Unisys, Check Point, Avaya, and Mimecast to pay a combined $7M to the SEC, which says they negligently downplayed the impact of the SolarWinds supply chain hack
The companies fined are: Avaya, Check Point, Mimecast, and Unysis. — https://techcrunch.com/... X: Mike Swift / @swiftstories : The @SECGov is starting to hand out some real #cybersecurity fines, ...
Google debuts its Find My Device network in the US and Canada, initially for lost Android phones and tablets; third-party tracker tag support is coming in May
here's what it does Thom Holwerda / OSnews : Google launches new Find My Device network on Android Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Google Launches Find My Device in U.S. and Canada Sergiu Gatlan / Bleeping...
Microsoft will now require admin rights before Windows users can access the Point and Print feature, to mitigate a security flaw it has already tried to patch
Microsoft issues a patch for a critical “wormable” flaw affecting OSes including Windows 10 and Server; Check Point says the flaw has been in code for 17 years
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop :
Check Point: Chinese hacker group APT3 reverse engineered EternalRomance NSA exploit by setting up machines as traps to retrieve info after they were attacked
I write about security and surveillance. — When it was alleged earlier this year that secretive Chinese hacking group APT3 … Tweets: @_cpresearch_ , @docligot , @hatr , and @virusbtn Tweets: @_cpres...
Cybersecurity giant Check Point buys Tel Aviv-based cloud security startup Dome9; initial cash considerations priced deal at $175M
The Times of Israel :
Check Point: Certifi-Gate-based attacks could take complete control of Android devices
Check Point has discovered a serious security hole with mobile remote support tools commonly used by hundreds of millions of Android devices. — Android security holes are popping up like mushrooms a...
iPhone 4S Becomes Second Most Popular Cameraphone on Flickr
Apple's newly launched iPhone 4S has quickly shot up to become the second most popular Cameraphone on Flickr.com. Flickr's Camera Finder page shows graphs of the popularity of both smartphones and Po...