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Security researcher finds a way to run code on Apple, PayPal, and Microsoft’s systems

The Verge

Security researcher Alex Birsan has found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run code on servers owned by Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and over 30 other companies ( via Bleeping Computer ). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Cisco Acquires Sourcefire For $2.7 Billion » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

The acquisition is expected to close later this year and will boost Cisco’s security portfolio and strategy. “The notion of the ‘perimeter’ no longer exists and today’s sophisticated threats are able to circumvent traditional, disparate security products. . White Papers. Add Your Comments.

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MapR Platform Now Available on Amazon Elastic MapReduce.

Data Center Knowledge

MapR M7 is now available on Amazon Elastic MapReduce, Fruit of the Loom implements a Teradata Data Warehouse, and HP updates its ArcSight Security Analytics portfolio using big data to protect critical information and mitigate risk. HP uses big data for unified security analytics. White Papers. Add Your Comments.

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Customer Wins for Internap and Peak 10 » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

Since TalentWise manages sensitive candidate and employee data, it must meet stringent data security and compliance requirements, including the Experian Independent 3rd Party Assessment (EI3PA) and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) designed to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). White Papers.

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DataStax Raises $45 million for Big Databases » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

DataStax raises $45 million to expand its product development and channel growth, Cloudera adds an Apache security module for Hadoop, and Univa and MapR partner on enterprise-grade workload management for Hadoop. Cloudera adds Security Module for Hadoop. White Papers. DataStax Raises $45 million for Big Databases.

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Customer Wins for Equinix, Telx, and Internap » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The growing demand for secure infrastructure by businesses in the Pacific Northwest makes Telx’s commitment to Seattle an important long-term investment for our continued growth. He has served many roles in the data center, including support, system administration, web development and facility management. White Papers.

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IBM Acquires CSL to Advance the Cloud on System z » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The zEnterprise System enables clients to host the workloads of thousands of commodity servers on a single system. The response by clients to the advantages of Linux on System z have been tremendous, with the shipped capacity nearly doubling in 1Q13 year to year. White Papers. News Channels White Papers.