(Greg Otto/Scoop News Group) Binaries and Brews: Jailbreak Security Summit convenes hackers on NSA’s doorstep "The training is really good; the beers are even better,” one DOJ employee attending told CyberScoop. Oct 15, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Pat Gelsinger speaks Oct. 2, 2019, at the VMware Public Sector Innovation Summit presented by FedScoop and StateScoop. (Scoop News Group) VMware CEO: The security industry has ‘failed its customers’ Pat Gelsinger told a crowd in Washington, D.C., what needs to change if companies are going to truly protect their customers. Oct 2, 2019 By Greg Otto
(Scoop News Group photo) VMware announces plans to acquire Carbon Black for $2.1 billion The acquisition is just the latest for a cybersecurity industry that has been in a feeding frenzy of late. Aug 22, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Gamaredon has overwhelmingly focused its hacking efforts on Ukraine (Getty Images). Quasi-Russian upstart reportedly targeted Ukraine in cyber-espionage campaign The campiagn is linked to the Luhansk People’s Republic, a group that declared independence from Ukraine in 2014. Apr 16, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Courtesy of Carbon Black) Carbon Black stocks close 26 percent up on first day of public trading The company is optimistic about taking on the well-established players in the cybersecurity market. May 4, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
Carbon Black files for IPO Carbon Black's SEC filing says it hopes to raise $100 million. The Boston area company provides antivirus and endpoint security services to protect customers from cyberthreats. Apr 10, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
(Getty Images) Microsoft’s chip patch is messing with anti-virus products If anti-virus companies haven't updated their registry keys with Microsoft, users could see the 'Blue Screen of Death.' Jan 5, 2018 By Chris Bing
(Getty) Newly uncovered Carbon Black bug may have mistakenly sent files to VirusTotal The bug can potentially result in files being miscategorized and mistakenly uploaded to VirusTotal where they can be seen publicly. Aug 18, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill