Category: Viral
‘I think we’ve known for a long time that traditional voice had a shelf life. And ultimately it was going to get replaced with integrated communication services and as-a-service capabilities that run over the top of IP. Now we’re seeing that evolution pick up with a degree of steam,’ CEO John Stankey said of business…
Read More
Artificial intelligence startup FlexAI launched out of stealth mode on Wednesday with $30 million in funding. Here’s what to know about the company’s AI goals. Former engineers and architects from Nvidia, Apple and Intel have launched a new AI startup company called FlexAI with the goal of building innovative AI compute infrastructure to meet the…
Read More
Part 5 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the data warehouse and data lake systems and services space. In-House Analytics Data warehouses have been at the center of data analytics systems as far back as the 1980s. Today cloud-based data warehouse services offered by the…
Read More
“A lot of backup companies are buying security companies. Our view is, we want to buy something in the prevention business, not in the ‘aftereffects’ business. If you suffer from an incident, what you do after the incident of course is hugely important. But whatever you can do prior to the incident is even more…
Read More
Apr 24, 2024NewsroomMalware / Endpoint Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing attack campaign that’s leveraging phishing emails to deliver malware called SSLoad. The campaign, codenamed FROZEN#SHADOW by Securonix, also involves the deployment of Cobalt Strike and the ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote desktop software. “SSLoad is designed to stealthily infiltrate systems, gather sensitive information and transmit…
Read More
‘Everybody else translates to risk right now. We are, right now, the company in networking. Our vision is clear, our execution is clear. We’re not distracted with an acquisition or something else. That’s translating into a lot of interest from the broader partner space,’ Extreme Networks’ chief product and technology officer tells CRN. There’s a…
Read More
The planned acquisition of 17-year-old Egress will bring together AI-driven capabilities such as anti-phishing with KnowBe4’s widely used security training platform, according to the company. KnowBe4 announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement to acquire Egress, a 17-year-old company focused on providing AI-powered email security. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Egress has 318…
Read More
A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like XMRig through a long-standing threat codenamed GuptiMiner targeting large corporate networks. Cybersecurity firm Avast said the activity is the work of a threat actor with possible connections to a North Korean hacking group…
Read More
A report on the Terraform creator and cloud infrastructure tools vendor exploring a sale first emerged in March. IBM is close to a deal to purchase Terraform creator and cloud infrastructure tools vendor HashiCorp, according to multiple media outlets. Armonk, N.Y.-based cloud and mainframe giant IBM could announce the deal Wednesday, according to Bloomberg. That…
Read More
Part 4 of CRN’s 2024 Big Data 100 includes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data management and integration tools space. Managerial Perogative By 2025 the total amount of digital data generated, gathered, copied and consumed globally is expected to be in the range of 175 to 180 zettabytes.…
Read More