Security
Netsparker raises $40 million
Application security scanning software company Netsparker has raised $40 million in financing.
Intel says it’s been hit with 32 separate lawsuits over Spectre, Meltdown — PCWorld
Intel customers and shareholders are angry about Meltdown and Spectre—angry enough that a total of 32 suits have been filed against the company regarding the two vulnerabilities; writes Mark Hachman of PCWorld. Here is the link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3256007/security/intel-is-hit-with-32-separate-lawsuits-over-spectre-meltdown.html
Meltdown-Spectre flaws: We’ve found new attack variants, say researchers –ZDNet
Researchers have developed a tool to uncover new ways of attacking the Meltdown and Spectre CPU side-channel flaws, Liam Tung of ZDNet writes. Here is the link: http://www.zdnet.com/article/meltdown-spectre-flaws-weve-found-new-attack-variants-say-researchers/
Rambus singns patent licensing agreement with Gemalto
Security companies Rambus and Gemalto have signed a patent licensing agreement.
Siemens and industry partners sign joint charter on cybersecurity
Siemens, and eight partners are signing a joint charter for greater cybersecurity at the Munich Security Conference, currently going on in Germany. Initiated by Siemens, the Charter of Trust calls for binding rules and standards to build trust in cybersecurity and further advance digitalization.