article thumbnail

Digital identity startup Evernym sells to Avast, looks to bring trust to a decentralized internet

GeekWire

There’s a lot of chatter these days about Web3 — a decentralized version of the internet that operates outside the confines and grips of social media and technology giants. Evernym describes itself as a leader in “self-sovereign identity.” Earlier this year, identity tech startup Auth0 sold to Okta for $6.5

article thumbnail

The High-Stakes Game of Ensuring IoMT Device Security

SecureWorld News

Being constantly connected to the internet, they are either protected by basic passwords or, in some cases, have no password protection at all. Challenges in securing IoMT devices The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is essentially a subset of the wider Internet of Things (IoT) concept.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Unlocking the Secrets of Software-based DRM: A Comprehensive Guide

Kitaboo

At its core, software-based DRM relies on a combination of encryption, licensing, and authentication mechanisms to secure digital content. Authentication: Authentication ensures that only authorized users can access the encrypted content. Can software-based DRM be used in open-source software?

article thumbnail

Health Orgs Are Target of Daixin Team Ransomware

SecureWorld News

As of October 2022, per FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, specifically victim reports across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the HPH Sector accounts for 25 percent of ransomware complaints.". businesses with ransomware and data extortion operations.

article thumbnail

Cloudera Strengthens Hadoop Security with Acquisition of Gazzang: Builds on additional community efforts to deliver end-to-end security offering

CTOvision

Later, more and more security related capabilities were added, including better access control, authentication, auditing, and data provenance. Cloudera is continuing to invest broadly in the open source community to support and accelerate security features into project Rhino—an open source effort founded by Intel in early 2013.

Security 272
article thumbnail

MicroK8s: Up and Running in Azure

Linux Academy

By now you’ve heard the stories that Microsoft loves Linux and fully embraces the open-source world. Microsoft, under Satya Nadella, has taken a new stance on open-source , which to some is a complete flip-flop from the Microsoft of the past. Visual Studio Code. TypeScript.NET Core. and many more. Try it out!

Linux 143
article thumbnail

Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. In November 2022, cybercriminals somehow acquired the right to run ads on Google for the popular open-source graphics editor GIMP.