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Open-Source Intelligence: Using Public Data to Fortify Security

SecureWorld News

In the interconnected digital landscape, vast amounts of valuable intelligence can be gleaned from publicly available open sources on the internet. Enter open-source intelligence (OSINT), the practice of legally collecting, analyzing, and making decisions based on public data.

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After Log4j, Open-Source Software Is Now a National Security Issue

Gizmodo

For years, developers of free, open-source software have been telling anyone who will listen that their projects needs better financial assistance and more oversight. Now, after a number of disastrous incidents involving open-source code, the federal government and Silicon Valley may finally be listening. Read more.

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Tailscale, Mullvad partner to deliver secure, private web browsing

Network World

Security networking startup Tailscale has partnered with Mullvad to make Mullvad’s global network of VPN services available to Tailscale customers looking to maintain user privacy while browsing the internet. WireGuard is an open-source project that is designed for quick reconnections, which improves reliability.

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The Internet of (Secure) Things – Embedding Security in the IoT

CTOvision

We’re seeing a glimmer of the future – the Internet of Things (IoT) – where anything and everything is or contains a sensor that can communicate over the network/Internet. Security alarm systems have communicated with operations centers and police for a long time, but now allow monitoring and control from your smartphone.

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How TerminusDB is commercializing its open source graph database

Venture Beast

million to build what it calls the "knowledge collaboration infrastructure" for the internet. TerminusDB has raised $4.3 Read More.

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Managed open source data infrastructure provider Aiven raises $60M

Venture Beast

Aiven, a provider of managed services for open source data infrastructure projects, has raised $60 million at a $2 billion valuation. Read More.

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Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs in latest effort to identify Internet of Things security gaps

GeekWire

Microsoft has expanded its focus on device security under CEO Satya Nadella. the company behind the Binwalk open-source software that identifies hidden security vulnerabilities in firmware, the software programmed into the memory of devices to provide basic hardware control. GeekWire File Photo).