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...