Day: June 24, 2021

A Well-Meaning Feature Leaves Millions of Dell PCs Vulnerable

Researchers have known for years about security issues with the foundational computer code known as firmware. It’s often riddled with vulnerabilities, it’s difficult to update with patches, and it’s increasingly the target of real-world attacks. Now, a well-intentioned mechanism to easily update the firmware of […]

Zero trust unicorn Illumio closes $225M Series F led by Thoma Bravo

Illumio, a self-styled zero trust unicorn, has closed a $225 million Series F funding round at a $2.75 billion valuation.  The round was led by Thoma Bravo, which recently bought cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint by $12.3 billion, and supported by Franklin Templeton, Hamilton Lane, and Blue […]

Pretty much every company has suffered some kind of cloud data breach cloud

Virtually all businesses experienced at least one cloud data breach in the past 18 months, a new survey has claimed. Conducted by IDC on behalf of cloud infrastructure security company, Ermetic, the survey discovered that 98% of the surveyed companies admitted to experiencing at least […]