Sean Michael Kerner

CoreOS is moving forward on its plans to displace the Docker application virtualization technology and expand its own vision for container-based virtualization. CoreOS got its start in 2013 as a clustered operating system project focused on the optimized delivery of Docker containers but has found fault in the Docker model that it aims to correct […]

LightCyber is improving its breach-detection technology with its new Magna 2.8 platform release that provides users with more integration with firewall technologies and network visibility options. LightCyber, which was founded in 2011 and is a privately held security vendor with offices in Israel and the United States, positions itself as an active-breach-detection technology provider. The […]

FireEye is hosting its Momentum 2015 conference this week (January 26-29) in Las Vegas, and the company’s Threat Analytics Platform (TAP) product is front and center. FireEye has announced multiple vendor partnerships for TAP in recent weeks, including ones with Adallom and Viewfinity on Jan. 27 and a partnership with ForgeRock announced on Jan. 21. […]

The attack landscape has shifted over the last 10 years, with attackers increasingly going after applications, according to Arbor Networks’ 10th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR). The new study is based on responses from 287 service providers, including hosting, mobile, enterprise and global network operators. “Looking back to our first report 10 years ago, […]

There isn’t much reason to be afraid of the GHOST (gethostbyname) CVE-2015-0235 vulnerability in the open-source Linux GNU C Library (glibc), is there? No, but it underscores the need for better open-source security practices. The GHOST vulnerability, publicly disclosed by security vendor Qualys on an open-source security mailing list on Jan. 27, is a flaw […]

The open-source Docker application container virtualization project is evolving today, in a bid to improve the project’s organization, scalability and openness. Solomon Hykes launched the open-source Docker project on March 20, 2013, and has sometimes been referred to as the benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) of the project. Docker, however, is not a one-person or […]

Apple released its OS X 10.10.2 update on Jan. 27, providing users with fixes for 54 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). Among the fixed vulnerabilities are updates for issues identified by Google’s Project Zero malware research organization, as well as the so-called Thunderstrike hardware vulnerability. In December 2014, security researcher Trammel Hudson publicly demonstrated […]

Both Facebook and Instagram were unavailable for approximately 40 minutes late on Jan. 26 due to an outage that was initially feared to be a hacker attack, thanks to public claims made by a hacker group. However, Facebook has denied that it was the victim of an attack. A hacker group known as Lizard Squad […]

As malware is becoming increasingly stealthy, there is a growing need for advanced tools to help enterprises uncover threats. That’s the goal of the new Advanced Malware Protection and Detection (AMPD) managed security service from Dell SecureWorks, which leverages malware detection technology from Lastline. “AMPD is a combination of people, processes and technology,” Chris Collard, […]

Hewlett-Packard is evolving its SureStart technology in a move to provide more security capabilities to its users. SureStart, which HP unveiled in September 2013, offers the promise of a self-healing PC BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) that can protect users from attacks. “BIOS is an area of security HP identified early on as being a potential […]

The Bitcoin cryptocurrency is gaining new momentum today, as Coinbase launches the first regulated Bitcoin exchange in the United States. Coinbase is a Bitcoin services firm that has raised $106 million to date in venture funding from a number of well-known investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures, as well as the New York […]

In the physical world, fingerprints have long been a critical tool in helping investigators identify the bad guys. It’s an idea that is now coming to the IT security world with the launch of Power Fingerprinting Inc. (PFP). “We use side-channel detection, we look at radiation and current consumption on a chip, and we can […]