Michael Cooney
Senior Editor
Michael Cooney is a Senior Editor with Network World who has written about the IT world for more than 25 years. He can be reached at michael_cooney@idg.com.
Fortinet tightens integration of enterprise security, networking controls
Fortinet adds new security, SD-WAN, branch, and zero-trust capabilities to FortiOS software.
IBM service aims to secure multicloud operations
IBM’s new Unified Key Orchestrator lets customers integrate multiple security key-management systems into a single managed service that spans hybrid and multicloud environments.
SolarWinds Trojan: Affected enterprises must use hot patches, isolate compromised gear
SolarWinds is recommending that customers hit by the Trojan embedded in a version of its Orion network-monitoring platform update to a new release of the software as Microsoft, Cisco, others weigh in.
VMware amps security with in-house, Carbon Black technology
VMware's Carbon Black platform, along with VMware NSX, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Secure State and future innovations, will deliver built-in security to networks, endpoints, workloads, identity\ies, cloud and analytics.
Cisco issues 7 “high priority” security advisories; Firepower, IOS and ASA issues among them
Cisco had a pretty large dump of security advisories today – seven “high priority” and one “critical” – impacting a variety of products many with the threat allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
Cisco runs out two “critical” security warnings for IOS, Apache Struts (again)
Cisco today issued two “critical” security advisories, one for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software, the other for the ongoing discovery of problems with Apache Struts2
Cisco issues variety of security warnings on wireless gear
Cisco issues one "Critical" warning for vulnerability in Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points
IBM amps-up Watson cybersecurity experiences
IBM Watson goes to the enterprise with 40 companies now adding smarts to the cognitive system.
IBM warns of rising VoIP cyber-attacks
IBM says common Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and SIP and Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) are most common targets.
Cisco uncovers security threat in industrial control system
Cisco’s security intelligence and research group Talos, said that it had reported a serious vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s industrial control system – the MicroLogix 1400 programmable logic controller (PLC).
IRS warns on super summer scam scourge
IRS sees increased automated calls and new tactics from scammers demanding tax payments on iTunes and other gift cards.