Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems. This entails the abuse of CVE-2022-46169 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2021-35394 (CVSS score: 9.8) to deliver MooBot and ShellBot (aka PerlBot), Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report published this week. CVE-2022-46169 relates […]
A previously known Windows-based ransomware strain known as IceFire has expanded its focus to target Linux enterprise networks belonging to several media and entertainment sector organizations across the world. The intrusions entail the exploitation of a recently disclosed deserialization vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex file-sharing software (CVE-2022-47986, CVSS score: 9.8), according to cybersecurity company SentinelOne. […]
IBM has fixed a high-severity security vulnerability affecting its Cloud Databases (ICD) for PostgreSQL product that could be potentially exploited to tamper with internal repositories and run unauthorized code. The privilege escalation flaw (CVSS score: 8.8), dubbed “Hell’s Keychain” by cloud security firm Wiz, has been described as a “first-of-its-kind supply-chain attack vector impacting a […]
IBM has published details of vulnerabilities affecting IBM QRadar SIEM. Below are the details. 1) Improper input validation CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9801 Description The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary files. The vulnerability exists due to an improper input validation flaw in the setSubject() method. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted value containing […]
Broadcom published that software used by its storage networking company Brocade is affected by 9 important vulnerabilities, and the same vulnerabilities impact the SAN products of several major companies like Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Huawei, IBM, and Lenovo. The SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application is affected by nine vulnerabilities. Brocade has made available patches but […]
Cybersecurity specialists reported the detection of multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security QRadar SOAR. According to the report, successful exploitation of these flaws would allow the deployment of severe attack scenarios. Below are brief descriptions of the reported flaws, in addition to their tracking keys and scorings assigned according to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). […]
Cybersecurity experts report that two legacy IBM System x server models recalled in 2019 are exposed to multiple attack variants due to the presence of a severe vulnerability. While this flaw will not receive security updates, manufacturers have already offered an alternative solution to mitigate the risk of attack. The vulnerability was tracked as CVE-2021-3723 […]
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has completed its acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion, thus making it the world’s second-biggest technology acquisition ever. IBM has been struggling to adopt cloud-related technologies. With this deal, IBM will try to go after the market leaders like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. The deal would position IBM as […]
Network security specialists claim that a hacker group working for China’s Ministry of State Security hacked the networks of eight of the world’s largest technology service providers for the purpose of stealing confidential information and their business customers’ data. News agency Reuters has provided some details about this international hacking campaign, dubbed by experts as […]
Ever since IBM announced that it’s going to acquire the open source giant Red Hat, Linux and open source enthusiasts have been voicing their concerns regarding the future of Red Hat? Is it going to become just another IBM subsidiary or is Red Hat going to adopt IBM’s corporate culture? At the Red Hat Summit […]
All End Point products used by enterprises supplied by antivirus vendors are not yet ready for the newest weapon by cybercriminals, cryptojacking. Also, known as cryptocurrency mining malware, they are designed to work in the background, not causing readily perceptible while causing hardware to perform computations in hopes to mine cryptocurrencies for its authors. Such […]
People are usually good at arguing, and the ability to comprehend and put forward arguments is one of our greatest capabilities. But what about AI computers that try to emulate humans? This is precisely what IBM wanted to find out by pitting its AI system dubbed the Project Debater with world-class debater Harish Natarajan. The topic for […]
With CES 2019 underway, IBM has unveiled the world’s first commercial quantum computing system Q System One. Visually, it’s nothing less than a piece of art. Q System One lays the foundation of IBM’s plans to make quantum computing systems a commercial reality. Last year IBM showcased a 50-qubit quantum computer at CES, but it was […]
Accusations against Chinese intelligence agencies continue According to cybersecurity and ethical hacking experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, alleged Chinese cybercriminals for-hire compromised the networks of Hewlett Packard and IBM enterprises, thus illegally accessing multiple customer devices of both companies. IBM argues that, so far, it has no evidence to claim that a […]
IBM (International Business Machine) is acquiring the world-renowned provider of open source cloud software Red Hat, Inc., for a whopping $34 billion, the news about the deal was announced on Sunday. IBM plans to pay $34 billion in cash for $190.00 per share. After the deal, Red Hat will join IBM’s Hybrid Cloud team while its CEO Jim Whitehurst will […]
It’s been quite a year for the open source platforms. Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired popular code repository hosting service GitHub for $7.5 billion, and now IBM has just announced the biggest open-source business deal ever. IBM today confirmed that it would be acquiring open source Linux firm Red Hat for $190 per share in […]
IBM and Red Hat have announced an agreement that IBM has struck a deal to acquire the Linux and open source software distributor for $34 billion in an all-cash transaction of $190/share. This announcement is the largest software company acquisition to date. Following the acquisition, Red Hat will continue to operate as a distinct unit in IBM’s […]
This is the first vulnerability in a serverless platform being publicly disclosed International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) researchers have solved a critical vulnerability present in their cloud functions which, if exploited, would allow malicious hackers to remotely replace the serverless code of the company and install its own code development, as reported by enterprise data protection services experts […]
This is the first publicly-disclosed vulnerability in a serverless platform. Experts at IBM (The International Business Machines Corporation) have patched a critical vulnerability in its Cloud Functions which if exploited could allow remote malicious hackers to replace company’s serverless code with their own. Once the changes took effect, hackers could have extracted sensitive customer data including […]
When several coders work on a large project, it can become quite a task to keep track of their accomplishments and determine a programmer’s actual contribution. This is why IBM has filed a new patent application titled “Blockchain For Program Code Credit and Programmer Contribution in a Collective.” Published on July 5 by the U.S. Patent […]
The data management solutions provider, Commvault, has publicly announced a partnership with the technology giant, IBM, in providing a more compelling, unified platform for both on-site and cloud infrastructure covering storage, backup, indexing, and migration. The relationship will broaden the coverage of the current IBM Business Resilience Platform and help them further compete with their […]