/2018/09/26/security-companies-see-opportunity-in-trumps-new-cyber-plan/

Microsoft Confirms it’s Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion

Posted: 06/12/2018 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft is acquiring GitHub. After reports emerged that the software giant was in talks to acquire GitHub, Microsoft is making it official today.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17422788/microsoft-github-acquisition-official-deal

The Elite Microsoft Hacker Team That Keeps Windows PCs Safe

Posted: 06/12/2018 | Leave a Comment

Many companies have a red team, or several, and they generally share the same purpose-to play the role of an attacker, probing releases new and old for vulnerabilities, hoping to catch bugs before the bad guys do. Few of them, though, focus on a target as ubiquitous as Windows, an operating system that still boasts nearly 90 percent market share for laptop

https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-red-team/

Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Firms Linked to South China Sea Dispute

Posted: 03/20/2018 | Leave a Comment

Chinese hackers have launched a wave of attacks on mainly U.S. engineering and defense companies linked to the disputed South China Sea, the cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-16/china-hackers-hit-u-s-firms-linked-to-sea-dispute-fireeye-says

Army Research Lab Awards $25 Million Contract for Internet of Battlefield Things

Posted: 03/06/2018 | Leave a Comment

The U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) has awarded a $25 million contract to a consortium of university researchers known as the Alliance for Internet of Battlefield Things Research on Evolving Intelligent Goal-drive Networks (IoBT REIGN) to develop new predictive battlefield analytics and services.

https://www.fifthdomain.com/it-networks/2018/02/22/army-research-lab-awards-25-million-contract-for-internet-of-battlefield-things/

U.S. Government Contractors Score Poorly on Cyber Risk Tests

Posted: 02/20/2018 | Leave a Comment

Attacks against the supply chain are not uncommon. It represents the soft underbelly of large organizations that are otherwise well defended. The federal government is not an exception -- in fact, federal agencies are especially reliant on their supply chain; and the security posture of that supply chain is of national importance.

https://www.securityweek.com/us-government-contractors-score-poorly-cyber-risk-tests

Alphabet Launches Cybersecurity Firm Chronicle

Posted: 02/06/2018 | Leave a Comment

Google's parent company, Alphabet, is launching a business to protect companies from hackers. Chronicle, a new company under the Alphabet umbrella, calls itself a "cybersecurity intelligence and analytics platform."

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/24/technology/google-chronicle-alphabet-security/index.html

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